Hi Peregrinos
Just back from first Camino, the Portuguese Route. Originally planned lift-off from Porto, but circumstances obliged wife and I to cut and re-launch from Valenca. Wonderful experience, unmissable, fascinating people, varied route and terrain.
Monitored this forum since 4th May__quality of advice like curate’s egg, mostly excellent. Sincere thanks to you all.
Lessons learned ____eat enough tortillas and you begin to look like same; most useful peregrino language ……..German; blankets available in some albergues_but may need to ask and pay; YOU do NOT need to be fit ….am 56 lbs ( 25 kgs) overweight; high blood pressure…forget it; age…forget that too…am well into seventies.
Take it from the heaviest, slowest and oldest peregrino on this route in May/June ___ key is to walk at own pace
___Y no se olvide de oler las rosas a medida que avanza por el.
soch
Just back from first Camino, the Portuguese Route. Originally planned lift-off from Porto, but circumstances obliged wife and I to cut and re-launch from Valenca. Wonderful experience, unmissable, fascinating people, varied route and terrain.
Monitored this forum since 4th May__quality of advice like curate’s egg, mostly excellent. Sincere thanks to you all.
Lessons learned ____eat enough tortillas and you begin to look like same; most useful peregrino language ……..German; blankets available in some albergues_but may need to ask and pay; YOU do NOT need to be fit ….am 56 lbs ( 25 kgs) overweight; high blood pressure…forget it; age…forget that too…am well into seventies.
Take it from the heaviest, slowest and oldest peregrino on this route in May/June ___ key is to walk at own pace
___Y no se olvide de oler las rosas a medida que avanza por el.
soch