- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2025-2027
Greetings!
My name is Andrew, I live in Ottawa, Canada, and plan on walking one of the routes of the El Camino perhaps as early as 2025.
It has been a dream of mine for a while but only recently have circumstances permitted to begin planning for it in earnest.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of a couple of books and have taken a cursory look at some routes but I know that there is no substitute for first hand experience and will very much appreciate any and all guidance from the community.
A couple of things about myself.
I have just turned 50, consider myself to be in good physical condition; I enjoy paddling and rowing and as a stone mason I have worked outdoors, on my feet, all of my life. However, bursitis in the knees and generative disk disease are my compatriots now, so I stubbornly have to accept them as travelling companions.
I am also an introvert and do not like crowds, but enjoy human companionship and interaction; I would prefer to take a route less travelled by fewer people. I also love architecture and can spend days just walking around any European city marveling at the history and beauty that is embedded in stone, so I might have to make a few compromises.
So, as it stands, I am thinking of the Camino Del Norte, in off season, if there is such a thing, with a light backpack and a sleeping bag with the occasional pit stop under a showerhead and on top of a pillow.
I thank you for reading through my rambling and very much look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Andrew
My name is Andrew, I live in Ottawa, Canada, and plan on walking one of the routes of the El Camino perhaps as early as 2025.
It has been a dream of mine for a while but only recently have circumstances permitted to begin planning for it in earnest.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of a couple of books and have taken a cursory look at some routes but I know that there is no substitute for first hand experience and will very much appreciate any and all guidance from the community.
A couple of things about myself.
I have just turned 50, consider myself to be in good physical condition; I enjoy paddling and rowing and as a stone mason I have worked outdoors, on my feet, all of my life. However, bursitis in the knees and generative disk disease are my compatriots now, so I stubbornly have to accept them as travelling companions.
I am also an introvert and do not like crowds, but enjoy human companionship and interaction; I would prefer to take a route less travelled by fewer people. I also love architecture and can spend days just walking around any European city marveling at the history and beauty that is embedded in stone, so I might have to make a few compromises.
So, as it stands, I am thinking of the Camino Del Norte, in off season, if there is such a thing, with a light backpack and a sleeping bag with the occasional pit stop under a showerhead and on top of a pillow.
I thank you for reading through my rambling and very much look forward to your suggestions and ideas.
Andrew