vegoodrich
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- Frances (October 3-18, 2015)
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Congratulations![...]- I am a runner and mountain hiker and am not sure I would walk the Camino France's again but It was perfect one time and I am so glad that I did it. It has made me think about other long walks that I think would be wonderful too.[...]Val
Thanks! I should clarify that I didn't actually run. I walked the whole way, the nice weather and my personal preferences just allowed me to walk the whole day which averaged to about 50km/day. I never actually planned a distance, just did what felt right!! It is an amazing journey.Congratulations!Running the CF in 16 days, which adds up to an average of 50 kms a day, is not every one's cup of tea. However, your general remarks of the journey are remarkably valid: thanks!
Impressive pace Val, well done. Thanks for sharing your photos - they brought back lots of memories. I especially liked the sunrise ones.
I do have exceptionally long legs!!! I always say that some people are naturally gifted with art or writing, I was just born with a natural gift for walkingI am always amased by those who can walk such distances with as much easy as I walk my first 4km.Always seem to meet one lr two on each walk.mof course they have much longer legs, and therefor a longer strike than I do. Glad you had a good walk.
Or rhe Via de la Plata from Seville, a lovely varied walk. More remote and some long distances between albergues or hostels. Beautiful cities. So many to do now that you have caught the bug!!!"I am a runner and mountain hiker and am not sure I would walk the Camino France's again but It was perfect one time and I am so glad that I did it. It has made me think about other long walks that I think would be wonderful too."
I'd suggest doing the Camino Norte next
Tako a look at the map with the most Caminos I've seen on internet:Thanks To all for the suggestions. I did walk with someone for a day who had done the Norte and highly recommended it. I'll keep them all on the list and hope for more funds for plane flights!
Hello everyone,
After enjoying the wonderful help provided by this forum when planning my Camino trip I thought the least I could do was post a few of my thoughts on returning last Wednesday from walking the Camino France's from StJPdP to Santiago in 16 days. Before anyone starts thinking I'm crazy, that pace was what felt good and right to me (the meaning of a very personal pilgrimage) as I had planned for the whole month of October if needed.
Here are some pictures from the trip (scroll to first ones to start at the beginning):
https://instagram.com/vegoodrich/
And without further waiting a few thoughts:
- It was overall a wonderful journey and I was reminded time and time again that people are beautiful and wonderful
- As wonderful as the very popular guide books are, I really enjoyed my stays in the smaller towns and less popular albergues more than the popular stopping points.
- October was a beautiful time for walking, not too hot and not too cold. I did enjoy spectacular weather for most of the journey. It was not too busy in the least.
- Learn some Spanish before you go. I have some basic Spanish down and can understand a lot more and I thought it was critical to me having a really nice, relaxed, time. If for no other reason than to learn more from the locals and ask questions!!
- If you need any special accomodations (dietary/sleeping/etc), please learn to ask for these things in Spanish. On more than one occassion I, with my passable but not great Spanish, stepped in to help pilgrims who were concerned about something that they could not communicate to someone at a restaurant or albergue.
- Don't worry too much about the details (where are you going to stop/sleep/eat/etc). Overall the Camino frances is very easy to find things on and you are rarely far from these things. There are a few exceptions and be aware of those.
- Walk your own journey, not someone else's
- Enjoy the company of different people every day from all over the world. While getting in with a 'group' that is on the same 'schedule' as you can be wonderful I enjoyed meeting amazing people every day because I didn't have a group I was primarily socializing with. It was wonderful. A lot of us called them one day 'Camino friends'. People who can hear your life story in one day and become your best friend for that same day.
- Sunrise, sunrise, sunrise...sigh, it is what I miss the most
- It can really be a very affordable trip with just a little bit of thought.
- Pack light - simple is better and if you really end up needing something, Pamplona is a big town stop in the first few days
- I saw a crazy amount of hiking boots strapped to backpacks
- I am a runner and mountain hiker and am not sure I would walk the Camino France's again but It was perfect one time and I am so glad that I did it. It has made me think about other long walks that I think would be wonderful too.
Let me know if there are any questions!
Buen Camino,
Val
I met 4 people a Canadian, a Welshman & a couple from Italy, all did 50k days. Simply amazing walkers. Any thoughts of walking Rome to Santiago?I do have exceptionally long legs!!! I always say that some people are naturally gifted with art or writing, I was just born with a natural gift for walking
Val, 1 - congratulations on completing "your" Camino. Yes the photos are great (I am not on instagram - but those little brick buildings were used to store grain etc at the end of each years harvest. They are now heritage listed in Galicia). Put the one Euro in any worthy charity box.
Agree about the VDLP - your 50 km per day would work well with that Camino's long stages. Mike
I met 4 people a Canadian, a Welshman & a couple from Italy, all did 50k days. Simply amazing walkers. Any thoughts of walking Rome to Santiago?
It is interesting how we want to keep you movingHmmm...Rome to Santiago...that would just be a few days, hahaI've got my eyes on too many walks now. One fellow pilgrim recommended the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, another the West Highland Way in Scotland, the list is too long!
Ok will donate the Aussie dollar equivalent - say $20 AUD. MikeHa, I actually knew what they were and was challenging my kids back home to figure them out. They got close with thinking maybe some type of composting system. I think they are quite beautiful. 10 euro to Red Cross on you Saint Mike II !!!
There's a very long Japanese pilgrimage... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikoku_Pilgrimage
I met a man walking Lisbon-->Santiago-->Le Puy-->Rome-->Jerusulum (hopefully by Christmas).Any thoughts of walking Rome to Santiago?
A japanese member of our camino family had previously done that pilgrimageThere's a very long Japanese pilgrimage... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikoku_Pilgrimage
The man spoke very little english. We talked to him every day, have exchanged Christmas cards, and he took about a zillion pictures of our son who was with us------but we've been unable to accomplish detailed communication via email. In person was a TAD easier. He was able to explain that he'd done it, and gave me a paper memento from his pilgrimage that he'd been carrying with him on the Camino (apparently at each leg in Japan, you get a piece of paper with some type of saying or prayer....it was one of those). That's about all I've got for you. Sorry!Waveprof, can you get him/her to tell us a bit about it?
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