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Good point. Personally I love to be part of a Camino family and that's a big part of the whole experience for me. But you're right, some people may want to walk alone. We just don't know sometimes from the original posts on this forum exactly what people are looking for, but we can assume that by being on an internet forum they are receptive to the ideas (and possibly company) of other pilgrims. Buen Camino!waveprof said:I think that for the people who really embrace the camino "family" experience, it is hard to imagine that others don't care about that part and may even seek to avoid it.
holmes9 said:There are many reasons we want to walk the camino, but I would say the top two are relationship building between my wife and me, and to get away from all of the noise at home (literally and figuratively) and see what we think and feel when there is much less of that to cloud our minds.
You most likely will...holmes9 said:I hope to leave with something that I didn't begin with.
There are parts of the Camino Frances that just don't appeal to me. If I had time constraints, I would skip them in a New York minute. I don't like the Pyrenees. Too much work for just a mountain. However, if you are looking to discover what the first days are like, it is a good choice for YOU. I like the Astorga to Santiago stretch, so you have made a good choice there, too. If you are motivated to get a Compostela this trip, then it won't do you any good to start in SJPdP and walk until you run out of time. Almost no camino "families" stay together for the whole trip, and they all go home at the end, unlike your real family. Making new friends is very easy. It is a very open bunch of people on the camino.Consciously planning on skipping a large part of it sounds ... un-Camino to me. Almost like hurrying. But that is just my instant reaction; a personal opinion and not a judgment in any way.
The thought has occurred to me too, Linda. It will be a long walk, though... :wink: But LovingKindness has done it...:nidarosa said:...hope/plan to walk the Olav's Way one day - maybe from Trondheim to SdC? It's a thought ...
Pieces said:depends on why you are there really..
to walk or to arrive ?
holmes9 said:Since we do not have time for the whole thing.....
is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?
I just completed the section from Leon to Santiago in Sept. It was a great section to travel and we averaged 15 miles per day but it took us 2 weeks non stop. So you may be over estimating how far you can travel in 2 weeks. If I did it again, I would have walked fewer miles each day so as to enjoy the area more. Its not a race and you can always come back and do another section (I plan to). Buen Camino !My wife and I have only 15 walking days to work with for our planned camino starting in April. Since we do not have time for the whole thing, we thought we might walk the beginning and the end, and just take a train through the middle. So, perhaps SJPdP to Pamplona, and then Astorga to Santiago. For those of you who have been before, is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?
My wife and I have only 15 walking days to work with for our planned camino starting in April. Since we do not have time for the whole thing, we thought we might walk the beginning and the end, and just take a train through the middle. So, perhaps SJPdP to Pamplona, and then Astorga to Santiago. For those of you who have been before, is there any reason why this might be a bad idea?
Every Camino is a good idea however do consider your reasons for doing this and think about your feelings upon completion-Was this a "real" Camiono? Were we "real" pilgrims?
Every Camino is a good idea however do consider your reasons for doing this and think about your feelings upon completion-Was this a "real" Camiono? Were we "real" pilgrims? Did our efforts result in only "half" a Camino. You will be missing Puente La Reina, Eunate, Estella, Lograno, Ciiruena, Burgos, the church in Fromista, Carrion de los Condes, Leon, and the meseta which in April is green. You will be forced to complete around 25 kilometers a day-easyily done but not allowing much time for enjoying the view, visiting interesting churches, villages, and towns along the Camino, Springtime wonders of wildflowers and blooming of trees, introspection, or a day off to rest, you will lose your first companions from the initial stretch and then find yourself explaining your "skip" to new found friends after Astorga-pilgrims are a forgiving lot but you may find this unpleasant.
My recommendation? Do 15 days straight, begining or end doesn't matter. See if walking the Camino is something you really want to do. Stop see and enjoy everything natural, spiritual, and human along the way do not skip anything. Then if this is what you want come back and do the other bit. April is perfect, spring all along the way, the Basque country, Navarra, Rioja awakening from winter snow far above on the mountains, Galicia in spring is a riot of color, the countryside marvelous the cities and towns much less. Santiago calls but no need for immediate gratificagtion, Saint James will still be there next year, next decade, and next century.
There isn't any "camino." There isn't any middle. There is just a lot of pathway from which you can choose to walk what you like. A starting point has the advantage of experiencing the pilgrimage with like-experienced fellow pilgrims. The final part has the advantage of associating with those who are feeling accomplishment. The stuff in between is what you make of it. Do what you can in the time you have. You will never find the magic that others have found in their special places. For example, O Cebreiro really sucks in the heavy rain. However, a Galician band in the bar suddenly made it special for me, but only in that moment. The band is not likely to be there when you arrive, so it might be just be a wet, windy, cold day that you would gladly skip.
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