[Gocamino] Am I getting all the messages?

[Sue Kenney]

Jeff,

I am envious of you. My first Camino was in November/December 2001 and in fact,
tomorrow is the anniversary day of my arrival back home. I walked fast; from
SJPP to Santiago in 29 days. That's because it was cold and so I didn't spend a
lot of time resting at the side of the path.

Be sure to have the warmest sleeping bag possible. I found that although the
temperature went just below freezing at night, it was the dampness that really
bothered me. I would get a cold feeling that rested in my bones and often it
took up to 5 minutes to stop shivering when I got into bed. The showers are
usually ceramic tiled and that makes for a very cold experience too.

Bring layers of light clothing. I found I would start the day off with 4 layers,
by afternoon, I was down to 1 or 2 layers and then in the late afternoon, I
would be adding layers again. At the same time, my nose ran constantly!

The days are short since the sun rises at 8:30am and set around 5:30pm. I walked
in the dark all the time and loved it. I lost my flashlight in SJPP and didn't
have one for the entire walk; contrary to what others believe, it can be done
without modern conveniences.

It's also difficult to figure out when to do laundry because the heat is turned
off in many of the refugios at 10pm and doesn't come on until 6 or 7 the next
morning. You can't be sure your clothes will dry and it's a drag to have to
carry wet clothes; I did that once.

Any other questions, just email me on or off line.

Buen Camino, pilgrim.

Sue

sue.kenney at sympatico.ca
www.suekenney.ca
Kathy Gower wrote:

> oooh lucky you...Sue Kenney did a winter Camino as did Michael Wyatt, but
> you're the only one I know of going right now...you'll be hitting the meseta
> as well, so keep warm and you'll be in our thoughts...
>
> contact me offline if you'd like their e-mail addreses...
>
> From: "Jeff Stys" <jstys at uwtgc.org>
> To: "Kathy Gower"
> <kathygower at hotmail.com>,<peregrino at att.net>,<GOCAMINO at oakapple.net>
> Subject: RE: [Gocamino] Am I getting all the messages?
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:02:52 -0600
>
> I am one of the 'few pilgrims' who is heading off to Spain in a few
> days.
>
> I plan to walk from Pamplona to Leon in about 15 days.  I did the Leon
> to Santiago route in September 02.
>
> As a Houstonian, I've gone out and stocked up on warm clothes. I'm
> really looking forward to it but, as my flight approaches, I am getting
> a bit nervous about all that solitude.
>
> Is anyone else planning a winter camino?  I'll do a quick summary of my
> trip when I get back after the first of the year.
>
> Happy Holidays.
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gocamino-bounces at oakapple.net
> [mailto:gocamino-bounces at oakapple.net] On Behalf Of Kathy Gower
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 9:17 AM
> To: peregrino at att.net; GOCAMINO at oakapple.net
> Subject: RE: [Gocamino] Am I getting all the messages?
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> There have been very few messages, but there is also a feature of this
> list
> serve as I understand it...that replies to a post go only to the maker
> unless one clicks on "reply all".  I think that is to discourage a lot
> of
> "same here" or "ditto" type replies.
>
> It's the quiet season right now, too, with few pilgrims actually on the
> road
> and dreams of next year's journeies rather chthonic at the moment, ready
> to
> burst forth in the spring....
>
> my two cents, anyway
> ------
> From: peregrino at att.net
> To: GOCAMINO at oakapple.net
> Subject: [Gocamino] Am I getting all the messages?
> Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2004 04:28:30 +0000
>
> I get a few messages from GOCAMINO at oakapple.net, but they seem to be
> relatively few, maybe one a day or less.  I was inclined to think that
> things were OK because I get some messages, but if I am getting all the
> messages, the group has become relatively inactive.  So, is there a
> technical problem, or is the message load just light?
>
> Richard
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