Thengel1
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF April-May 2013; mid-Sept. 2017
Hey folks:
Well, I bought plane tickets yesterday. I leave out of Vancouver on March 20th, spend 5 nights in New York, and then onto Paris arriving around 10AM. Sometime in the next day or two I will decide whether to recover from jetlag in Paris or Bordeaux (I loved Paris, but have been there a couple of times, plus if I stay there rather than resting up I will probably spend my days in the Louvre and/or Orsay) So, probably Bordeaux.
My schedule means I will start walking on Good Friday. Not sure what if any impact this will have on the volume of people on the path.
Efforts to get into better shape have been not entirely successful to this point. On the plus side, I am walking about 65km a week now and that will continue to rise as I get closer, on the other hand my weight is not dropping very much. I am not hugely concerned about this, I have always liked to walk, but still if I could be carrying 20 or 30 fewer pounds, it would be helpful.
The planning for this experience is very different from what I used to. Usually, I have planned out my travels in considerable (some might say excessive ) detail. In this case, once I leave SJPDP, I will have no arrangements of any kind made. The good news about this is have a huge amount of flexibility. My flight back doesn’t leave until late May, which means I have 2 whole months to finish (not that I am expecting it to take so long, I fully expect to finish in under 5 weeks, but the time is there if I need/want it)
I am undecided at this point on whether or not to bring a camera. Ordinarily I take tons of pictures while on vacation, but in this case... This is not exactly a vacation for me (well, the New York part is). I have a very specific purpose for walking the Camino Frances, and I have a feeling that taking pictures will get in the way of it.
Well, I bought plane tickets yesterday. I leave out of Vancouver on March 20th, spend 5 nights in New York, and then onto Paris arriving around 10AM. Sometime in the next day or two I will decide whether to recover from jetlag in Paris or Bordeaux (I loved Paris, but have been there a couple of times, plus if I stay there rather than resting up I will probably spend my days in the Louvre and/or Orsay) So, probably Bordeaux.
My schedule means I will start walking on Good Friday. Not sure what if any impact this will have on the volume of people on the path.
Efforts to get into better shape have been not entirely successful to this point. On the plus side, I am walking about 65km a week now and that will continue to rise as I get closer, on the other hand my weight is not dropping very much. I am not hugely concerned about this, I have always liked to walk, but still if I could be carrying 20 or 30 fewer pounds, it would be helpful.
The planning for this experience is very different from what I used to. Usually, I have planned out my travels in considerable (some might say excessive ) detail. In this case, once I leave SJPDP, I will have no arrangements of any kind made. The good news about this is have a huge amount of flexibility. My flight back doesn’t leave until late May, which means I have 2 whole months to finish (not that I am expecting it to take so long, I fully expect to finish in under 5 weeks, but the time is there if I need/want it)
I am undecided at this point on whether or not to bring a camera. Ordinarily I take tons of pictures while on vacation, but in this case... This is not exactly a vacation for me (well, the New York part is). I have a very specific purpose for walking the Camino Frances, and I have a feeling that taking pictures will get in the way of it.