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Some 4 weeks ago ago i returned from my (supposedly ) final pilgrimage .. I find myself continually looking at my photos and thinking of the lovely people i met and wishing i was back on the camino .......this is ridiculous as i am now thinking of another "final" pilgrimage along the V d l P, i love this camino even though the heat was very unhelpful , to say the least, in September/October this year .
Here are a few photos for me and you to look at .
Thanks for endulging me ..........
Hi, I’ve been thinking for some time about cycling the vdlp having recently walked the Frances and the Primitivo. If you have a few minutes I’d be interested in your comments on how long it took, daily distances etc. My wife and I would be cycling on a Hase Pino (front rider is recumbent, driver/stoker sits upright behind) and am wondering about the terrain etc. The Pino has nice thick tyres but isn’t a mountain bike and it’s pretty heavy. We could cycle on mountain bikes but we’re not really well matched and a Pino removes that issue. Do you think a Pino would be suitable for the terrain you encountered? I’d rather not spend all of the journey on tarmac if possible. Cheers.
Walkerooni......the C F cannot be compared with the Vd l P with regards to numbers of people using the tracks , some days i saw no one to warn of my approach and on several occasions i was the only pilgrim in the albergue . I always ring my bell several times from 50 or so mtrs away when i did meet walkers , often shouting ...ice creams....cold beers .... this certainly made them turn round and notice me . More often than not i stopped and had a little chat /gave them a sweet ....and was thanked on several occasions for the bell ringing .
I have been startled several times when cyclist speed past me without warning but these were mostly within cycling distance of larger towns and mostly at the weekend so it is reasonable to assume that these were groups of Spanish weekend mountain bike riders and not pilgrims .
Of course many klms of the camino are leisure tracks and are used by walkers/cyclists/runners/farmers cars and tractors and are not exclusive for any one set of individuals , just as cars/walkers/cyclists are entitled to use the road network .
I cycled the C F in 2007 and was amazed at the amount of people on the camino , i cannot imagine cycling the C F now with the increase in pilgrims over recent years .
You seem to have had your fair share of bad luck with almost being taken down 6 or 7 times . you would have a much better experience on the Via de la Plata .
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