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lynnejohn said:That's easy!
OVERPACKING.
Arn said:On the top of the Alto del Perdon we encountered a downpour and then high winds....40 mph/64km...gusting to 60 mph/96km. We had to get off the plateau and quickly. My "quickly" resulted in my falling down the boulder laden trail, severely injuring my right knee. By the time I reached Estella and visited the ambulatoria...I was told by the Doctor to go home.
Arn
My biggest mistake was thinking that the Camino was just the next in a long line of hikes I'd taken around the world and previously conquered by doing it...my way.
The Camino will make and remake you each and every time you decide to walk the Way. And, when you complete the Camino...you will get home and realize the Camino isn't finished with you yet!
Buen "get your head out of your a...er, out of the clouds" Camino,
Arn
in fact worrying too much - will I find somewhere to sleep? will I die of a heart attack on the route Napoleon-will I fail!!
but the the biggest mistake of all was thinking I could tick the box and move on.
Ian
Kialoa3 said:What Was Your Biggest Mistake....
VT said, hindsight is 20/20
Arn said:I'd say VT had way to much hind sighting on his Camino.
Rebekah Scott said:I think my biggest mistake was getting too caught up in the people I walked with.
Rebekah Scott said:If something doesn´t work out, just keep walking and something else will present itself.
Reb.
RestlessRose said:Mistakes :
@Rebekah & VT : I was fortunate I befriended two lovely ladies at the start of my journey, and we "kept" company all the way to Santiago. We would decide the night before approximately how far we may wish to walk the next day, and where we may wish to stay. We would breakfast together, and set out together. As we walk fairly similar pace, we were always sort of a little ways ahead or behind each other (some days it may be a km or two). After an hour or two of solitary walking, one would stop to wait for the other, have a little bite and a chat, then continue walking, to eventually meet up at the intended destination. Somedays we lunch together. In this manner, we kept company and yet gave each other our desired solitute.
Buen Camino
Rebecca
Amen.William Marques said:Hurrying
Alan Pearce said:I have allowed 40 days to reach Compostela, including 2 nights at Salamanca over Easter, and hope to reach Muxia 13th May.
Steve.Belfast said:Not getting the footwear right. I walked a section of the Camino from SJPP to Estella/Lizarra, about 110km, wearing Brasher Superlite boots without any foot problems.
The following year I walked final 100 km from Sarria to Santiago. But in between times i had my boots resoled and heeled. Within a couple of days the sole of my left foot seemed one massive blister. If you're carrying too much in your pack you can lighten it. If you're carrying an injury the only thing to do is grit your teeth and carry on or rest up.
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