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- Time of past OR future Camino
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Hello Camino Forum
For the last two or three years I have had it in my mind to walk the Camino Frances, but something always seemed to get in the way. I recall someone saying (on this forum, I believe), that once the Camino starts calling, it won’t let you go until you go; and as I have recently retired, nothing is now holding me back from following that call. So the flight to Madrid is booked for late August.
I am now in this state of “why do I have to wait, why can’t I go tomorrow” but it is probably just as well because I still need to work on my walking. Though I am generally in pretty good physical shape, I have come to realize, that it takes some time to build the strength to walk long distances daily with a backpack. For the same reason, on this first Camino-walk, I decided to start from León and take it easy from there to Santiago.
Many thanks to this forum for sharing experiences (good and bad) and advice on everything including training, logistics, packing lists, mental preparation etc. It has been a great help and inspiration.
Steen
For the last two or three years I have had it in my mind to walk the Camino Frances, but something always seemed to get in the way. I recall someone saying (on this forum, I believe), that once the Camino starts calling, it won’t let you go until you go; and as I have recently retired, nothing is now holding me back from following that call. So the flight to Madrid is booked for late August.
I am now in this state of “why do I have to wait, why can’t I go tomorrow” but it is probably just as well because I still need to work on my walking. Though I am generally in pretty good physical shape, I have come to realize, that it takes some time to build the strength to walk long distances daily with a backpack. For the same reason, on this first Camino-walk, I decided to start from León and take it easy from there to Santiago.
Many thanks to this forum for sharing experiences (good and bad) and advice on everything including training, logistics, packing lists, mental preparation etc. It has been a great help and inspiration.
Steen