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sillydoll said:Although most younger people are polite and respectful, don't expect preferential (or deferential) treatment. Everyone is a pilgrim and it is first come first served at albergues, cafe bars, at the laundry tub or the dinner table.
Portia1 said:Well I am older than you and I am beginning my first Camino in September too.
.....I always hike alone. My family gets hyper about this
I don't know if it helps but I posted my tentative pack list a few days ago under the equipment listing. I have trimmed it even more since then.
[/quote]Telluridewalker said:The thought of some 19 year old sleeping in a bed while a slower sexagenarian gets the floor doesn't sit well with me. C'mon folks, let's not forget our manners as we race toward our halos!
John
stpatricksbhoy said:Rita,
I will be sixty three in September somewhere on the Camino.
Training underway today I did 7 miles, up and down Ben Lomond (Scotland)3,200 ft.I am new to this kind of walking,have all the usual aches pains,enjoy my golf.
Buen Camino,
stpatricksbhoy.
sillydoll said:Although you are not on meds, start talking calcium supplements or a multi-vitamin before you go. Our bodies are like old cars and will benefit from a good service and fill up before we embark on a long journey!
ajp said:My wife is supportive but not interested in going along. My co workers think I am nuts, ( " and tell me again why are you doing that??"). A few years ago I would probably had the same reaction, but now, for some reason, this "camino thing" is very important.
Looking forward to seeing all you geezers on the camino!
AJP
Victoria
Rita said:I guess I am not the only one it just hits over the head.
sillydoll said:It is often difficult to have profound thoughts whilst watching where you put your feet.
sillydoll said:Sometimes the camino calls, but while you are walking it, it is just a long, hard, slog!
grilly said:Rita, you will just have the time of your life.
Buen Camino, claire
Sansthing said:As a wanna be pilgrim I am very happy to read your words, Sil. I have less than 4 weeks to go before my Camino and I was beginning to wonder whether I had got it all wrong. My plan is to have absolutely no plan at all. I shall set off in the morning and go as far as my feet want to take me. I shall check my Brierley map to see the distance to the next aubergue and decide to stop where I am or go on according to how I feel. After reading about other pilgrims´meticulous research and plans I was beginning to doubt the wisdom of my choice. Thank you.
Sandra
sillydoll said:John, I am just an evolving pilgrim.
Sansthing said:On the subject of bunk beds - some of us who are over 60 may be fine walking, but we are not necessarily as limber as someone half our age and may find it difficult to clamber up into a top bunk. Personally I see no harm in younger pilgrims showing some courtesy and consideration by swapping a lower bunk.
Sandra
Gailsie said:I also will be 60 when I start my camino in September - my first camino.
I hope to see some of the other posters somewhere along the Camino. Happy planning.
Gail
i am sort of celebrating the last year in my 50's and in doing so i am embarking on my camino on the 20th of May. This kind of marks a farewell to the fab 50's.
Deirdre said:Hi Rita,
The "September Starters" thread is under Pilgrim Introductions.
Buen Camino,
sagalouts said:Having read the thread and also being over 60 (62) have decided to do the camino this year rather than wait till next ( while I can still climb onto that bunk)
so a June the 10th start from SJPP it is.
Ian
Bring your time machine!consider what I have done and not done in my life
alexwalker said:I was sitting on a rock along the way one day, and when I suddenly looked at the sky, I saw the trails after two planes, forming a big X in the sky. It suddenly struck me: "Put an X over your past and worries, and just go on into the future, one day at a time".
I became very relieved, and from then on, my thoughts were much lighter, and I could feel, all the rest of the way, that truly, the camino had given me what I needed.
If you are normally fit for your age, the camino is ready for you; you just get ready for your camino. You will have a lifetime experience, I am sure!
PS: I should say that this year, I will walk together with my camino friend from last year, Jurgen from Germany. Jurgen is 70 this year... 8) We walked together for nearly 3 weeks last year.
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