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Did met a german couple in 2019 on the CF and they were on their third part of the CF, doing it from 2017 on every year for 14 days. First year was SJPdP to Burgos, second year Burgos to Leon and third year Leon to SdC. They told me they had amazing time each year and were happy to walk together.Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
I did the Francés camino in 2 trips. 2018 and 2019. Stopped and started from the train station in Sahagun. Easy on and off place. It was important to me not to miss a step. Yes I did want to do the second part as soon as possible so I completed it the same month a year later. Yes, I was sad to leave my camino family on the first trip and wanted to complete it with them. It took a few days to join in on another camino family a year later but did. I still enjoy all camino friendships from all 3 caminos (Le Puy in 2023) to this day.Hi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
I think you've captured the pros and cons pretty well. Which side wins depends on how you weigh the factors, which is really up to you. A couple of observations, though:Hi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
Another way to mitigate this risk is to give yourself more time than you think you will need. When I did my 2016 Camino with my son, I went a bit overboard on this. I thought it would take a month or so walking and asked for three months off work! That worked out to: a half month before we flew to Spain to prepare; two months in Spain; a half a month after I returned to recover before resuming work. I figured we would spend a month walking and a month seeing the rest of Spain. As it turned out, we took six weeks walking and had a couple of weeks for the rest of Spain. I was glad to have had plenty of cushion! If giving yourself a cushion to mitigate this risk makes it longer than your boss is willing to give you, that weights the scales towards breaking it into two.- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
This si certainly something a number of people report regretting who jump ahead, or split their Camino in two, or otherwise depart from the simple straightforward "walk from the beginning and continue until the end" (wherever their beginning happens to be). On the other hand, not everyone joins a "camino family" (I think it has happened to me once on 4 Caminos.) So that reduces the risk. And there is always the possibility of joining a new "camino family" on the second trip, doubling the number of valuable relationships you make.- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
Only one of the people my partner and I met at the start were there at the end. We did the CF very slowly. But, we met and lost people on the way. At least 3 of them were there at the Pilgrim’s mass with us just after we arrived in Santiago. One person we met on our last day! They all felt like close friends and the joy we all had, first timers and those who had completed many Caminos was special and something I’ll always remember. Despite this, special connections happen all along the Way and I don’t think it is always about the finish. Buen Camino.Hi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
Hi mjosHi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
Good luck, Buen Camino and add in Muxia ( you have time )Thank you all, I have read all your replies and insights with a lot of thought, they are really helpful.It sounds like I'm in for an amazing journey both ways, though walking it in one go has a bit more preference.
The situation at work is that if I'm splitting it, I can probably manage with my regular days leave, but to do it in one go I'm gonna have to ask for unpaid leave. So including Finisterre I'm looking at 6 weeks off work averaging at 21km/day and 2 rest days.
I think that I'm just going to ask my boss for those 6 weeks, and if he is willing to grant me the leave I'll probably do the Francés in one go. Otherwise I'll do either the primitivo or the first half of the francés, though the Francés gets more often recommended for first timers
I'm just going to interject here (as I always do once the Primitivo gets talked about) that if you get 3 weeks, the Salvador/Primitivo combination is a sweet, sweet pair of Caminos that naturally connect. You would start in Leon. Check back here if you decide to go that route, because it is good to get the right guides if you are doing the Salvador. It isn't as easy for a first timer as some of the other routes without a bit of advance research, but it is certainly doable and very rewarding.I think that I'm just going to ask my boss for those 6 weeks, and if he is willing to grant me the leave I'll probably do the Francés in one go. Otherwise I'll do either the primitivo or the first half of the francés, though the Francés gets more often recommended for first timers
It is fine to reach out for advice; however, no one out there, absolutely no one, has walked in your shoes. As such, requesting advice can be a dangerous thing especially because almost all people love giving advice even though they are not the ones taking the advice (including me). I am just posing a hyppethetical question . . . 'Why, given that you have provided a good list of pros and cons, are you not able to make this decision? I am not criticizing you; rather, I am assuming you have the full abilities and capabilities to make this decision yourself without being overrly influcenced by another person when that person's advice may work for them but be quite bad for you. Between you and the Lord, I figure you can make this decision and, whatever it is, it will be fine.Hi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
I think the decision was made above in post #22.I am just posing a hyppethetical question . . . 'Why, given that you have provided a good list of pros and cons, are you not able to make this decision?
Hi I started from the Netherlands last year and take it at a lower pace each year. So this year in spring did Givet to Vézelay and in about 2 weeks Vézelay to probably Le Puy-en-velay. Next spring I pick it up there and see how far i get etc. Reason for doing so is that at my age (68) even it's the new 58 I feel.okay now-and walking like 5 weeks in a row it's still.pleasant. no injuries so far and you can pack according to the season. I am.in no hurry and it's my way meaning it can be done the way you like it best.I understand when you still work it's harder to get a long time off but to cut it pieces it's a vacation all the time no matter how long you take. It's not a contest it's a walk to take by yourself and enjoy doing it. Visit places along the way and some day you get there. So I hope for me maybe next year or the next i will arrive but its the way itself that is whatvits all about. I wish you wisdom with your decision.Hi folks,
I (28) am new here and I'm planning to walk the Camino Francés next year. I have wanted to make a solo trip for a long time and I would like to take some time to contemplate life and escape the daily rush for a bit. Furthermore I love hiking, Spain and (Spanish) food and like to meet interesting people on the way.
Some years ago I took a Spanish A2 course so my Spanish is fairly okay. I'm figuratively stepping into my mom's shoes, she walked the Camino all the way from home in the Netherlands, spread out over the last 10 years. I'm just going to do the part in Spain though.
I'm just not really sure yet if I'm gonna do it all at once or split it in two spread over two years.
These are my considerations:
Split it in two:
+ Easier to get days off from work
+ I can choose a less crowded period for each part
+ I can note how many km's a day I walk in the first part. Makes planning a return flight on part 2 easier
- Feel like I leave behind my camino family, and start part two without people I've met in part one
- Might feel like it's not finished for a year
- Not walking long enough to really get in tune with myself
Doing it all in one go:
+ The complete experience from beginning to end
+ I see the people I met along the way all the way to the end
- Harder to get free from work
- I have to guess how fast I'm gonna walk due to my flight back I have to book
Did anyone else have to make this decision? What was your deciding factor?
And for the people who walked it in two parts, have you felt any of the cons mentioned above?
Thank you
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