inspiredjen
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (4-2013)
Reverse Camino Frances (5-2016)
Attempted Camino (8-2019)
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I allowed 39 days the first time because I factored in rest and sightseeing days. To my great surprise, I found that long distance walking is my thing and I end the day with lots of energy in reserve. Consequently I didn't take any rest days and arrived in Santiago well ahead of schedule. I decided to walk to Finisterre and, on my return, had a few days in Santiago meeting up with people I had met along the way.inspiredjen said:I'm planning to walk next spring and have the option of taking longer from SJPP to Santiago than the recommended minimum of +/- 33 days. Ahh, self-employment.
If you could take 6 weeks to walk it, would you? And what would you do with the extra time?
Blessings on your journey!
sillydoll said:I don't think there are recommended minimums - different guide books offer different guidelines to average walking schedules.
In 2001 I made the mistake of slavishly following Nancy Frey's Camino guide in the Lonely Planet. 27 days from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Some days we walked 18km and others 40km - an average of 28km per day. Now 37 to 42 days or 20km - 23km per day is just right for me!
In late spring - May/June - if you choose to take longer, you have a dichotomy of choice. If you get up early and racewalk to the next town you might have to wait for the albergue to open and in many places will have a very long afternoon with nothing to do. (Some places are so small they don't even have village status so there is nothing to see).
If you dawdle and take your time getting there you might find that there is no room at the inn when you arrive. Budget for an occasional private room just in case the Completo signs are up.
Lise T said:True David
If I was closer I would have been back sooner.....Its amazing how the Camino just gets into your bones......and creates this pull to just go back. It doesnt demand anything or expect anything from me....its like a old woolly comfortable jersey that is so nice to put back on again. :wink:
I only had less than two weeks last time on the Camino...and while it was what I needed at the time..... I just knew when I was there...that I would be back. Good health permitting.....fingers crossed I will make it. And it will be nice to have more time to just .......Be there.
Glad I gave you a bit of a chuckle.
mralisn said:My thought is to take as much time as you can, and wander as much as you like. Do what pleases your soul and elevates your spirit.
What "extra time"? Who tells you how much time you need to walk what distance, stop on the way, visit churches, museums, monasteries, "off-Camino" sites (Las Medulas near Ponferrado, Sto. Domingo de Silos, f.e.) and enjoy your time reflecting and pondering why you should be rushing your life?inspiredjen said:If you could take 6 weeks to walk it, would you? And what would you do with the extra time?!
I've walked in September and in June, slept on a mattress on the floor many times (feels just the same as sleeping on a bed) and outside in Cacabelos though, thankfully, under the awning.sillydoll said:Its one of the negative things about the Camino to find full albergues - all beds taken by those who get up at 4am and rush to be first in line when the albergue opens!
If you arrive fairly early your chances of getting a bed are good. If you saunter and dawdle into the late afternoon you might not find a bed!
You may feel a residual bed race at this time, but the crowding will be gone. Sometimes there is a weekend burst of activity that gives you an uneasy feeling, but you should be confident that you will not have a problem finding a bed. July and August are the months where finding a bed can require some extra walking.We are walking SJPP to Santiago and maybe on to the coast starting mid September.
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