dancamino2010
New Member
Hello-
I am planning my first Camino, hoping to start in May or early June. I'm 65 years old, and will be walking alone. I'm sure I'll have several questions, but right now I have just two:
1. Any idea of how crowded this route will be, considering that it's a Holy Year? Can I count on finding inexpensive places to stay as I walk? (I would like to walk about 15 or 16 miles per stage on average.
2. Partly to reduce the distance somewhat and partly for sentimental reasons, I am considering starting in the village of Guadalupe in Extremadura. (I lived there for a short while in the early 1970s.) I know the Camino does not actually run through Guadalupe, but how close is it? Would it be hard to find the Camino from there? (I am no longer nearly as conversational in Spanish as I was 40 years ago, but I can probably get by OK.)
Thanks for any help you can give me!
I am planning my first Camino, hoping to start in May or early June. I'm 65 years old, and will be walking alone. I'm sure I'll have several questions, but right now I have just two:
1. Any idea of how crowded this route will be, considering that it's a Holy Year? Can I count on finding inexpensive places to stay as I walk? (I would like to walk about 15 or 16 miles per stage on average.
2. Partly to reduce the distance somewhat and partly for sentimental reasons, I am considering starting in the village of Guadalupe in Extremadura. (I lived there for a short while in the early 1970s.) I know the Camino does not actually run through Guadalupe, but how close is it? Would it be hard to find the Camino from there? (I am no longer nearly as conversational in Spanish as I was 40 years ago, but I can probably get by OK.)
Thanks for any help you can give me!