Eight days

[David Hough]

Having no expectations at all seems to be a good plan,
since a very common comment is that what people got
was not was they expected.    Anyway it worked for me
fairly well.

But if I were going for only a few days, I'd certainly
want them to be  continuous.   Ponferrada
through Galicia to Santiago, then to Fisterra - via
Muxia in order to get the experience of not being in
a crowd - that took me 12 hiking days, but others
might be faster.   The ascent to O Cebreiro is
essential!

As for seeing everything, another thing that almost
everybody says is that they want to repeat the walk
because they missed so much.   This seems to be true
whether they were fast or slow.    If I ever do the
Camino Frances again, I'd try to stay at places
halfway
between the places I stayed at this year.


--- B'midbar <bamidbaraCAMINANTE.US> wrote:
> 40 km/day is 24 miles/day, a distance I can (and
> have) walk quite
> comfortably in six hours time for multiple days on
> end.  Not saying that's a
> hard, fast number - just a number that I can easily
> accommodate.  A number
> that, if my readings are correct, I could
> accommodate by noon daily, leaving
> me the bulk of the day to do as I previously
> stated... 'putter.'  (BTW, I'm
> fluent in Spanish and conversant in French).
> Certainly my expectation is
> there may be days when I do more, others where I may
> do less.  I have no
> expectations in that regard.  I did, and do, in
> fact, have every intention
> of spending a full day in Santiago prior to
> returning to Paris.  As regards
> jet lag on transcontinental trips, it's never been a
> problem for me.
>
> Yes, splitting up the route may entail some
> logistical overhead, and that
> was anticipated, but there wasn't an initial
> consideration for three
> separate segments, just an open solicitation as to
> what's out there.
> However, as this is MY camino trip, I leave myself
> that levity should that
> be my path.
>
> I go with no expectations at all.  No hurries, no
> worries, just eight
> days... for whatever.  I'm sure I won't be
> disappointed.
>
> That... would be my point.
>
> Regards, B'midbar.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Ferguson" <peregrinoaATT.NET>
> To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:36 PM
> Subject: Eight days
>
>
> > 40 km/day sounds huge to me.  The issue in my mind
> is how many days in a
> row can you do
> > that?  I suggest planning 30 km/day,  to allow
> time to look around, etc.
> (I suggest 20 km/day
> > for the average pilgrim). If you need to do 40 km
> some day because you did
> fewer km another
> > day, you will have that option.
> >
> > It sounds like you have allowed zero days in
> Santiago, I suggest a minimum
> of 24 hours there,
> > I was happy to spend more than 48 hours there.
> >
> > Jet lag will take it's toll on the first few days,
> I usually figure to
> lose a day at each end to jet
> > lag, and I was subpar for several days on my
> pilgrimage, could not get my
> sleep schedule
> > straightened out.
> >
> > If you walk two different segments, you would
> necessarily spend some time,
> maybe most of a
> > day, using public transport to connect the
> segments, with the accompanying
> hassle.  To do
> > three separate sections in 8 days sounds like a
> joke rather than a good
> plan, one that would
> > only make sense if you have a support vehicle and
> driver.
> >
> > It all sounds so hurried that it would seem to be
> defeating the purpose of
> a pilgrimage.  Kind of
> > like a "If this is Tuesday, I must be in Galicia"
> bus tour.  I would
> drastically cut back and
> > simplify your plan.
> >
> > Richard
> >


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