- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances SJPP to SdC Oct/Nov 2015
Frances Burgos toSdC March/April 2016
W. Highland Way August 2016
Camino Somewhere September 2017
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I had so hoped I would not do this, but alas. Here I sit pricing Madrid, Barcelona, Porto. Ha!
I'm now going outside for a nice walk to try to stop this planning for the next big walk!
Who else has done this? Help....
New Camino Junkie
I was wondering when I would read this...
A warm welcome to the club, Deb.
I was only going to walk once...just like I was only ever going to sit one meditation retreat. Curiosity kills the..........
I can totally relate...did the same daily checking myself once I got back. Come join me on the Le Puy route in May 2016!!!
I had so hoped I would not do this, but alas. Here I sit pricing Madrid, Barcelona, Porto. Ha!
I'm now going outside for a nice walk to try to stop this planning for the next big walk!
Who else has done this? Help....
New Camino Junkie
Shows how deep in I am, because I first thought you meant the gardening, MTtoCamino. The Camino is a hobby??Welcome to the best hobby one can have.
First, I am not an aggressive walker...I found that a lot of the 20 and 30-somethings were really moving fast, but then I'd catch up with them in two or three days. Often they would be sporting nasty blisters! Ah, my youngish friends. Love them! I'm more of a "I'm slow, and if you want to talk with me, you might be slow too!" kind of walker. As a 56-year-old, I know what I like!I totally know where you are coming from. At this point, though, rather than pricing tickets, I would be looking at which route to take. I saw a Primitivo suggestion up there which works perfectly for 3 weeks depending. You could start in Oviedo and very resonably make your way in. If you are an agressive walker you can combine the San Salvador and Primitivo in that timespan, though again that would be aggressive. The Norte offers beautiful coastal views, though experiencing the whole thing from Irun to SDC in that timespan would be extremely agressive. I will be travelling the VdLP, new to me, in about 22 days next year, starting in Caceres rather than Sevilla because I just don't like going on a Camino and not ending up in SDC. Others, with more patience than I, take a path to enjoy a first part and maybe the next in a second year. Of course, if you'd rather do the Frances again, 3 weeks could work from Leon to Finessterre and Muxia, or from beyond Leon somewhat, maybe burgos?. I am a fast and long walker so take any suggestion from me with a grain of salt.
Now as far as watching airfares, I do too. I have learned that if I watch regularly, every once in a while there is a DRAMATIC drop in price. Literally one day a fare will be cut in half almost. If you see this, jump on it. Because the next day, it will return to normal. I caught the dramatic drop once a couple of years ago. I missed it this year becaue I thought it would last. I use kayak.com to browse available flights with my intended flight dates.
The journey is not a hobby, waiting to get back to it becomes one. I trial equipment backpacking into the wilderness areas as I wait for retirement. So yes in many ways it is a hobbyWell, if you decided you wanted to come back sooner, I'm off in the last week in March, you'd be very welcome to join. (Only half-way kidding. March and April, I know, are critical months in the garden.)
Shows how deep in I am, because I first thought you meant the gardening, MTtoCamino. The Camino is a hobby??
The journey is not a hobby, waiting to get back to it becomes one. I trial equipment backpacking into the wilderness areas as I wait for retirement. So yes in many ways it is a hobby
I found cheapoair to be a little better than Kayak as well.I've also used Kayak for years, but for my next trip, I stumbled upon Justairticket.com whose prices were consistently at least $100 less. I don't trust it when Kayak shows a fare with "a major carrier" as there are a couple of airlines that I would be too nervous to use. I need to know which company I'm booking before I pay. The ticket I ended up purchasing was $200 less than on Kayak. The only bummer was that multicity fares were not an option, but I'm excited about flying in and out of San Sebastian, especially since I can start walking directly out of the airport! After a great deal of research, I determined that San Sebastian gives me a lot of options. I can easily change where I want to start or end my camino as ground travel in Spain is very reasonable.
BTW, Deb, your posts sound so much like me... a slow walking (4-5km/hr), 57 year old retired teacher (French and sheltered English), whose husband stays home while I travel
Oh, yes....we are so alike! Hugs and thanks for all of your good advice.I've also used Kayak for years, but for my next trip, I stumbled upon Justairticket.com whose prices were consistently at least $100 less. I don't trust it when Kayak shows a fare with "a major carrier" as there are a couple of airlines that I would be too nervous to use. I need to know which company I'm booking before I pay. The ticket I ended up purchasing was $200 less than on Kayak. The only bummer was that multicity fares were not an option, but I'm excited about flying in and out of San Sebastian, especially since I can start walking directly out of the airport! After a great deal of research, I determined that San Sebastian gives me a lot of options. I can easily change where I want to start or end my camino as ground travel in Spain is very reasonable.
BTW, Deb, your posts sound so much like me... a slow walking (4-5km/hr), 57 year old retired teacher (French and sheltered English), whose husband stays home while I travel
I had so hoped I would not do this, but alas. Here I sit pricing Madrid, Barcelona, Porto. Ha!
I'm now going outside for a nice walk to try to stop this planning for the next big walk!
Who else has done this? Help....
New Camino Junkie
I actually needed two months for absorbtion upon returning. This year I made it a couple stages past Burgos planning on 2016 to finish. I started in SJPdP with a knee injury (doc said I would not make it worse, but expect pain) and limited time. I already spent over $1,200 on airfare and spent most the year preparing. I luckily booked Orisson the week before and barely made it there on day one. The next couple of days I saw all my Orisson friends because of how slow I was and they passed me. Skipping ahead... I was thrilled to get as far as I did in 2 weeks.
The stitches were removed this week and expect full recovery in 4-8 weeks. Between regeneration and not pushing my other half's generosity on embarking on this journey solo, I just plain needed time.
Perhaps knowing I was returning made it easier. Perhaps the renewal in strength of faith, calmness, slowing down and added patience has increased family support. I even hired my first employee to better manage, grow the business and be able to continue this new way of life.
As winter approaches in Wisconsin, planning will once again heat up as it is when I return and not if.
You know, I actually started considering the next walk while I was in the middle of the current one, and I had a lot of interesting conversations with a fellow from Wales, I think, Jonathan. Jonathan had a wispy shock of white hair and striking blue eyes, and we intersected several times during the Camino. He mentioned that he is compelled to repeat the Frances, and it was about his eighth time doing so.CaminoDebrita, having followed your posts, I have to say I'm surprised it took you so long to start planning again.
Buen(returning) Camino
I had so hoped I would not do this, but alas. Here I sit pricing Madrid, Barcelona, Porto. Ha!
I'm now going outside for a nice walk to try to stop this planning for the next big walk!
Who else has done this? Help....
New Camino Junkie
It's great having a supportive forum like this, full of like-minded camino junkies. When I completed my first camino I don't think I came across anyone (other than Reb Scott) who had walked it twice - I now know there were, but I did not meet them. And when I walked it the second time I don't think I came across anyone else doing it the second time. People thought it weird enough to walk it once, let alone again and again and again....
Well, Meri, may your foot heal quickly so you can use this soon!This is a fixture on my computer keyboard:
People thought it weird enough to walk it once, let alone again and again and again....
Interesting juxtaposition isn't it: what we all know to be true (what Deb says) and how this activity is perceived by the vast majority of people we may know (what Kanga says)--as though doing a camino is some weird superhuman feat....walking 12 to 20 miles a day right now...just feels so healthy.
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