Kiwi-family
{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
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I think I just gave it a jump-start and am blown away by the at the huge and generous response to my query. This forum is amazing.Just watch - the week after Christmas will be busy here on the forum.
Yes, it's like gardening, at least here in Finland. Right after Christmas I pull out all little bags of flower seeds and start planning - even though the hardest winter is yet to come! Planning Camino feels like it would come quickerIn January I pull out the spreadsheets and get serious!
Just watch - the week after Christmas will be busy here on the forum.
That gives you even more to read when you get back.The week after Christmas is go-camping-at-the-beach time for us so I miss that online fun
A gift that will be hard earned, but oh so savory...While I have not mapped out my camino I, too, am looking forward to this upcoming gift that is the camino.
This reminds me of a thread I was thinking of starting, but now will put here!
I am looking forward to the day after Christmas. Being a long-time forum member, I have noticed that every year, right after Christmas, we seem to get a lot of extra energy from members who start planning and posting about their 2020 plans. I don't give myself permission to do much planning until the new year. But I admit that I have several caminos almost ready to go, and my backpack/supplies are always ready for deployment (although small improvements can always be made). In January I pull out the spreadsheets and get serious!
Just watch - the week after Christmas will be busy here on the forum.
Of COURSE, I have been thinking about my next camino(s) since my last one. However, like you, I can't officially start looking at flights and refining my itinerary until January. (Well, I can peek after Christmas.) I have been so busy with other stuff that this hasn't been too hard.You have more willpower than I do, C. I find that I start thinking about my next camino within weeks of arriving home from my camino. But I do have an iron clad rule that no plane tickets can be bought till January. I am sure @Kiwi-family won’t mind if I derail this thread to ask if you are willing to divulge the caminos on your “maybe” list?
However, I probably won't start walking until mid- to late-April, so some routes will get hot in May.We did the Madrid in Sept-Oct this year and loved it. We refer it is as the most villager-oriented. If you want scenery, don't bother. If you want tough walking, don't bother. If you want mountains, you only get a few days. If you want delightful villages and interaction with the villagers, it's got the other 7 caminos we have walked beat by a long shot.
"Thinking is the best way to travel"—Moody BluesOf COURSE, I have been thinking about my next camino(s) since my last one. However, like you, I can't officially start looking at flights and refining my itinerary until January. (Well, I can peek after Christmas.) I have been so busy with other stuff that this hasn't been too hard.
My next camino might be the Sanabres from Zamora to Santiago. I haven't been to Santiago for a couple of years, so that would be nice. The 3 week length would work nicely if I decide to add a week of Spanish classes at the start.
Having said that, honestly, the southern routes and the Madrid "call" to me a lot. I really liked what @Anthony Rocco said in another thread:
However, I probably won't start walking until mid- to late-April, so some routes will get hot in May.
So, I'm still thinking.
This reminds me of a thread I was thinking of starting, but now will put here!
I am looking forward to the day after Christmas. Being a long-time forum member, I have noticed that every year, right after Christmas, we seem to get a lot of extra energy from members who start planning and posting about their 2020 plans. I don't give myself permission to do much planning until the new year. But I admit that I have several caminos almost ready to go, and my backpack/supplies are always ready for deployment (although small improvements can always be made). In January I pull out the spreadsheets and get serious!
Just watch - the week after Christmas will be busy here on the forum.
I have spreadsheets for five or six caminos ready - you never know when you might need an overview of albergues, hostales, hotels and bars, somewhere in Spain or Portugal...
Totally agree! On my phone (maps.me) I keep the tracks of "all" the caminos in Spain, just in case I find myself anywhere in the country and need to go for a walk.You never know when you will need a camino!
..., just in case I find myself anywhere in the country and need to go for a walk.
I suspect even in a holy year the Madrid will be quiet and if you stop at Sahagun you should be fine.It looks like January is a busy time for booking flights for Caminos. I have already booked for my Camino Portuguese this year, so I have beaten the rush. After seeing what Anthony Rocco said about the Madrid I will be looking seriously at that for my next one. As soon as I get back from Santiago I will start planing but I won't be going in 2021 as there are just too many people in a Holy Year.
... miss ... the glorious blooming pohutakawa ...
Having said that, honestly, the southern routes and the Madrid "call" to me a lot. I really liked what @Anthony Rocco said in another thread:
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