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Just curious; what is the age range of those you are calling 'oldies'. When does that 'category' start…at what age?Having walked 450 miles of the Camino in four stages I am bringing a group of nineteen mostly older people to experience something of the experience next week, 2-11 June. We are travelling from Rugby in England and there are only a couple of us who would be able to walk the Way, although many would probably love to be able to do so. So we will be travelling by coach and every now and then those of us able to walk a short distance will be covering about 6K on foot. If you are walking the Camino and see us, please greet my companions, some of whom, unable to walk, will be waiting for us as they sip 'café con leche' in (hopefully!) as they wait for us to join them after our walk. I feel very responsible as I have persuaded them to travel the Camino in the only way they can, and I really want them to feel about it as I do! We will arrive in Santiago on 9th June and will attend the Pilgrim Mass on 10th. We are bringing a bishop with us. Please look out for us and say Hello!
Fantastic, Sue. What a great itinerary. Have a wonderful time! JillOur itinerary is as follows: Thursday 4 - St. Jean to Pamplona (via Roncesvalles), Friday 5 - Pamplona to Burgos (via Puente la Reina and Santo Domingo), Sat 6 - Burgos to Leon, Sun 7 - in Leon, Mon 8 - Leon to Sarria (via Astorga, Cruz de Ferro and O'Cebreiro), Tues 9 -Sarria to Santiago (via Portomarin), Wed 10 in Santiago, Thurs 11 - Finisterre and home.
Love it. This is so great to do. Wish you all a great time and a Buen Camino, Peter.Having walked 450 miles of the Camino in four stages I am bringing a group of nineteen mostly older people to experience something of the experience next week, 2-11 June. We are travelling from Rugby in England and there are only a couple of us who would be able to walk the Way, although many would probably love to be able to do so. So we will be travelling by coach and every now and then those of us able to walk a short distance will be covering about 6K on foot. If you are walking the Camino and see us, please greet my companions, some of whom, unable to walk, will be waiting for us as they sip 'café con leche' in (hopefully!) as they wait for us to join them after our walk. I feel very responsible as I have persuaded them to travel the Camino in the only way they can, and I really want them to feel about it as I do! We will arrive in Santiago on 9th June and will attend the Pilgrim Mass on 10th. We are bringing a bishop with us. Please look out for us and say Hello!
Wonderful thing to do.Having walked 450 miles of the Camino in four stages I am bringing a group of nineteen mostly older people to experience something of the experience next week, 2-11 June. We are travelling from Rugby in England and there are only a couple of us who would be able to walk the Way, although many would probably love to be able to do so. So we will be travelling by coach and every now and then those of us able to walk a short distance will be covering about 6K on foot. If you are walking the Camino and see us, please greet my companions, some of whom, unable to walk, will be waiting for us as they sip 'café con leche' in (hopefully!) as they wait for us to join them after our walk. I feel very responsible as I have persuaded them to travel the Camino in the only way they can, and I really want them to feel about it as I do! We will arrive in Santiago on 9th June and will attend the Pilgrim Mass on 10th. We are bringing a bishop with us. Please look out for us and say Hello!
Thanks so much for all your good wishes! I am 70 in October and most of the group are older than me. Three are in their 80s. We have someone with a pacemaker, someone with cancer, someone who has had a major stroke, and another in a wheelchair. At 70 I could still walk the Camino, but my husband has arthritis in hips and spine. Those of us who can manage it will walk about 6k now and then. Oh, and the bishop is a close personal friend! Excuse the typo in the original message, I meant that the non-walkers will enjoy (hopefully!) the sunshine! Our itinerary is as follows: Thursday 4 - St. Jean to Pamplona (via Roncesvalles), Friday 5 - Pamplona to Burgos (via Puente la Reina and Santo Domingo), Sat 6 - Burgos to Leon, Sun 7 - in Leon, Mon 8 - Leon to Sarria (via Astorga, Cruz de Ferro and O'Cebreiro), Tues 9 -Sarria to Santiago (via Portomarin), Wed 10 in Santiago, Thurs 11 - Finisterre and home. I would love to be walking again (especially the Meseta, which I haven't managed to do yet) but it is a good feeling to be taking my companions to see these wonderful places. Hope to meet some of you en route. Buen Camino!
Hope you all have a wonderful experience! Enjoy and Buen Camino!Having walked 450 miles of the Camino in four stages I am bringing a group of nineteen mostly older people to experience something of the experience next week, 2-11 June. We are travelling from Rugby in England and there are only a couple of us who would be able to walk the Way, although many would probably love to be able to do so. So we will be travelling by coach and every now and then those of us able to walk a short distance will be covering about 6K on foot. If you are walking the Camino and see us, please greet my companions, some of whom, unable to walk, will be waiting for us as they sip 'café con leche' in (hopefully!) as they wait for us to join them after our walk. I feel very responsible as I have persuaded them to travel the Camino in the only way they can, and I really want them to feel about it as I do! We will arrive in Santiago on 9th June and will attend the Pilgrim Mass on 10th. We are bringing a bishop with us. Please look out for us and say Hello!
Hi again Sue. Nice to be remembered. I wrote some things after the camino that I'd like to share with you if you're interested. Don't know if this is the place to give out an email address. I see that you have a few short days left, and then a very special ending with your bishop friend. Hope you get a chance to walk Burgos to Leon sometime. Despite the flatness and lukewarm press it gets, it was my favorite part of the walk. All the best. RobertGreat to hear from you Robert! Oh, the power of the Forum! I remember you well and did search for you on the Internet through the wood connection but don't know your surname and couldn't find you. I've walked from Leon to Santiago and from le Puy to Conques but can't find anyone to walk Burgos to Leon with me. It will be amazing to be in Santiago with my friends, even though (as some are infirm) we won't be walking much. My bishop friend is taking part in the Pilgrim Mass on 10th June, which I will find very moving. My Camino experience in 2012 was very important to me, even though I could hardly walk when I got home. Very best wishes, Sue.
That would be great Robert. I have no idea how to pm you. You could probably find me on Facebook.
Well folks, we completed our group pilgrimage and had a great time. We returned home very tired but happy and with far too many photos. The oldest couple in the group (he is 88 and has had a stroke, she is 85 and has cancer) were exhausted, but I think they were glad to have taken part. At the pilgrim Mass on Thursday Michael (retired bishop of Exeter) and I and our two partners were seated on a bench in front of the altar. Michael had to say who we were etc. (an Invocation) and he presented some incense and put it in the botafumeiro which then hurtled past our noses. It was an amazing experience. Then in the afternoon (because we are Anglicans) he was allowed to celebrate the Eucharist in a side chapel. The next day we went on to Finisterre before coming home. I will try to work out how to load photos.
That was my fourth visit to Santiago and I hope it isn't the last!
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