[Gocamino] The distance

[Grant Spangler]

31.

Thirty one days from Saint Jean to Santiago is a bit of a push. But then, we 
all have different capacities for punishment. There is one guy from Cataluña 
who routinely does the Camino Frances in nine (9) days walking. Try not to 
emulate his errant ways.

I come into Madrid Barajas and hang a few days in Madrid to get my sea legs 
back. I have a nine hour time shift from California to Spain, and I need to 
ease into Spanish time ... tranquilo ... Don't have a Madison Avenue 
schedule if you can at all avoid it.

A confession: I have done the 28 day plan from Roncesvalles to Santiago. It 
is very do-able for the average guy. I have also taken my sweet time from 
Rocesvalles to the Holy City, ah, seven weeks. Seven is better. You get more 
of the flavor when you are not preocupied with hitting the bricks fast and 
furrious every AM.

Find something which will work for you, inside and out. Or just tell the 
folks back at work that you need more time. Or are deathly ill with some 
swine borne viral thing that you got from some jamon serrano.

Buen Camino,

Grant

Grant Spangler
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