Children on Camino??

[Lydia Banales]

My son did Mt.Whitney at age 9. He actually probably did it twice
because he would run ahead then come back to his father and uncle over
and over. When he got home, he said, "Mom, I feel lazy." I said," No
son, what you are feeling is called tired!" Lydia

Kathy and Phil Dahl-Bredine wrote:

>My son climbed Mt. Whitney - highest in the continental USA - at age 10 with
>his dad and grandpa - a total of 22 miles up and down.  Don't underestimate
>kids!  If your grandson is  reasonably physically fit and an athlete, I'd
>bet he could do it, though we have yet to start our first Camino, so I don't
>know the route yet - we're leaving St. Jean Pied de Port on about April 30.
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>Good luck,
>Kathy in Mexico
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "m j anderson" <mjayceeaWORLDNET.ATT.NET>
>To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:12 AM
>Subject: Re: Children on Camino??
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>>Has anyone had experience with children on the (whew!) Route de Napoleon
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>from St. Jean
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>>Pied De Port to Roncesvalles?
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>>My son and daughter-in-law  (very fit) want to take their 10 year old son
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>>May (not whole Camino,  just this one day) This young boy is a hockey
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>player, very
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>>energetic, and anxious to go, but --am I an over protective "Grand
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>Mary"?-- it seems too
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>>arduous and  risky for a child (to me).  I've suggested another segment of
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>the Road, but
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>>to no avail. ANy thoughts?
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>>Best to all,
>>MJ Anderson
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