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A couple of other things beyond learning the language, researching and investing in your gear that can be done well in advance of any Camino:Hi To all,
I wanted to share something with the people who did not have done a Camino and wanted to do one after the Covid-Time.
My post it's not related with the covid, more about the incapacity of someone who want the make a Camino and don't have the opportunities to do it (full job,family obligation....etc). Many threads have the question : Should I go , can I go now during Covid or when i will over ? but it's really not the goal of my thread.
So....
You have never make a Camino and wanted to go but you cannot right now ? and your Camino will be in few years
The things (I did) you can do it's prepare yourself:
You can learn many things about the gear, you can can test your choices by waking near you live. Personalty, I read a lot before my Camino and my gear was on the spot.
You can also learn some language of the country your are going to. I was not typically good at school but I manage to learn some basics maybe because I wanted to learned it l and it's was not imposed. I had great conversations with locals and hospilateros and I had also some favors. I remember one hospitalero who said to me: to go do my things and after come back for paying, at the end of day it's was a gift. I understood he appreciated I asked him a bed in my basic Spanish. I really think you can speak some Spanish because you can make combinations of words and you will repeat these phrases each day.
The last one, It could be a thread by itself: Money*.
Yes the gear cost money. Before my Camino I read a lot about equipment and I check the sales regularly. I have also a Camino-Jar, I sell the things I did not use and put the money in. My opinion is: it's worth it to invest in good gear because the Camino it's a life changing experience and can not be repeated each year or sadly only one time for many people. I Had the perfect gear for me so I think I was focused on the real things and not distracted by issues of it. And I reuse some of the equipment I bought in my daily life.
In conclusion: It's not mandatory to have very good equipment, learning the language, know about the history of Spain....
but these will enrich your experience and help for the waiting.
I don't expect be on a Camino for the next years, but I connect with it almost everyday by learning Spanish.
*Please take in consideration it's only my opinion and based on my experience.
La Brique
I found this very cheering; gives me something to to geared to my future Camino.Hi To all,
I wanted to share something with the people who did not have done a Camino and wanted to do one after the Covid-Time.
My post it's not related with the covid, more about the incapacity of someone who want the make a Camino and don't have the opportunities to do it (full job,family obligation....etc). Many threads have the question : Should I go , can I go now during Covid or when i will over ? but it's really not the goal of my thread.
So....
You have never make a Camino and wanted to go but you cannot right now ? and your Camino will be in few years
The things (I did) you can do it's prepare yourself:
You can learn many things about the gear, you can can test your choices by waking near you live. Personalty, I read a lot before my Camino and my gear was on the spot.
You can also learn some language of the country your are going to. I was not typically good at school but I manage to learn some basics maybe because I wanted to learned it l and it's was not imposed. I had great conversations with locals and hospilateros and I had also some favors. I remember one hospitalero who said to me: to go do my things and after come back for paying, at the end of day it's was a gift. I understood he appreciated I asked him a bed in my basic Spanish. I really think you can speak some Spanish because you can make combinations of words and you will repeat these phrases each day.
The last one, It could be a thread by itself: Money*.
Yes the gear cost money. Before my Camino I read a lot about equipment and I check the sales regularly. I have also a Camino-Jar, I sell the things I did not use and put the money in. My opinion is: it's worth it to invest in good gear because the Camino it's a life changing experience and can not be repeated each year or sadly only one time for many people. I Had the perfect gear for me so I think I was focused on the real things and not distracted by issues of it. And I reuse some of the equipment I bought in my daily life.
In conclusion: It's not mandatory to have very good equipment, learning the language, know about the history of Spain....
but these will enrich your experience and help for the waiting.
I don't expect be on a Camino for the next years, but I connect with it almost everyday by learning Spanish.
*Please take in consideration it's only my opinion and based on my experience.
La Brique
Like the opening and closing times of historic sites, famous restaurants and even tiny tiendas.You will still find that the Camino offers sufficient surprises.
Especially tiny tiendas.Like the opening and closing times of historic sites, famous restaurants and even tiny tiendas.
I found this very cheering; gives me something to to geared to my future Camino.
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