- Time of past OR future Camino
- Francés2004, Portugués,Madrid,Plata, hospi Grado
I'm planning to walk from Burgos to Santiago in March-April this year
with my husband and our son (almost 9). We have been talking about it
for about three years, but this time, for the first time, our jobs
seem to make it possible.
We're thinking about spending 20-24 days on the road, and we're not
going to be purists about our trip - if one day our son (usually a
very energetic young man!) is completely exhausted after 10
kilometres of our planned 25 km walk, we might take a taxi/bus for
the rest of the day's walk. We're also planning a few days of
rest at nice hotels on the way - this is not planned to prove how
tough we are, but to have fun and spend some time together.
We lived in Spain for a few years in the late 1990es, so we're not
anticipating language problems on the way, and we're fairly fit and
know we shouldn't carry too much stuff with us. We drove most of
this stretch by car in 1999, so we know the countryside is likely to
be green and not too hilly. Is there anything else we should think
about? Any special considerations for traveling with a child? Rainy
spring season? Closed refugios around Semana Santa?
(Anyone else planning to walk around the same time?)
All the best,
Heidi
with my husband and our son (almost 9). We have been talking about it
for about three years, but this time, for the first time, our jobs
seem to make it possible.
We're thinking about spending 20-24 days on the road, and we're not
going to be purists about our trip - if one day our son (usually a
very energetic young man!) is completely exhausted after 10
kilometres of our planned 25 km walk, we might take a taxi/bus for
the rest of the day's walk. We're also planning a few days of
rest at nice hotels on the way - this is not planned to prove how
tough we are, but to have fun and spend some time together.
We lived in Spain for a few years in the late 1990es, so we're not
anticipating language problems on the way, and we're fairly fit and
know we shouldn't carry too much stuff with us. We drove most of
this stretch by car in 1999, so we know the countryside is likely to
be green and not too hilly. Is there anything else we should think
about? Any special considerations for traveling with a child? Rainy
spring season? Closed refugios around Semana Santa?
(Anyone else planning to walk around the same time?)
All the best,
Heidi