LeslieC
Desde el otro lado del mundo ...
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2001 - SJPP to Santo Domingo
2025 - the rest!
Hola, peregrinos.
I set out from St Jean on 7 September 2001. Yes, four days before That Day in New York, so that was an interesting time for sure! Aside from that, the airline I was booked to go home on nearly went bankrupt and my left knee decided 'no more' in Santo Domingo. I bussed to Burgo and gave it a couple of days' rest - didn't help - then took the train to Santiago, on the basis that that might be the only way I'd get there!
But on the plus side, I made a friend in France I'm still in touch with, and had some amazing experiences in the short time I was walking.
Now, much later, my wife and I have taken up Nordic walking to ease the knees and are talking about having another go at the Camino in 2026, when we'll both turn 70. Madness!
Back then I was a member of the Santiagobis Yahoo group and I've already spotted a couple of names on this forum I remember (including Ivar himself). I'm sure things will have changed a lot on the infrastructure along the way, but I hope the old Camino feeling is still there. Looking around the forum, I'm pretty sure it is.
Looking forward to chatting with some of you as we go through our planning.
- Leslie
I set out from St Jean on 7 September 2001. Yes, four days before That Day in New York, so that was an interesting time for sure! Aside from that, the airline I was booked to go home on nearly went bankrupt and my left knee decided 'no more' in Santo Domingo. I bussed to Burgo and gave it a couple of days' rest - didn't help - then took the train to Santiago, on the basis that that might be the only way I'd get there!
But on the plus side, I made a friend in France I'm still in touch with, and had some amazing experiences in the short time I was walking.
Now, much later, my wife and I have taken up Nordic walking to ease the knees and are talking about having another go at the Camino in 2026, when we'll both turn 70. Madness!
Back then I was a member of the Santiagobis Yahoo group and I've already spotted a couple of names on this forum I remember (including Ivar himself). I'm sure things will have changed a lot on the infrastructure along the way, but I hope the old Camino feeling is still there. Looking around the forum, I'm pretty sure it is.
Looking forward to chatting with some of you as we go through our planning.
- Leslie