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Have booked all my flights, hotel in Dublin on the way there and back. Flight to Biarritz. Flight to Dublin from Santiago. First night at Orisson etc. Dept Sept. Have planned six weeks total for the Camino de Frances SJPP to Santiago including travel time to and back to the States. After probably going at the training at little too hard (typical for me) have developed a back problem, that appears as sciatica when I walk and only when I walk I can do all other activities, that does not seem to want to go away (not the first time). Going to lay off the training for a week and see how things develop, but, need to plan for the worst, i.e may not be able to walk the camino.
So looking for suggestions as to what I might do if I have to come to terms with not being able to walk the camino and still maintain my travel plans. None of the fares are refundable.
Obviously I could bike the Camino, although that would not take 5 weeks.
Great advice and food for thought. Still hoping to walk and have looked into biking it. Seems you can buy a reasonable mountain bike near Biarritz aiport at the Decathalon Store for 150 euros. Might do that if I do not recover but have six weeks still to go so plenty of time. Have an appointment with the Dr tomorrow and will get and MRI to establish what the problem actually is and go on from there.
The pack I dont think will be a problem for me??
One good thing about it although I hurt a lot when I start walking the problem goes away after about half an hour, so I guess one solution would be to start the camino and not stop!
Please keep the suggestions coming.
If the chiro/walking therapy/bike doesn't work there are lots of things you can do.Have booked all my flights, hotel in Dublin on the way there and back. Flight to Biarritz. Flight to Dublin from Santiago. First night at Orisson etc. Dept Sept. Have planned six weeks total for the Camino de Frances SJPP to Santiago including travel time to and back to the States. After probably going at the training at little too hard (typical for me) have developed a back problem, that appears as sciatica when I walk and only when I walk I can do all other activities, that does not seem to want to go away (not the first time). Going to lay off the training for a week and see how things develop, but, need to plan for the worst, i.e may not be able to walk the camino.
So looking for suggestions as to what I might do if I have to come to terms with not being able to walk the camino and still maintain my travel plans. None of the fares are refundable.
Obviously I could bike the Camino, although that would not take 5 weeks.
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