Dermot Casey
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Santiago to Finisterre 2011, Camino primitivo 2012, Oviedo to Santiago de Compostella 2013, Camino Frances May 2015
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I would think if you could entertain the rest of the trip and pull off the rest of the way then crossing the Napoleon path would be doable.Hi everyone, I have walked various sections of the Camino over the past 4 years but this coming year on May 21st 2015 my wife and I are being a little ambitious in walking from SJPP to Santiago carrying an 8ft by 5 ft cross/crucifix weighing around 11 kg. I was proposing to attempt crossing over the Napoleon path with it. My question "is this possible?" as I understand there is some scrambling over rocks on the higher sections or should I be a little bit more responsible and take the lower route which I have read is easier. Your experience and advice would be appreciated.
Best wishes
Dermot
Hi St Mike, we plan on arriving SJPP on 20/5/15 leaving the following morning. I would rather a little cool weather to walk in than the heat that Spain is famous for. We are used to the cooler UK weather and rain !!!The only issue might be the weather. How early in May? Whilst it can snow up there at any time of the year the chances of snow on 1st May are a lot greater than on 31.
Sounds like a great start to your pilgrimage.
Hi Madam- shepard, thanks for that piece of advice. I will take the less steep option and thanks for putting my mind at ease about rocksI never had to scramble over any rocks on the Napoleon. Just be careful on the way down!
Hi everyone, I have walked various sections of the Camino over the past 4 years but this coming year on May 21st 2015 my wife and I are being a little ambitious in walking from SJPP to Santiago carrying an 8ft by 5 ft cross/crucifix weighing around 11 kg. I was proposing to attempt crossing over the Napoleon path with it. My question "is this possible?" as I understand there is some scrambling over rocks on the higher sections or should I be a little bit more responsible and take the lower route which I have read is easier. Your experience and advice would be appreciated.
Best wishes
Dermot
Everyone does their own Camino and I would not presume to question their motives or reasons.
Leave it at the cross road?Just wonder where you will be able to keep it at night.
Hi SaltwaterPearl, thanks for your post. As Wayfarer comments "we all walk/ride our own camino"and wouldn't want to offend anybody with our beliefs, although our conviction to undertake the camino Frances stems from walking the Primitivo two years ago where we had a profound experience. Logistically we will be flying with the flat packed cross in the hold from England in a ski bag and pay extra as sports equipment. We walked with the cross from Lugo to Santiago last year which is around 100km working out some of the glitches. To Al the optimist "if anybody wants to steal the cross they will be welcome to lighten our load" There will be many challenges awaiting us while walking this ancient pilgrimage route and that is why I was seeking advice from the the good people of the forum. One of the challenges for us is that we will probably be slow walkers and will arrive late at our destination so there is no guarantee of a bed for the night. That is but a small one but I know my wife will find this difficult relying on the faith of finding a bed. Anyway less of my chatter! D???
I am not questioning their motives or reasons.
I am asking questions about their motives or reasons (and some logistics).
There is a big difference.
The OP posted a question about his unique camino on a public message board.
I am genuinely interested and curious to hear more about it.
Isn't this the place where past pilgrims share and future pilgrims learn?
The OP is free to not respond to my questions.
Or he is free to respond that it is personal and he does not wish to share.
I hope, however, that he chooses to share.
I look forward to learning more.
So glad you asked as I was so curious to know the same answers. I didn't know how to ask it without sounding like I was questioning in a negative wayWow - I can't be the only one curious about this..... but can I ask why? And also, how?
What is your reason for doing this? Is it a charity event?
Is the point to add extra suffering to your walk, for a (personal/inward) religious purpose?
Or is the display of suffering for more evangelical purposes (an outward display to reach or influence others)?
Do y'all intend to take on other ascetic/minimal terms to your camino - like begging for food, or sleeping on church porches?
An 8 ft tall cross is huge! Will it be strapped to your back like a backpack? Does it drag?
I imagine that will keep you hunched over while you walk? How do you expect to sustain that posture for 800km, regardless of the terrain?
Will your wife be hauling all the other gear for 2 people then?
What will you do with the cross if/when you reach Santiago?
Just very curious, trying to imagine......
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