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My wife and I have walked the Camino Francés various times from mid-September to end of October (2008, 2011, 2012) and never had a problem to find a bed in an albergue. We didn't get up early to rush to the next one to get a nice spot, and this year stayed in some off-the-classic-track albergues with very few other pilgrimstsetsgee said:[...]go september/october or october/november. How busy is the Camino during these times, and how is the weather?
See you there. My friend and I leave from Florida on September 24th, arrive on the 25th, will take train to Pamploma then a bus to Roncesvalles.I also intend to do the camino starting mid-September through October (I´ll try to do it in 35 days), adn have a lot of questions about this planning. I´m trying to escape the overcrowding and the heat, and I think this topic will be quite helpful! Thanks for all the contribution...
We are planning to walk the Camino now sometime late 2013. We are undecided whether to go september/october or october/november. How busy is the Camino during these times, and how is the weather? Autumn is a nice time of year here in australia, I hope it is just as nice over there
I will be leaving Brooklyn, NY on September first. I plant to sleep in Pomplona on the second, SJPP on the third, Orisson on the fourth and Ronconvalles the fifth. I am 67 and my return flight from Santiago is on the 19th of October. Walking the Comino is something I have dreamed of doing for more than twenty years.
I would like to offer the following poem to those who read this post:
Ithaca
When you set out for Ithaka
ask that your way be long,
full of adventure, full of instruction.
The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,
angry Poseidon - do not fear them:
such as these you will never find
as long as your thought is lofty, as long as a rare
emotion touch your spirit and your body.
The Laistrygonians and the Cyclops,
angry Poseidon - you will not meet them
unless you carry them in your soul,
unless your soul raise them up before you.
Ask that your way be long.
At many a Summer dawn to enter
with what gratitude, what joy -
ports seen for the first time;
to stop at Phoenician trading centres,
and to buy good merchandise,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
and sensuous perfumes of every kind,
sensuous perfumes as lavishly as you can;
to visit many Egyptian cities,
to gather stores of knowledge from the learned.
Have Ithaka always in your mind.
Your arrival there is what you are destined for.
But don't in the least hurry the journey.
Better it last for years,
so that when you reach the island you are old,
rich with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to give you wealth.
Ithaka gave you a splendid journey.
Without her you would not have set out.
She hasn't anything else to give you.
And if you find her poor, Ithaka hasn't deceived you.
So wise you have become, of such experience,
that already you'll have understood what these Ithakas mean.
Constantine P. Cavafy
Hi Cheryl, Heaps of great advice on this forum about clothing, gear, accommodation, etc. My only advice is to strongly consider a good pair of walking sticks with wrist straps, and learn to use them properly (Google it). You won't be sorry. Buen Camino.Just saw your post from 2013. I hope you are still replying to inquires. We are planning to do the Camino next fall and found your dates and time frame corresponded to ours exactly. We will be 66 when we go to Spain and would like to know how your Camino went two years ago. What advice can you give us mature would be pilgrims?
Thanks! We have the sticks...it's the knees I have to have replaced before we go...Hi Cheryl, Heaps of great advice on this forum about clothing, gear, accommodation, etc. My only advice is to strongly consider a good pair of walking sticks with wrist straps, and learn to use them properly (Google it). You won't be sorry. Buen Camino.
I hope that goes well for you Cheryl! All the more reason to be sure you learn the correct technique for using the sticks before setting off on the Camino. You will hear some hard core hikers say that the CF is a "walk in the park" but I can assure you that your legs, and your balance, will be thoroughly tested on some sections. Bon chance!Thanks! We have the sticks...it's the knees I have to have replaced before we go...
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