Dee Sunshine
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- Frances (2018)
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Don't walk via de La plata then.I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
Hmmm. I guess I'm not most people. When I walk briskly at home, on flat sidewalk, with no significant weight on my back, I walk about 5 km per hour. On the camino with backpack, on good surfaces, I average 4 km/h while walking. Then when I count in a few short breaks, etc, and bad surfaces, I find that 3 km/hour is what I can do over the day. So I'd say that 3 km/h is a better planning number.most people move along at about 5 km per hour
Many people take 6 weeks to walk the Camino Frances. You should get a guide book or look at the route online. You'll see that for most of the route, there are villages or towns every 5-10 km. The guide will indicate that most of them have pilgrim accommodation, at least from April to October. The longest stretch without accommodation is about 17 km after Carrion de los Condes. So, there is nothing to stop you from crossing Spain on the Camino Frances as slowly as you like, without having to sleep outside.I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it
Plenty of short distances to walk, you do not have to walk the full stages listed on the Brierley guide, check the link for planning purposes. Ánimo! La luz de Dios alumbra su camino.I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
Hmmm. I guess I'm not most people. When I walk briskly at home, on flat sidewalk, with no significant weight on my back, I walk about 5 km per hour. On the camino with backpack, on good surfaces, I average 4 km/h while walking. Then when I count in a few short breaks, etc, and bad surfaces, I find that 3 km/hour is what I can do over the day. So I'd say that 3 km/h is a better planning number.
Many people take 6 weeks to walk the Camino Frances. You should get a guide book or look at the route online. You'll see that for most of the route, there are villages or towns every 5-10 km. The guide will indicate that most of them have pilgrim accommodation, at least from April to October. The longest stretch without accommodation is about 17 km after Carrion de los Condes. So, there is nothing to stop you from crossing Spain on the Camino Frances as slowly as you like, without having to sleep outside.
I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
I want to walk slower also. All these responses kind of scare me! Most people talk about walking 3 miles an hour. I walk closer to 2 miles an hour. I'm not sure how well I'm going to do when my husband and I go this Fall. He's already been once and walks much faster than I do.I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
I want to walk slower also. All these responses kind of scare me! Most people talk about walking 3 miles an hour. I walk closer to 2 miles an hour. I'm not sure how well I'm going to do when my husband and I go this Fall. He's already been once and walks much faster than I do.
I want to walk slower also. All these responses kind of scare me! Most people talk about walking 3 miles an hour. I walk closer to 2 miles an hour. I'm not sure how well I'm going to do when my husband and I go this Fall. He's already been once and walks much faster than I do.
I want to walk slower also. All these responses kind of scare me! Most people talk about walking 3 miles an hour. I walk closer to 2 miles an hour. I'm not sure how well I'm going to do when my husband and I go this Fall. He's already been once and walks much faster than I do.
No. No! Don't stand your ground. Then you are only doing 0 miles per hour and you'll overstay your visa before getting to Santiago.Now, I stand my ground. I trust you will stand yours!
Very very possible. I like to take it a bit slower and my maximum in any one day was 23 km. Remember one day walking into Lorca after about 8.5 km. I got chatting to the young Korean girl who was joint owner with her Spanish husband and on the spur of the moment, I decided to stay. Walked from San Anton to San Nicholas albergue and once again, it seemed a good idea to stop short. On the reverse, stopped in Virgen del Camino and on the spur of the moment again, I decided to walk on towards Villadangas. Just a pity you are not starting with me in April. We could 'saunter along' like two old tortoises and enjoy the sights sounds and smells at our leisureI want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
Then I would have a serious talk with your husband, and make it be known to him you are going to walk slowly. I am also a slow walker, and have had unpleasant walking experiences with folk who see it as some sort of race.
By the way. I did my fist CF at age 57/58 and took 40 days.
This year at age 60/61 (I enjoy my Birthday on Camino) we'll take about 50 days.
It's not a race
I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? . . . Do you think this is possible???
I know a couple who only has 2 weeks holiday per year. The completed their Camino in 3 years. It is individual.
I too walked the CF in 2015 for my 80th birthday. I passed 2o an 30 yr olds who had to quit due to knee splints and infected blisters. In both cases, they were racing to get to the next Albergue for a bed.....I walked most of the Camino Frances in 2015 and 2017 with my mother - she was almost 82 on the second walk. Our first walk we averaged around 12-15km per day, the second we were slower at around 10-15km. We had no difficulty finding accommodation at those distances. The occasional stretch that was too far or tough for her we took a taxi or bus. I cannot imagine ever being able (or wishing) to walk 30km a day! The people I came across on the Camino who were really suffering or injured were invariably those who had tried to walk too far (for them), too fast or were carrying too heavy a pack. You just work out what works for you, according to how much time you have, your own fitness level and what you want from this walk.
Buen (slow!) Camino
Here is the link to this new resource, which includes accommodation and taxi phone numbers for the stages:Mark McCarthy recently posted an excellent resource on a different thread. Search "Sarria to Santiago in Very Short Stages." I'm hoping to walk it in May.
I want to do the Camino a bit more slowly than most people do it, to walk shorter daily distances. Are there other stages on the journey where you can stop? It seems there are days when people walk upwards of 30km. I think that is too much for me. I am 55 years old and want to walk shorter distances and be a bit more relaxed about it. Do you think this is possible???
I met a guy last year who planned to take it really slow, and had his stages planned for a 60 day Camino. He ended up doing it faster - in about 45 days, because he was ending up with too much downtime in tiny villages with nothing much to do
Walking more slowly is luxurious -- no rush, ability to really enjoy each place, long siesta every afternoon, & we often got first choice of the beds
Way to go! I am not sure where that phrase came from, but just want to say it to you, Maggie! Well done!I too walked the CF in 2015 for my 80th birthday. I passed 2o an 30 yr olds who had to quit due to knee splints and infected blisters. In both cases, they were racing to get to the next Albergue for a bed.....
I am remembering this!I'll be starting in May and the only person's speed I'm worried about is mine. I spent three months in Belize last year and the motto on Caye Caulker is "go slow like the turtle." I haven't been in a hurry since!
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