MeganG22
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPdP-->SdC
(Oct3-Nov3 2012)
Pamplona-->SdC
(Oct1-Oct29 2014)
Upcoming!
Pamplona-->SdC
May 1-? 2017
Hello all.
I'm a long time lurker of this site, and made some posts earlier last year-- since we meant to walk in October of 2011-- but life got in the way and different plans were made. I came back to this site after many months and felt, strangely enough, like I had come home, as if "oh yes, this is the trip I'm supposed to do" and it feels familiar and comforting. We will be starting our walk in mid-September this year.
I mostly browse previous subjects, so as not to ask the same questions all the first timers ask. And I feel that I can get most basic information from those posts (sleeping bag or liner?? Which shoes?? Which backpack?? What to pack?? etc etc I have decided to loosen my grip on planning EVERY detail, and trust that many answers will come with time, and mistakes will be made but that's okay. I want to become a more relaxed traveler and not try to control everything. We will be booking roundtrip flights from San Francisco to London, with about two months in between flights, so we will not be rushed on our Camino and will also have time to travel a bit after.
This is where my question comes in. I have found a few posts about what to do when you're done with the walk-- and many of them involve how to get back to your starting point-- and I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for MORE places to go and see? I know Finisterre is recommended, and I'd love to go. But anything else? Anything else you have seen and loved? Has anyone gone into Portugal? Or gone somewhere that otherwise would be overlooked? I would love to hear from any of you.
Hoping to post more-
Megan
I'm a long time lurker of this site, and made some posts earlier last year-- since we meant to walk in October of 2011-- but life got in the way and different plans were made. I came back to this site after many months and felt, strangely enough, like I had come home, as if "oh yes, this is the trip I'm supposed to do" and it feels familiar and comforting. We will be starting our walk in mid-September this year.
I mostly browse previous subjects, so as not to ask the same questions all the first timers ask. And I feel that I can get most basic information from those posts (sleeping bag or liner?? Which shoes?? Which backpack?? What to pack?? etc etc I have decided to loosen my grip on planning EVERY detail, and trust that many answers will come with time, and mistakes will be made but that's okay. I want to become a more relaxed traveler and not try to control everything. We will be booking roundtrip flights from San Francisco to London, with about two months in between flights, so we will not be rushed on our Camino and will also have time to travel a bit after.
This is where my question comes in. I have found a few posts about what to do when you're done with the walk-- and many of them involve how to get back to your starting point-- and I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for MORE places to go and see? I know Finisterre is recommended, and I'd love to go. But anything else? Anything else you have seen and loved? Has anyone gone into Portugal? Or gone somewhere that otherwise would be overlooked? I would love to hear from any of you.
Hoping to post more-
Megan