astronwolf
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- planning Frances (June-July 2024)
My wife and I are giving ourselves a whole month for the pilgrimage. Flying into Madrid sometime during Holy Week, we'd take a train to Oviedo. I very much would like to see the Sudarium of Oviedo on Good Friday. We would celebrate Easter in Oviedo and begin our walk on April 23.
We're both in our late 50's. I have arthritis in one knee. We are either going to take a long time to get to Santiago de Compostela, or we're going to end up with a little extra time for more conventional sightseeing around Galicia. I've read about all the ups and downs of the Primitivo, and how weather can get a little rough in the springtime. We are unconcerned about any of that. The ups and downs are just going to take a little more time. This isn't alpine climbing in the wilderness.
We are daily walking a few miles, and occasionally walk for longer distances as our schedules permit us. By next April we'll be ready with lightly-loaded packs, broken-in boots, and a come-what-may attitude. We'll buy extra stuff at the sporting goods store in Oviedo if we need to.
Very happy to find this forum.
Best regards,
-astronwolf
We're both in our late 50's. I have arthritis in one knee. We are either going to take a long time to get to Santiago de Compostela, or we're going to end up with a little extra time for more conventional sightseeing around Galicia. I've read about all the ups and downs of the Primitivo, and how weather can get a little rough in the springtime. We are unconcerned about any of that. The ups and downs are just going to take a little more time. This isn't alpine climbing in the wilderness.
We are daily walking a few miles, and occasionally walk for longer distances as our schedules permit us. By next April we'll be ready with lightly-loaded packs, broken-in boots, and a come-what-may attitude. We'll buy extra stuff at the sporting goods store in Oviedo if we need to.
Very happy to find this forum.
Best regards,
-astronwolf