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This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself.
I love that thought. I'll be cycling from Montserrat in May, but the sentiment is the same: I've been training for this all my life.It's just a walk - that's all. Tell them you've been training for it since you were about a year old.
Stick around these forums for very long, ask a few questions, and you'll find just as many opinions here too!Welcome to the club.....alot of us have had to deal with that. That's why we come here to this awesome forum to be surrounded by people that "get it".
The Camino is not a superhuman activity --- just a human activity. And often, the very best of humanity shines forth. I saw more kindness and generosity in 33 days, than probably in 33 years. I experienced instant community with people I had never before met, from countries I've only seen on maps, and cultures I won't pretend to understand. The community of Camino pilgrims, for all its variety and sometimes differences, is bound by a fundamental experience --- we walk, we pedal, we ride, we seek, we laugh, we cry, we suffer, we triumph, and we are so very, wonderfully, beautifully human from one moment to the next along this most ancient of routes.
Hello everyone - My walk is getting closer and closer and I've noticed a change in the way folks around me talk about my forthcoming adventure.
A few months ago folks perhaps thought I wasn't serious, or perhaps I would change my mind? These days it seems that everyone has an opinion... and often these opinions are not very comforting!
This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
This is just a flavour of the kind of thing I'm hearing. Is it the same for any of you? It's disheartening... it feels like some folks are really saying that they think I'm crazy or they doubt I'll succeed. I feel that if anything goes wrong and I dont get to Santiago they'll all be saying... I told you so...
At least my workload is easing an I'll be back walking next week!
Don't listen to them! You will be fine and when you return they will be full of admiration for you even if you have to stop for some reason through injury, (as I had to after 580 kms). I didn't walk 12 kms every day, just occasionally. I never had a problem with beds (May-June). I did take far too much 'stuff', but was very glad of my iPad mini, my poles, my gaiters, poncho and baseball cap (think poncho hood falling down over face in a headwind!). I can't wait to start again, now not possible until April 2015 as my husband is having chemo. Wishing you well, with envy.Hello everyone - My walk is getting closer and closer and I've noticed a change in the way folks around me talk about my forthcoming adventure.
A few months ago folks perhaps thought I wasn't serious, or perhaps I would change my mind? These days it seems that everyone has an opinion... and often these opinions are not very comforting!
This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
This is just a flavour of the kind of thing I'm hearing. Is it the same for any of you? It's disheartening... it feels like some folks are really saying that they think I'm crazy or they doubt I'll succeed. I feel that if anything goes wrong and I dont get to Santiago they'll all be saying... I told you so...
At least my workload is easing an I'll be back walking next week!
You don't have to walk any set distance each day unless you must return home in a set number of days. Otherwise, you can walk as far as you want each day. Do individual refugios get full sometimes? Yes, of course. Is the next one 25 km away? No, absolutely not. There may be one across the street or a few blocks away. There are also plenty of rural casas (bed and breakfasts) and cheap hotels. Absolute worst case scenario is that you have to take a taxi 5 miles forward or five miles back to get a place to sleep. But rest assured you will find a place to sleep each night with little or no hassle.
This is one of the most beautiful opinions I have read on this forum. And I am sure we all echo the thought. Thank you @koilife for these wonderful words.
I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
Hi Bajaracer,My only real opinion is get your pack weight under 7KG and you'll be happier.
Hi......
Sure, we all have to walk 20-30 k every day
Ania (57 years old) Gdansk, Poland
I arrived with exactly that kind of timetable you talk about avoiding. The old adage, "Man plans and God laughs," played itself out in spades with me. My son and I had a return flight to the US with plenty of time to spare. My timetable (read: agenda) was intended to give extra time to stay long at some Camino locations, as well as to visit a number of off-Camino locations. I underestimated the overall effect of day after day of walking on my body overall, but I was OK with the extra suffering to keep my schedule. Then, my son developed tendinitis with his knee, and that agenda went out the window.The most valuable advice I received when I first walked the Camino was "don't have a timetable". Sure, travelling from Australia I have a return flight date. But I either give myself a VERY generous number of days, or (more often) don't have any preconceived destination.
Hello everyone - My walk is getting closer and closer and I've noticed a change in the way folks around me talk about my forthcoming adventure.
A few months ago folks perhaps thought I wasn't serious, or perhaps I would change my mind? These days it seems that everyone has an opinion... and often these opinions are not very comforting!
This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
This is just a flavour of the kind of thing I'm hearing. Is it the same for any of you? It's disheartening... it feels like some folks are really saying that they think I'm crazy or they doubt I'll succeed. I feel that if anything goes wrong and I dont get to Santiago they'll all be saying... I told you so...
At least my workload is easing an I'll be back walking next week!
I have also taken found some comfort, assurance and encouragement from these responses as I am commencing the Camino Frances in four weeks from today.This has been comforting to me to listen to all these replys. First camino coming up in August.
Dropping 16 kilos is huge for its impact in every respect. I wish I had done so for my first camino. I will have done so by my second.I've lost 8 kilos and I'm determined to keep my pack under 8 kilos... and I hope to lose another 8kg before I leave...
I agree Magwood....smiles.This is one of the most beautiful opinions I have read on this forum. And I am sure we all echo the thought. Thank you @koilife for these wonderful words.
What a great way to start a monday morning... reading so much inspiration from you all
And, what a lovely way to end a Monday afternoon....reading all these positive and encouraging responses.....Smiles.What a great way to start a monday morning... reading so much inspiration from you all
The Canadian/Brazilian found it. The reports said he was found more than a week later last year after tumbling off a cliff while wandering through the snow. I agree that you cannot find that cliff on the marked route, but ...BTW, I have yet to find the mythical "cliff of death"
The Canadian/Argentinian found it. The reports said he was found more than a week later last year after tumbling off a cliff while wandering through the snow. I agree that you cannot find that cliff on the marked route, but ...
The Brazilian executive Gilbert Janeri, 43, was found dead on the morning of Friday the forestry police of Navarre, one of the trails near the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
According to local authorities, Gilbert fell off a cliff.
Hello everyone - My walk is getting closer and closer and I've noticed a change in the way folks around me talk about my forthcoming adventure.
A few months ago folks perhaps thought I wasn't serious, or perhaps I would change my mind? These days it seems that everyone has an opinion... and often these opinions are not very comforting!
This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
This is just a flavour of the kind of thing I'm hearing. Is it the same for any of you? It's disheartening... it feels like some folks are really saying that they think I'm crazy or they doubt I'll succeed. I feel that if anything goes wrong and I dont get to Santiago they'll all be saying... I told you so...
At least my workload is easing an I'll be back walking next week!
Don't forget all the stories about falling off that mythical "cliff of death" somewhere along Stage 1. The very one that led to the death of Emilio Estevez aka Daniel in the movie. If you believe all the reports of the deaths during stage 1 you will also be led to believe there are also flesh eating wolves and birds of prey waiting for you to wander near said cliff!
Just like you don't need to check under your bed every night for the bogeyman, please pay attention to what the locals have to say about crossing the mountain on the days you plan to cross. Snow, rain and high winds are common many times during the year and can be a reason to wait a day or take the Valcarlos.
BTW, I have yet to find the mythical "cliff of death" but I'm sure it exists somewhere, if you are fool hearty enough not to follow the arrows.
BTW, I have yet to find the mythical "cliff of death" but I'm sure it exists somewhere, if you are fool hearty enough not to follow the arrows.
T2andreo,
I share your concern but my post was meant to be a tongue in cheek "sick humor" and not to be taken seriously, just like the boogey man under one's bed.
I have met a number of people in Biarritz who have walked the GR10 and they consider pilgrims on the Camino to be "wimps." They think we follow a way where we have comfy places to stay every night and don't have to carry a cooking kit. The GR10 is a spectacularly "dangerous" route from Hendaye to Perpignan and one I want to conquer one day when my son has the time to walk it with me, he is 40 and I am 68.
I too have been "nearly" run over by bikers, one memorable encounter was in a muddy ditch where there was no way to evade a peleton of 10 Spanish riders other than dive into the mud.
There are many place where someone can trip and fall and end their Camino, but my real point was about Stage 1 and to listen to the local about the conditions and don't walk if you are warned not to walk to Roncesvalles from SJPdP.
I live here and the storms, while predictable, they come out of no where some times and they will blow you on your a** with no warning.
Love and Peace to all!
Buen Camino
Hello everyone - My walk is getting closer and closer and I've noticed a change in the way folks around me talk about my forthcoming adventure.
A few months ago folks perhaps thought I wasn't serious, or perhaps I would change my mind? These days it seems that everyone has an opinion... and often these opinions are not very comforting!
This week I've been told I have to walk 25km every day and I have to finish each stage before the doors close... if I dont arrive in time at the refugio the doors will close and I'll have to walk the next stage (25km) to find a bed!
I've been told that it takes 2 years to train for the camino - I should be walking 12km every day for at least 6 months to have any hope of success.
I've been told that no-one walks the whole length in one go... it should be done in one or two week chunks
I've been told I must take a day off every 4 days or I'll exhaust myself
This is just a flavour of the kind of thing I'm hearing. Is it the same for any of you? It's disheartening... it feels like some folks are really saying that they think I'm crazy or they doubt I'll succeed. I feel that if anything goes wrong and I dont get to Santiago they'll all be saying... I told you so…
At least my workload is easing an I'll be back walking next week!
Stick around these forums for very long, ask a few questions, and you'll find just as many opinions here too!
The Camino is not a superhuman activity --- just a human activity. And often, the very best of humanity shines forth. I saw more kindness and generosity in 33 days, than probably in 33 years. I experienced instant community with people I had never before met, from countries I've only seen on maps, and cultures I won't pretend to understand. The community of Camino pilgrims, for all its variety and sometimes differences, is bound by a fundamental experience --- we walk, we pedal, we ride, we seek, we laugh, we cry, we suffer, we triumph, and we are so very, wonderfully, beautifully human from one moment to the next along this most ancient of routes.
It sounds like your children are carbon copies of my boys.I have 3 kids and they all have a different opinion. Youngest one says she doesn't want me to do it as she's scared for me being alone. Middle one is all for it and full of encouragement and the eldest one just sniggers a lot and doesn't believe that I will do it.
All is well.This is one of the best descriptions of the Camino I have ever read. Fits my own experience perfectly. Thank you.
I quoted you today on the APOC Facebook page. I hope that was ok. Your wisdom needed to be shared.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/574...48/?comment_id=10152326489622348¬if_t=like
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