A Brief Report In My Latest Camino.

[sandyRoe]

Hazlinny,

I did, just arrived home last night.

A bit of background.  My Camino friend recently retired, at 60, and he saw an opportunity to walk the entire thing in one go. Unfortunately , during his training rambles he injured a tendon.  His partner wasn't as fit as she might have been, and I felt as though I'd never walk any distance again.

So we agreed to walk from Sarria to Santiago, a mere 112km rather than the long walk of 800km.

The guide books suggest around 20km each day but that would have been too much for us.  We'd book two nights in a town and walk about 7km until we reached a cafe/bar where we could phone a taxi to take us back to our starting point.  The next day another taxi to where we'd stopped and continue the walking, having booked accommodation in the next town.

It was a very slow Camino but I was proud of myself that I'd managed it.  My friends must have felt the same.

They must have been happy to see all the support they got from on-line friends.

[sandyRoe]

I copied this from another thread in case anyone is interested.

[Hazlinny]

That's great, Sandy  ....Well done 😊

I presume you have seen the film *The Way" about the walk?

[Neveracrossword]

Well done, sandyRoe. I really enjoyed your tales when you did the previous treks. I was full of admiration then, and equally so now. Time takes its toll on all of us, so pacing yourselves (!) seemed a wise move.

[jno]

I couldn't do it so well done to you. More than the achievement though, did you enjoy the walk itself, and the company?

[Toorak]

What a lovely thread - you deservedly should feel proud about your achievement. Well done Sandy!!

[Vagus]

Yay, good for you Sandy 🥳

I too followed your previous travels avidly, so pleased you've done this.

[Patsy33]

Well done! You should be proud of yourself, Sandy 😀

[Captain2]

Well done, Sandy. Amazing that not too long ago you were worried about walking to the shops, and now this. Proud of you.

[sandyRoe]

jno,

The company was great, couldn't have been better.

The walk was sometimes a bit of an ordeal.  I remember some stretches where I was stopping frequently to catch my breath and rest.  On earlier walks I seemed to have practically floated over them.

[Buenchico]

Well done on completing the walk, Sandy!

I'm reminded though of two friends of mine who were determined to walk the whole of the Pennine Way in stages.  One morning, after resting for a night in a B&B, they set off again early on their travels.  It wasn't until a couple of hours later that one of them noticed that the sun appeared to have risen in the west that morning.  😄
(They'd spent two hours retracing their footsteps from the previous day before noticing!)

[sandyRoe]

Buenchico,

That made me laugh.  :-)

[Togo]

//They must have been happy to see all the support they got from on-line friends.//

Sorry if I missed news of your further dedicated walk Sandy, I would have been delighted to have accompanied you online. Well done once again. For any who missed the original pilgrimage the link below makes wonderful reading and is an indication of what our site used to be. You said it yourself Sandyman, being out and trying is better than sitting in looking at 4 walls. You can do that. 

https://www..theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1509941.html

[anneasquith]

Sandy, pleased you are home safe, I've been looking forward to this news .

[Ellipsis]

Well done, Sandy. Here's the corrected version of Togo's link, which was fantastic:

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/ChatterBank/Question1509941.html

 

[10ClarionSt]

What's a Camino?

[Toorak]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago

[ducksie]

Well done Sandy, delighted you are home safe, I could never do it, I was telling you few weeks back, that my friends were doing it same time as you - they got home a little over a week ago, had a great time and she said she's already booked next year and breaking in her new walking shoes already 

[sandyRoe]

Anneasquith, everybody,

Thank you for your support here in AB.

We were talking one evening and my Camino buddy mentioned the Portuguese coastal path for next year. A good part of it is on boardwalks and fairly flat going.  His partner mentioned returning to a place in Turkey where they'd holidayed previously.

There may be ructions.

[Ellipsis]

Either of those is a great idea, Sandy!

[wolf63]

I am truly impressed at your achievement. 

I hope it gives you confidence in yourself in your next venture - whatever that me be.

🏆