katie@camino
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- CF, SJPDP-Finisterre 2016;CP (Central) Porto-SdC 2017;CP (Coastal) Porto-SdC 2018;CF Leon-SdC 2019
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If your are starting from Leon and can afford it try outHi all,
After hearing me rave about the Camino, my 71 year-old Catholic parents are taking the plunge! I'm really excited for them. They've not done a lot of long-distance walking (although they do walk about 5km every morning) and don't speak any other languages, so are a bit apprehensive - subsequently, I've decided to support them by joining them (I'm so generous right?).
We will be walking from Leon to Santiago, starting mid-April, and hopefully arriving in Santiago around 8th May, with the aim of walking about 15km/day. I want them to experience the best of the Camino so I have some queries...
1 - My parents are Catholic - are there any pilgrims' masses or other religious/spiritual ceremonies, (such as those in Granon and Hospital de San Nicholas) between Leon and Santiago?
(We will make sure we stop in Rabanal)
2 - Can you recommend any wonderful albergues that also have a private room option?
3 - Which wonderful albergues offer a communal meal?
Any other advice for a daughter walking with older parents is much appreciated!! Or any advice I can pass on to my parents!
Buen Camino
The pilgrims mass in Roncesvalles is a must.
Parochial albergue in Grañon has wonderful communal meal then prayer meeting afterwards.
Take path to Samos. After evening mass ask monks if you can join their private vespers. Nice.
Lastly, attend mass as often as you can. Hospitaleros can direct you about where and when. Find a side-by-side English/Spanish mass to follow along.
Enjoy.
Please read post before commenting. This group are starting in Leon (400 km to the west)!
Hi all,
After hearing me rave about the Camino, my 71 year-old Catholic parents are taking the plunge! I'm really excited for them. They've not done a lot of long-distance walking (although they do walk about 5km every morning) and don't speak any other languages, so are a bit apprehensive - subsequently, I've decided to support them by joining them (I'm so generous right?).
We will be walking from Leon to Santiago, starting mid-April, and hopefully arriving in Santiago around 8th May, with the aim of walking about 15km/day. I want them to experience the best of the Camino so I have some queries...
1 - My parents are Catholic - are there any pilgrims' masses or other religious/spiritual ceremonies, (such as those in Granon and Hospital de San Nicholas) between Leon and Santiago?
(We will make sure we stop in Rabanal)
2 - Can you recommend any wonderful albergues that also have a private room option?
3 - Which wonderful albergues offer a communal meal?
Any other advice for a daughter walking with older parents is much appreciated!! Or any advice I can pass on to my parents!
Buen Camino
Hi all,
After hearing me rave about the Camino, my 71 year-old Catholic parents are taking the plunge! I'm really excited for them. They've not done a lot of long-distance walking (although they do walk about 5km every morning) and don't speak any other languages, so are a bit apprehensive - subsequently, I've decided to support them by joining them (I'm so generous right?).
We will be walking from Leon to Santiago, starting mid-April, and hopefully arriving in Santiago around 8th May, with the aim of walking about 15km/day. I want them to experience the best of the Camino so I have some queries...
1 - My parents are Catholic - are there any pilgrims' masses or other religious/spiritual ceremonies, (such as those in Granon and Hospital de San Nicholas) between Leon and Santiago?
(We will make sure we stop in Rabanal)
2 - Can you recommend any wonderful albergues that also have a private room option?
3 - Which wonderful albergues offer a communal meal?
Any other advice for a daughter walking with older parents is much appreciated!! Or any advice I can pass on to my parents!
Buen Camino
I did.
And, still tangled reply.
katie@camino@Albertagirl thanks for the heads up re: Easter and booking in early - do a lot of folks time their walk to fit in with Easter? Is this mainly from Sarria onward or does it affevt the whole CF?
May I recommend the albergue in Villares de Orbigo from Christine?
There are private rooms. And the donativo dinner is the best meal I had on any Camino.
http://alberguevillaresdeorbigo.es/en/
hiHi Katie,
As is often mentioned on this forum with regard to cooler weather, layering is the key. I suggest you also carry some lightweight gloves. They come in handy early morning, and when walking in freezing rain. Your parents might also find it beneficial to try wearing compression tights under their hiking pants. I find they make a world of difference. Buen Camino.
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