Time/miles per day

[Gene Silva]

Cicindela:

For personal reasons I chose to begin my walk in Leon. I arrived in Santiago
fourteen days later, but took one day off enroute, which means I covered
approximately 200 miles in thirteen walking days. I was on the Camino
Frances.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cicindela Saulean" <Cici.SauleanaPOPKIN.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: Time/miles per day


> Michael,
> How long did it take you to make the walk? Which path did you take?
> Thanks,
> Cici
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Silva [mailto:ejsilvaaSWBELL.NET]
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 5:53 PM
> To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
> Subject: Time/miles per day
>
>
> Should anyone else be interested in Michael's inquiry, here is my response
> which was inadvertently sent directly to him, for what it may be worth.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gene Silva"
>  To: "Michael P. Barham
> Subject: Re: Time/miles per day
>
>
> > Michael:
> >
> > To Santiago, I spent an average of 6.4 hours on the road each day. Not
all
> > of that time was spent walking as I stopped for food, water,
conversation,
> > and to visit points of interest along the way. I covered an average of
> just
> > over 24 kilometers each day, ranging from a low of 15.5 to a high of 36.
> My
> > rate of advance was roughly 3.8 kilometers per hour which is about 2.4
> > miles. The distances are based upon personal observation of markers I
> passed
> > along the way and information provided by the map I was using (Lozano).
My
> > guess is that the map contained many errors, but I hesitate to be
critical
> > because I occasionally left the marked route. In case you are
interested,
> my
> > backpack weighed 26 pounds for the first five days whereupon I lightened
> it
> > to 22.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael P. Barham" <mpb5aduke.edu>
> > To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
> > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 2:33 AM
> > Subject: Time/miles per day
> >
> >
> > > For those who have pilgrimaged:
> > >
> > > how much time per day have you spent walking?
> > > about how many miles per day, on average?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Michael Barham
> > > mpb5aduke.edu
> > >
> >
>