Just finished winther camino frances - thank you

WalkerByChoice

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Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Francés (2016).

• Dec 17, 2016

• #1

My wife and I just finished our Camino Frances (Sarria to Santiago de Compostela) yesterday (16. december 2016). And what a journey it have been. We met nice and kind people on our way and only met locals that were very kind to us.
BUT - We could not have done it without the help from you guys (and girls) and all the good details this site gives.
So - Thank you all very much !
Oh - And by the way - We are a couple at 47 years of age and had no training beforehand and we got no blisters or injuries

 

Waka

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Some but not all, and other routes too.

• Dec 17, 2016

• #2

Congratulations on completing your journey.

 

WalkerByChoice

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Camino Francés (2016).

• Dec 17, 2016

• #3

Thanks.
At times it got tough but it was worth it.
What a wonderful experience for soulmates to do a Camino together.
We have fallen in love with the Camino and also the spanish cuisine and wines

 

WalkerByChoice

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Camino Francés (2016).

• Dec 17, 2016

• #4

And we were lucky with the weather. Just a little rain in two days and cloudy some days but we had several sunny days with 16-17 c which is a lot warmer than we would have expected

 

Debora

Beautiful Burgos

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SJPdP to Santiago May (2016)
SJPdP to Belorado May (2019)

• Dec 26, 2016

• #5

That's awesome. I wonder about walking in colder weather. Were accommodations open and available?

 

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BMc

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2016

• Dec 26, 2016

• #6

WalkerByChoice said:

My wife and I just finished our Camino Frances (Sarria to Santiago de Compostela) yesterday (16. december 2016). And what a journey it have been. We met nice and kind people on our way and only met locals that were very kind to us.
BUT - We could not have done it without the help from you guys (and girls) and all the good details this site gives.
So - Thank you all very much !
Oh - And by the way - We are a couple at 47 years of age and had no training beforehand and we got no blisters or injuries

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Well done, we did that stretch in Oct 2016 & had no rain whilst walking apart from a morning shower in Portmarin which cleared as we started. We had no injuries & the weather apart from two foggy mornings was great (keep in mind that at that time of year it's still pitch black at 08:00am).Our biggest bugbear was the amount of graffiti displayed on sign posts etc (if I ever see another line of "Imagine" &/or the name "Julius" I'll scream !!!) Also the amount of discarded apparel etc discarded at Lavacolla on the airport outskirts was a disgrace. We are Aussies from Melbourne in our early 60's, loved the Spanish food & wines, who also did no training. We enjoyed our Camino Walk immensely.