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<DIV><SPAN class=625502523-15042004>Judith,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=625502523-15042004>Leon is 100 miles from Santiago, and a good
place to start. The stretch from Burgos to Leon isn't nearly so attractive
as that from Leon on, so If you can only hike 100 miles I'd suggest Leon.
If you want to see Burgos, do so and take the train (or bus) from Burgos to
Leon. I'm 65+ and hiked in '01 and am going again this year.
If you are in good shape, you should be fine. Make sure you keep you
backpack light and have good broken in footwear. I'd suggest you get the
Confraternaties Guide book for the Camino Frances (<A
href="http://www.csj.org.uk">www.csj.org.uk</A>) to plan your trip. Go
back into the GOCAMINO archives as there are a number of posts and lists on what
to take (as little as possible). </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=625502523-15042004>Jack</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Road to Santiago
Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Judith
Rosenthal<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 15, 2004 12:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> planning trip<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I
am a teacher (ESL) in a junior college in New York and an planning
to make the pilgrimage along as much of the Camino as I can in the
last week of May and the first few weeks of June. I am 75 years old but
have hiked most of my life and even though I am much slower now, I hope I will
be able to do at least do the last 100 miles. I am not sure where I
should start - I would particularly like to see Burgos but that may be too
great a distance. I intend to hike only about 8 to 10 miles a day and
enjoy what I am passing through. I will be going alone, though hope to meet
people along the way. Any advice about what would be a good place to
start, places I should not miss along the way, nitty-gritty of what is
really important to take would be appreciated. I have been reading your
wonderful and helpful answers to e-mail sent in. </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>