sam ferris
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- None. First one.
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Hello, Sam, and a warm welcome to the ForumBelow are a couple of links which may be of help as you begin
FAQs about a pilgrimage on a Camino
The good news is, you are in a forum with a wonderful group of people. Most are here to help people like you to achieve their pilgrimage goals. We can offer you encouragement, knowledge, and point you in the direction that will help you help yourself.
My suggestion to start is this:
As far as back timing your trip... based on your figures in your post, you need to start 140 km before Santiago de Compostela, so maybe starting at Triacastela or O Cebriero?
- Take a deep breath. Write down in large letters the reasons why you want to go on Camino. Place that piece of paper where you can see it every day. That way, if anxieties and fears threaten to overwhelm you as you plan, you can just breath, read what you have written, and focus on those reasons until the negative stuff fades.
- Make a list of questions and concerns that you have.
- Go to the Search Engine at the top of the Forum pages.
- Enter the words or phrase that you want more information about. You will get a huge amount of information to explore.
- If you find that you need help with anything, post a new thread so that your question or concern can be readily seen. If you post a question within someone else's thread, you won't receive as big of a response.
For a various maps and resources, go to the top of the page and you will see 'Resources' in the menu bar. There is a wide variety of helpful stuff there.
Thanks, Tom. Will take a look.Here is a good website for planning your route. The Wise Pilgrim app is a great guide to the Camino. There is always the Brierley guidebook as well. If you are fit, 20 km a day is certainly doable.
https://godesalco.com/plan/frances
@sam ferrisOhmygawdthankyousomuchforthis. Lol. Will take deep breath and proceed. A pal of mine is on it right now and said it's easy peasy.....but i'm a control freak and flying by the seat of Canadian pants is easier said than done. And I"ve already found a map. Yes, looks like O Cebreiro might be a good starting point....provided it's easy to get there. Thanks!
Thanks for the tip on Rome2rio. I downloaded the app.@sam ferris
I maintain that we Canadians are great at flying by the seat of our pants. We practically invented it (my youngest brother is a bush pilot). To find your way from anywhere to anywhere by public transit, try https://www.rome2rio.com/ . If you enter O Cebreiro as your destination, it will direct you how to travel to Pedrafita do Cebreiro, by plane then bus. From Pedrafita do Cebreiro you can go the rest of the way by taxi. This link gives more details: https://vivecamino.com/en/o-cebreiro/connections/ . Consult the Alsa bus website https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/alsa-experience/plan-your-journey/purchase-channels/internet to purchase your ticket from wherever you land in Spain to Pedrafita do Cebreiro. Buen camino from a Calgary pilgrim.
Thanks. This is hugely helpful.@sam ferris
I maintain that we Canadians are great at flying by the seat of our pants. We practically invented it (my youngest brother is a bush pilot). To find your way from anywhere to anywhere by public transit, try https://www.rome2rio.com/ . If you enter O Cebreiro as your destination, it will direct you how to travel to Pedrafita do Cebreiro, by plane then bus. From Pedrafita do Cebreiro you can go the rest of the way by taxi. This link gives more details: https://vivecamino.com/en/o-cebreiro/connections/ . Consult the Alsa bus website https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/alsa-experience/plan-your-journey/purchase-channels/internet to purchase your ticket from wherever you land in Spain to Pedrafita do Cebreiro. Buen camino from a Calgary pilgrim.
thanks for this.There are plenty of resources available for someone planning their first Camino.
There is, of course, this forum site, and someone has already pointed you to the FAQs.
There are many guidebooks. I used the Brierly and the Village to Village guide (the latter is available as an ebook, the former only has the maps and accommodations list available in ebook format).
There are a number of useful websites and apps. If you do a search of "apps" on this forum, or in the "Equipment Questions" forum you will see lots of people's opinions on which are the best. Personally, I didn't try and pick just one of them. When I looked at the cost of the apps in the context of my overall investment in the Camino (time and money) the cost of any app seemed so small, and the weight was nothing, that I took a bunch. That way I could find out on the trail which worked best for me and I could cross-check them against each other.
Another couple of options you might find useful:
There are books (generally in e-book format) specifically for planning one's first Camino. For example, this Forum's own SYates publishes "Pilgrim Tips & Packing List: What you need to know beforehand, what you need to take, and what you can leave at home". I got a few of them on the same reasoning that I described above on apps.
I also found YouTube very useful in preparing for my 2016 Camino. There are many videos of people discussing what they took, what worked and what didn't. I also really enjoyed watching people's vlogs of their Caminos. You can find some recommended ones in these threads: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/camino-vlogs-to-watch.57402/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/best-videos-on-vimeo-or-youtube.57776/
Thanks so much for the listing of transportation sites! I've been struggling finding maps and transportation info that is written in English but then again, I'm a geezer who is poor at the internet in general!@sam ferris
I maintain that we Canadians are great at flying by the seat of our pants. We practically invented it (my youngest brother is a bush pilot). To find your way from anywhere to anywhere by public transit, try https://www.rome2rio.com/ . If you enter O Cebreiro as your destination, it will direct you how to travel to Pedrafita do Cebreiro, by plane then bus. From Pedrafita do Cebreiro you can go the rest of the way by taxi. This link gives more details: https://vivecamino.com/en/o-cebreiro/connections/ . Consult the Alsa bus website https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/alsa-experience/plan-your-journey/purchase-channels/internet to purchase your ticket from wherever you land in Spain to Pedrafita do Cebreiro. Buen camino from a Calgary pilgrim.
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