Our first Camino, we started in SJPDP and arrived in Roncesvalles at 8:04 p.m. Not because we started late from SJPDP, but because we ran into snow on the trail, and because of the snow (and fog), we had trouble in one area finding markers and...
Hi Kathar1na,
I meant that we must be ready for the day of our departure, that we must value our life, enjoying every moment of it, without failing to say what could be said, without learning what could be learned, in other words, without living...
If he gets that far, then he should have no problem. Both times I went through there, I was young and fit and as fast a walker as OP.
The issue isn't there -- it's getting such a late start from SJPP that's clearly problematic.
My usual 6 Kph...
Please remember this is a pilgrimage. Give yourself time, follow sage advice and enjoy the path, the other pilgrims, the beauty of the trail and the inspiration of the hundreds of years of pilgrims taking this path before you.
Hi there
I did this route in June and there are several sections on the Napoleon route which are like descending on marble, super slippery and steep and through forest. We did them on our bums. They come at the end and If it's raining and...
Hi Scott,
About this Emergency topic, forum participant Kathar1na, in post #179, offered the SOS_Pilgrim_Map and it contains valuable information.I would like to highlight the ones that I consider important in general:
- The Emergency phone 112...
I thought the second part of your post was spot-on. "evaluate ... adjust" BUT with the proviso of starting cautiously for a few days and then increasing effort until you reach your limit, if you want to.
That is hard to achieve if day 1 is to...
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