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I agree, and don't mind what they are. I asked only because he asked for our thoughts, and that is where my thoughts went.don’t be deterred by being asked “what are your motivations and expectations” - you are accountable only to yourself
Hey, thanks for the reply!Hmmm. I have a bunch of questions first...
Have you walked/run any caminos before? Do you speak Spanish?
How flexible are you with respect to accommodation - in other words, will be you be relying on albergues to keep the cost down, or are you asking more generally about accommodation?
Since you will not be walking with a clear destination of the Santiago cathedral, what are your expectations and motivations? There are many possible and valuable answers here - getting exercise, seeing the sights, contemplation, meeting pilgrims from around the world, getting to know the "real" Spain - but our thoughts on whether this is a good idea or not, for you, will depend a lot on what you are looking for.
Why would I be trolling? Life is incredibly multi-faceted, and the beautiful thing is that there are so many ways to approach it. So long as we aren't negatively impacting anybody else then, why should it matter how we choose to experience it? Appreciate the gatekeeping though.OK, against my better judgment I’m assuming you’re not trolling and are sincere in your intentions to “run” a pilgrimage route from Santiago. You’re planning to run it with no previous experience of pilgrimage or the route you’ll be taking.
None of which should be a problem though you’ll no doubt cause confusion in the Albergues that are open given that you’ll be heading the wrong way and won’t even have a Compostela to show you’re just a pilgrim heading home.
If I was you I wouldn’t even bother seeking advice or even approval from this forum of Pilgrims, I’d just go for it. The Camino is a pilgrimage to the bones of an Apostle? So what. It’s just a road
Thanks for the suggestion, though it would seem it's 400km+ from Seville, south of Salamanca... Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong place?Hi there @mattck
For Christmas I would aim for Fuenterobble de Salviaterra, 50 kms after Seville, staying there for a few days. The festivities are wonderful.
Cheers
Lovingkindness
No, I had a mental slip. Fuenterobble de Salvatierra is 50 kms from Salamanca, not Seville, and just 6 kms from Guijelo, a town famous for its jamon iberico! Padre Blas and the village folk are very welcoming. I spent Christmas there in 2009 after having walked the Vdlp to Santiago de Compostela. There was a feast on Christmas eve in the casa paroquia followed by midnight mass in another village. One of the mountain villages close by had transformed itself into a living nativity. People travelled to see it from far and wide. The albergue in Fuenterobble de Salvatierra was the very first one to be established on the VdlP. Padre Blas and the village folk have devoted themselves to pilgrims. The history of the village is interesting, too...Thanks for the suggestion, though it would seem it's 400km+ from Seville, south of Salamanca... Perhaps I'm looking at the wrong place?
No, that helps a lot. The obvious disadvantages of walking backwards are that it is harder to follow the way markers (so GPS tracks are useful), you will not see other pilgrims more than once, in passing, and I'm not sure whether some albergues might not accept you as a pilgrim since you are clearly not walking either to Santiago or home.Not sure if that's actually answered your questions or if it's a little vague!
My understanding is that the albergues are available to pilgrims with a credential making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. It seems disingenuous to expect to use them when you are clearly not making a pilgrimage.
They would make their own policies, and many/most would likely not care.Would this apply to private albergues?
Primitivo,Hi all,
Appreciate all the responses, and sorry for the delay in getting back to you, it's been a weird few days. Lot's of valuable information you've given me though, thanks. I now have to be back in the UK at the start of December, so this plan isn't going ahead. Though this might be for the best. I'll do the Via come next year, and in the proper direction!
That said, I would still like to do a Camino throughout November. Either a shorter one, or a portion of one (500-700km?), though not the VDLP as I'd like to complete that in one go. So I now need to decide on which would be best for the time of year, if any.
That's certainly an area I would love to explore. Intended to spend a few months around there, but then covid hit. Wasn't aware there was a route going through.Last October-November I did the Vasco del Interior/Bayona from Irun to Burgos. It was a very pleasant 11 days, and could be done in less. There were very few other pilgrims on it. However, I don't know whether the albergue system will be functional now, given Covid.
Oh yes. Check this section of the forum.Wasn't aware there was a route going through.
Well, @mattck,This would be my first Camino, though I'm a regular long-distance runner (30-50km) and no stranger to the outdoors. Unfortunately, I don't speak Spanish - I have a little knowledge from whilst I was learning last year (I was planning to spend the year in Spain, before covid hit), but my knowledge is very rudimentary
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