Hi - was hoping to get the opinion of some people experienced with this route. My original plan was for the original 900km Camino, however this was 10 years ago when I was in better health and fitness. Since then 'life' has happened, knee injuries, bad hips, some arthritis. Also lack of available holidays to commit to such a journey.
I was dismayed until I discovered the Camino Primitivo route. It seems much more reasonable for me - I would only need to take off around 3 weeks it seems, and I have a window open mid September this year. I currently do around 3-4 10km walks each week, often up steep hills so I'm not too concerned about my fitness. However obviously I realise I will need to walk much longer each day.
Just wanted the experts opinion, is 2 months enough time to prepare for this? Mid September a decent time to start? Can anyone offer any advice for this route? I understand it looks a tad more challenging in terms of terrain. It's been a dream of mine to do the Camino since 2012, so I'm hoping I can at least do the short version in my lifetime
I'm 42.
Any advice welcome - feel free to be honest.
I was dismayed until I discovered the Camino Primitivo route. It seems much more reasonable for me - I would only need to take off around 3 weeks it seems, and I have a window open mid September this year. I currently do around 3-4 10km walks each week, often up steep hills so I'm not too concerned about my fitness. However obviously I realise I will need to walk much longer each day.
Just wanted the experts opinion, is 2 months enough time to prepare for this? Mid September a decent time to start? Can anyone offer any advice for this route? I understand it looks a tad more challenging in terms of terrain. It's been a dream of mine to do the Camino since 2012, so I'm hoping I can at least do the short version in my lifetime
Any advice welcome - feel free to be honest.