my 4th Camino......again the Frances....still not done :)

[Dutchwalk53]

So it seems that every year around this time I get the "Camino bug".
Now I keep saying "next time I will do another route" just to keep coming back to the Frances. (Although I did 2 days of the West Highland Way in Scotland this summer but wasn't a huge fan ) Why the Frances again? I keep having family members /friends interested in the Camino and just feel that if you do it the first time , The Frances is just the most fun.
So here I am again.....planning a 3 week walk this time. First 10 days with my 28 year old daughter (my last of my 3 kids to join me ) then my husband will join me for another 10 days.
So...keeping track of flights again

 

[nycwalking]

CF rocks, so rock on again and again!

 

[tomnorth]

I am pulled back to the CF. My next Camino will also be the Frances.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I am pulled back to the CF. My next Camino will also be the Frances.

I've done the Frances twice, Norte/Primitivo once. My next Camino is France (without the "S").

 

[hel&scott]

Glad to see you spreading the Camino fever @Dutchwalk53, the last of our 3 kids just finished his first. While I will always have fond memories of the French route, I've never felt the need to go back, there are so many routes to try and so little time. Life is short, why not stretch you legs on a new path next time.

 

[CaminoDebrita]

Dutch, I get it. I love the camaraderie as well. At this point, I am figuring out what I like about it, and which etapas! Because I have limited time, I much prefer to walk someplace I really love.

I know I love the Frances route.

Also, because I've always walked "off season," I have never encountered crowds or a bed race. Unreal, right?

 

[domigee]

I understand you completely, I also LOVE the camino francés! It feels like going home

 

[wildrover]

So it seems that every year around this time I get the "Camino bug".
Now I keep saying "next time I will do another route" just to keep coming back to the Frances. (Although I did 2 days of the West Highland Way in Scotland this summer but wasn't a huge fan ) Why the Frances again? I keep having family members /friends interested in the Camino and just feel that if you do it the first time , The Frances is just the most fun.
So here I am again.....planning a 3 week walk this time. First 10 days with my 28 year old daughter (my last of my 3 kids to join me ) then my husband will join me for another 10 days.
So...keeping track of flights again

Hi, I've also walked the Camino Frances, once in the spring and again in the winter. I agree it's somewhat addictive. I've also walked the west highland way, four times. The westy or the wet highland way, as it's also known. If Scotland had spains climate it would be a completely different walk. That aside, I enjoyed every step. Maybe I'm a tad biased. Enjoy your Camino.aw the best

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

Same here.....CF 3 times as well. Kind of like an addict who just can't stop

 

[Dutchwalk53]

Dutch, I get it. I love the camaraderie as well. At this point, I am figuring out what I like about it, and which etapas! Because I have limited time, I much prefer to walk someplace I really love.

I know I love the Frances route.

Also, because I've always walked "off season," I have never encountered crowds or a bed race. Unreal, right?

Aside from the first time when I had 4 weeks, I also have limited time each year. But better then none. The only stretch I still haven't done is the Meseta. Year 1 I skipped that part, year 2 I had 2 weeks and did SJPP to Burgos, last year I had only 1 week and did with my family Pamplona to Santo Domingo. Next year it will be my daughters first time. She only has 1 week...so I think again starting in Pamplona. (I'm not a fan of the Sarria/ Santiago stretch) Once she leaves I will do 2 more weeks. Maybe I will include the Meseta this time.

 

[Kanga]

This thread makes me feel so good! I also love the CF.

 

[Dutchwalk53]

This thread makes me feel so good! I also love the CF.

Thanks and happy to hear

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Aside from the first time when I had 4 weeks, I also have limited time each year. But better then none. The only stretch I still haven't done is the Meseta. Year 1 I skipped that part, year 2 I had 2 weeks and did SJPP to Burgos, last year I had only 1 week and did with my family Pamplona to Santo Domingo. Next year it will be my daughters first time. She only has 1 week...so I think again starting in Pamplona. (I'm not a fan of the Sarria/ Santiago stretch) Once she leaves I will do 2 more weeks. Maybe I will include the Meseta this time.

On my 3rd Camino I finally walked the Meseta. I really liked it, especially the first part until Castrojerez. It has its own type of charm and interesting things to see (or should I say "not see".)

 

[Dutchwalk53]

On my 3rd Camino I finally walked the Meseta. I really liked it, especially the first part until Castrojerez. It has its own type of charm and interesting things to see (or should I say "not see".)

I personally would love to do it. I like the calm fields and rolling "emptyness" . So I know I will get to it one day

 

[Ballari]

I agree!! I love the Camino Frances! I keep getting told to go walk somewhere else, however the CF keeps pulling me back 3 times now. Planning my next walk in 2018!
Thanks for bringing this up... it feels good to know that others feel the way I do

 

[easygoing]

So it seems that every year around this time I get the "Camino bug".
Now I keep saying "next time I will do another route" just to keep coming back to the Frances. (Although I did 2 days of the West Highland Way in Scotland this summer but wasn't a huge fan ) Why the Frances again? I keep having family members /friends interested in the Camino and just feel that if you do it the first time , The Frances is just the most fun.
So here I am again.....planning a 3 week walk this time. First 10 days with my 28 year old daughter (my last of my 3 kids to join me ) then my husband will join me for another 10 days.
So...keeping track of flights again

I totally understand. I will be walking the Camino Frances for the 5th time starting September 23. Each time I walk I discover something new and get welcome back hugs in many places. I took my granddaughter in June 2017 and my daughter is coming September 23,2017. When I get bored u will try another route. Or since I am walking it twice this year I should walk there and back next year

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

So it seems that every year around this time I get the "Camino bug".
Now I keep saying "next time I will do another route" just to keep coming back to the Frances. (Although I did 2 days of the West Highland Way in Scotland this summer but wasn't a huge fan ) Why the Frances again? I keep having family members /friends interested in the Camino and just feel that if you do it the first time , The Frances is just the most fun.
So here I am again.....planning a 3 week walk this time. First 10 days with my 28 year old daughter (my last of my 3 kids to join me ) then my husband will join me for another 10 days.
So...keeping track of flights again

I hope no one ever comes up with a cure for this "Disease".......