Susan Peacock
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- Frances/SJPP '15,'16,'18,'19,('20)
Way of St. Francis, Italy 2017
Portuguese/Finisterre 2018, 2019
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I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
I did the same Susan.I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
I have to agree with Sabine. Why is it we feel that the first couple of people we bump into on the Camino are extraordinary and irreplaceble. Surely if those are the ones coming from behind are just as good. I only walked once with a particular trio, and it did making walking easier as it was company which distracted me from foot pain, but by spending so much time I may have passed on meeting several other people just as worthy of my high opinionIn my very humble opinion I always found the concept of a Camino family a very artificial one. Mostly you meet by accident and you feel a connection and then you start hanging out together. But you will meet other people all the time you feel connected with.!
In my very humble opinion I always found the concept of a Camino family a very artificial one. Mostly you meet by accident and you feel a connection and then you start hanging out together. But you will meet other people all the time you feel connected with.
If you are to split up with each other, it is meant to be that way ( again very personal view ).
On my first Camino I met up with a lovely lady and we stayed together more or less for 17 days ( at albergues , never walking because we preferred walking alone ) and one day she wanted to take some rest for her knees and I went on. It just felt natural.
We did not consider changing our style or pace
We still are in contact on phone and " live " ( living relatively close by ) .
So you will be ok. Enjoy!
The flow of the Camino is natural, maybe supernatural. Let it come and go as it will.It just felt natural.
I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
thank you kindly, Don Biarritz!Well said Amorfati1!!!
A perfect description! Love it to bits. I will to insert it into my poor attempts at answering that eternal question - "Do you walk in a group or by yourself?" Thanks.We would slinky along
Love this! I am about to walk my first Camino in May/June this year - and THIS is how I plan to do it! Que sera, sera..I've now traveled the length of the Frances. I did it in two parts, walking the first part with Anniesantiago in 2012 and the second part with Sillydoll in 2015. (I very much enjoyed their company, btw, and I can recommend Anniewalkers and Amawalkers organized-but-no-frills walks without reservation!)
I walked with them because I'm not much of a risk taker. But!!! Having done all that I now know that I can walk the Frances alone, and that's exactly what I'll do when I retire in the fall of 2019.
I plan to walk very deliberately, taking a full six 6 weeks + to do the Frances one last time. I'll stay over in Pamplona, Logrono, Burgos, Leon and Astorga, and explore them enthusiastically. I'll take time to inspect closely the many churches, big and small, that I pass by. I'll savor the Don Simon wine and the ensalata mixta and the caldo gallego. I'll smell the flowers, moo at the cows, throw a stone into the sea at Muxia.....
This is likely to preclude my forming a Camino "family", per se. But that's OK. It'll be the adventure of a lifetime! It'll be me, God, and the Camino sky -- and that will be family enough.
I injured both my knees fairly early on and traveled extremely slowly on the trail. Yes, at times you lose track with some pilgrims, but you also meet others that you otherwise wouldn't have. I ended up spending four days in Santiago, and each day pilgrims arrived that I was so happy to see. Go at your speed. It will be great.I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
I plan to start my Camino on the 1st of April and I will not rush it. It doesn't matter how fast or how slow others may walk I plan to enjoy it. Friends of mine did it last year and didn't give themselves enough time and regretted it.I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
I will be setting off on apr.1st also, and am not concerned about speed, I am concerned about soaking in all the beauty and culture and adventure, I am sure fellow pilgrims will be part of all that. I hope to see people I have met, to chat with and get updates on their adventure, but I don't know how it will be for me, where I want to go and see and eat and when, That is why I am going alone. As I have told many people who ask me why I wont go with anyone, my answer is "because I have many new friends I need to meet" Buen CaminoI plan to start my Camino on the 1st of April and I will not rush it. It doesn't matter how fast or how slow others may walk I plan to enjoy it. Friends of mine did it last year and didn't give themselves enough time and regretted it.
Hello! My cousins live in Frederickburg too! why make it your last? I plan on going till I can't! I love your attitude about making it 6 weeks if needed. I would love to have the time to do that on my first if I can. I love nature and animals, and simple things like checking out the parks, and taking pictures of all the old chapels, buildings, and even the balconies. I hope to go sooner than later. Buen Camino!I've now traveled the length of the Frances. I did it in two parts, walking the first part with Anniesantiago in 2012 and the second part with Sillydoll in 2015. (I very much enjoyed their company, btw, and I can recommend Anniewalkers and Amawalkers organized-but-no-frills walks without reservation!)
I walked with them because I'm not much of a risk taker. But!!! Having done all that I now know that I can walk the Frances alone, and that's exactly what I'll do when I retire in the fall of 2019.
I plan to walk very deliberately, taking a full six 6 weeks + to do the Frances one last time. I'll stay over in Pamplona, Logrono, Burgos, Leon and Astorga, and explore them enthusiastically. I'll take time to inspect closely the many churches, big and small, that I pass by. I'll savor the Don Simon wine and the ensalata mixta and the caldo gallego. I'll smell the flowers, moo at the cows, throw a stone into the sea at Muxia.....
This is likely to preclude my forming a Camino "family", per se. But that's OK. It'll be the adventure of a lifetime! It'll be me, God, and the Camino sky -- and that will be family enough.
Last year I walked from SJ in 33 days, and feel I missed a lot. This year I'm starting in Leon, and walking about 1/2 the distance per day to Santiago - I plan to smell the roses, not just quickly photograph the poppies. Also, I've vowed not to stop at the first Albergue I come to in town - but to walk on thru, then decide. I saw some really interesting places, tightly shuttered, at 6AM!
That is exactly what I want to do, maybe I will see you there...Buen CaminoI will be setting off on apr.1st also, and am not concerned about speed, I am concerned about soaking in all the beauty and culture and adventure, I am sure fellow pilgrims will be part of all that. I hope to see people I have met, to chat with and get updates on their adventure, but I don't know how it will be for me, where I want to go and see and eat and when, That is why I am going alone. As I have told many people who ask me why I wont go with anyone, my answer is "because I have many new friends I need to meet" Buen Camino
We would slinky along
I will insert [slinky] into my poor attempts at answering that eternal question ...
I was fascinated by 'slinky' I just had to look it up. Google search gives two meanings:
1) a garment fitting closely to the lines of the body
2) graceful and sinuous or seductive movement
And done slowly as well.
What next on the way???!!!
I am planning my second Camino this spring and really want to slow it down by 4 or 5 days to see some things I missed on the first Camino (like Samos), but I know that it is likely I will lose track of my Camino friends as they will be traveling at a faster speed. Last time we ended in Santiago within a day or two of the pilgrims that started with us in SJPdP and it was glorious. I love my Camino family. Anyone have experience going slower than the crowd? Was there a whole other family going at a different pace?
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