Answers for Xose

[Marie Rosado]

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From: "Richard Ferguson" <peregrinoaATT.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 5:43 PM
Subject: Answers for Xose


> It is 744 km from St. Pied de port to Santiago.  If you figure 20 km per
day,
> that would be around 37 days.  So 1.5 months, around 45 days, should work
out.
> The British Confraternity says to allow 4 to 6 weeks, so they would also
say that
> 6 weeks is plenty.  If you plan to take various detours, days off, etc.,
you
> might want to add a few days, but I think that 1.5 months sounds very
realistic.
>
> 20 km/day = 12.5 miles.  I think that most people can maintain this pace
without
> serious difficulty.  That said, a few people will go slower, and many
faster.
>
> I would think that July in Santiago would be very busy, especially around
the
> fiesta of 25 July.   Note that I went at a much less crowded time, you
should ask
> those who have been in Santiago in July for their experiences.
>
> Richard
>
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>   Date:    Sat, 22 Feb 2003 21:34:39 EST
>   From:    Xosé Manuel Alvariño <AlvaxmaAOL.COM>
>   Subject: Richard: consultation
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>   Richard, am planning on taking 1 1/2 mo to do the Camino, starting on
June=20
>   1st, Roncesvalles. I'd like to ask you a few questions based on this.
>   1) Is that plenty of time?
>   2) What would u say, ball park, could be a daily walking average, in
miles,=20
>   with a time framework of 1 1/2 mo?
>   3) I expect to be arriving in  Santiago during the first 2 weeks in
July-how=
>   =20
>   crowded do you think that geographic area could be?
>
>