travelingtrish
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- Hoping to go in April (2014)
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If you have the luxury of time, take the 8 weeks! I was a proud little snail on my Camino Frances, taking the full 2 months - enjoying some short days, some sightseeing/rest days, and it gave me time to walk to Finisterre too. Finisterre is my favorite part of the whole Camino.I know this is a topic already written about but...... I am wondering whether to take 6weeks or 8weeks? I want to have time to stop for a night or two when I feel like it. Plus as I am planning to return to Perth from Barcalona so would like a few nights there. I will turn 70 on the Camino and am not the fittest though I am starting at the Gym next week. So I shall be strolling more than marching.!
Thanks, Trish
Hi! You sound like you had a wonderful experience and one I could relate too! How long were you gone?Take the 8. Apart from a moment or two of home-sickness - which passes - you'll see everything plus some more. I made it a habit to stop in at nearly every bar. I never passed a town without stopping. I woke up at 7 and left at 8am (God forbid). I stopped walking by 3. I read and socialised at night time (my daughter was in bed - no nightlife for me!!) and didn't feel the effects of going to bed late. I never had a blister. I think there were 2 days I was exhausted...
However - a lot of people didn't have the luxury of time, and walked at a faster pace. I missed them when they were gone, but by the Grace of God, I caught up with them at the end, where - nobody was in a hurry.
Hello Rosemary, I did have a wonderful experience, and the odd yukky one just to remind me that this wasn't a Luxury Cruise but a pilgrimage. I left SJ in March and got back to France in May before finally coming home to Austalia 8 weeks after leaving. I traveled with my delightful 10 year old daughter, Georgia and we watched our whole world change from naked trees in snow-capped mountains, gusseting wind- chill factors, and up-and-down altitudes (the first mountain is not the LAST mountain) through to the first buds and greenery appearing on the gnarly old grapevines, and light green leaves suddenly changing the landscape and all the way back to hot, dry days with cooling rivers and - my personal favourite just before 'home' - gum trees!!!!! We were so blessed, so blessed, so blessed. Oh God... I'm crying. Take as long as you possibly can ♥ Walk YOUR pilgrimage. Find what you did not know you were seeking. Laugh until you cry. Bless. *sigh*Hi! You sound like you had a wonderful experience and one I could relate too! How long were you gone?
I would love to take 8 weeks myself but don't feel comfortable taking that much time off from work. Which is actually my own problem. I am trying to go from St. Jean to Finisterre in that time. What do you think about a staying a day or two at the end for some reflection before jumping on the plane and going home?If you´re in a rush to finish it, take the full 8 weeks if not take all the time you can. Enjoy the Camino. Stop wherever you wish, take your photos,enjoy the sights,chat to the locals,try the local food................. It´s the best birthday present you can give yourself.
Buen Camino!
Hi TrishI know this is a topic already written about but...... I am wondering whether to take 6weeks or 8weeks? I want to have time to stop for a night or two when I feel like it. Plus as I am planning to return to Perth from Barcalona so would like a few nights there. I will turn 70 on the Camino and am not the fittest though I am starting at the Gym next week. So I shall be strolling more than marching.!
Thanks, Trish
Well I can take a few weeks off work but money could be the obsticle. What is the '90 day euro zone'? I will have about three thousand dollars, will that be enough if I take 8 weeks.
That is insane! Sheesh...I met a young woman in Santiago who did it in 23 days! A week after she arrived there were still people arriving who had walked with her. Yes she averaged 40km per day.
I met a young woman in Santiago who did it in 23 days! A week after she arrived there were still people arriving who had walked with her. Yes she averaged 40km per day.
Wonder if she had the chance to see, talk & really enjoy the Camino.
Buen Camino!
Not only did she enjoy it, but she fell in love with a fellow pilgrim as well!
Life is FULL of wonders!!! Thx for sharing. EdNot only did she enjoy it, but she fell in love with a fellow pilgrim as well!
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