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  1. shefollowsshells

    ShefollowsShells will be followed by five kiddos

    Super excited that my dream of taking five of my six children on the Camino is finally here! We will be leaving the first two weeks of August and actually will stay and travel around Europe for four months total . I have in the past few years walked the Frances, Finesterre, Muxia...then the...
  2. N

    walking with 9yr old Porto to Santiago

    Hi planning to walk Porto to Santiago with my 9yr old son. It this doable? Anyone who has done it with a child? What should we consider for this trip? Thanks
  3. Melanomamum

    Is it possible to travel the last 100kms with a 3.5 yr old

    Hi - I very much want to do a leg of the Camino with my son this year. We are hoping to travel in Sept. He will be 3.5 yrs old then, weighing approx 17kgs. I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice in which route would best suit us? I will be travelling alone with him and plan on carrying...
  4. Catholic Deacon

    Albergues - open?

    Hi all. We are starting from Ferrol on Sunday March 20th. We have two children aged 9 and 14 and was hoping because of this to stay in pre-booked accommodation. However as it is the Easter holidays, many hotels etc seemed to fully booked. Will the Albergues be open at this time of year and is...
  5. AndaPronto

    July with kids

    Quick "Hello"! I just joined the forum even though I have been reading for years. We are a family of 4 (9 and 10) and planning to do the first 2 weeks of the Camino Frances this July starting in SJPDP. I had grand plans to pull the kids out of school last year and do the entire route, but...
  6. A

    Important questions

    Hello. I'm planning to walk in this summer,but I have got one question. Is it possible to live in albergues if you alone and you under 18?
  7. Camino with Kids

    Family from Canada doing Camino Ingles

    Hi, We are doing our first camino pilgrimage in late August. My husband and I (mid 50's) and 5 or 6 of our 7 children (ages 12, 14, 17, 18 and 24 and maybe the 28 year old) are going to walk the Camino Ingles starting in Ferrol. We ultimately would like to walk the camino Frances but some of...
  8. Camino with Kids

    Walking with large family

    Hi. My husband and I and 5 or 6 of our children (ages 12 to 28) are walking the Camino Ingles at the end of August 2016. We fly into Coruna and have booked accommodations for 2 days in Ferrol to get over our jet lag (we are coming from Canada). Then we want to walk over 6 days but everything...
  9. Martin.P

    Best for kids - Finisterre or Sarria?

    Hi, I'm cycling Frances the end of June - my Wife & 2 Girls are meeting me in Santiago. Plans are already made, accommodation is booked for us all to continue Santiago to finisterre on foot. Now I'm starting to question these plans - would Sarria to Santiago be more suitable? I had split the...
  10. Equalisist

    Dad and son

    Hi all, My name is Noel and my son is Nico, we are 43 and 9 respectively and looking at walking the Camino Frances in the coming months. Any advice would be more than welcome, especially in regards to camping enabling us to reduce costs as I assume that my son would still need to pay for staying...
  11. ParistoCapeCod

    Second Camino with Kid: April 2016 Lugo to SdC

    Hi, my son TJ and I are heading back to "finish" April 18-28, 2016. He'll be 12.
  12. Julia Mumford

    Walking with a 13 year old

    My daughter is keen to walk the Camino with me in October this year. She is 13 years old and I am just wondering if other teenagers complete the walk or will it be too much for her? She is a walker and a keen geocacher, so she is accustomed to walking in all types of weather etc. This will...
  13. D

    First Camino (with kids)- wondering best route...?

    Hi All, My family and I, including kids aged 11 and 9 are wanting to walk for a week in April. We are wondering is Sarria to Santiago a good section to do or perhaps the Pyrenees St Jean Pied de Port to Pamplona? We are hoping for about a week's walking and really want to feel the spirit of the...
  14. J

    Camino da Costa Porto-Santiago with the family

    Hi you all, last year I walked the Camino Francès from Astorga to Compostela with a Swiss friend. This year - based on my enthousiastic stories- we will walk the Camino da Costa from Porto to Compostela with wife and kids. The 3 boys are 17, 14 and 13 yo. They are boyscouts all 3 ;-) We like...
  15. Steve Hackman

    Any advice for bringing a child in the 5-7 yr. range on the Camino Frances

    Hi all! I completed the Camino Frances with my 17 yr old son last May (2015) and we had the most wonderful experiences. Now, I would like to take my wife (who is a bit jealous of the experiences we had) and do it again. We are looking to do the Frances again in April / May 2017 but we have a...
  16. Mom2rbdl

    traveling with a family

    Our family of six is planning to walk Camino France this summer. Our children are 10-17. We are in the beginning stages of our planning. I would love to hear from others who have done this with children/as a family. Any and all tips and advice welcome. Thanks so much.
  17. Jandoraa

    Walking with children

    Hello, My partner and I had planned to walk the Camino starting September 14th in Astorga, as that,s where he left off when he last walked it. We had to cancel our tickets, sadly, so I'm starting to plan again for next year. The good news part of this is we received a full refund, not a credit...
  18. annakappa

    walking with my young son

    This is one of the nicest videos that I have ever seen about the Camino. A Korean father and his young son, I guess about 8 years old, walked the Camino back in the Spring of 2013. A joy to watch.
  19. G

    Walking with (young) children

    Hi My wife, our 2 daughters (4 & 10) and I will walk this Summer. Our little group will start from le Puy en Velay and end (or not) in Santiago. We will travel with two experienced donkeys (yes yes, both have trotted the whole trail). I'd like to hear about relevant experiences with children...
  20. caminocrazy81

    Can you get a compostela if you didn't walk the last leg?

    Hi All, We are planning on walking the camino later this year with our 3 year old. My question is as he won't have technically walked the entirety of the last leg on his own, he will have been pushed a portion of it in a push chair, can he still get a compostela? Are there any exceptions made...

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