Do you think you are too old, too young, or not fit enough for an adventure? This bestselling book has helped many a Camino Dream come true
Do you want to hike the famous pilgrimage trail, the 500 mile/800 km Camino Frances in Spain, but don't have 30+ days for that trek? Or are you terrified of the fitness, research, and planning that is required?
The Camino Ingles is the answer! The Camino Ingles is one of the Northern Caminos, a Galician pilgrimage trail ending in Santiago de Compostela, a great doable walking adventure for anyone of moderate fitness. You may have heard of the Camino, called variously, St. James Way, or Jacobsweg; but there are in fact, many Caminos, and the English Way or Camino Ingles is one of them.
Walking the Camino was a goal of mine last year, and the year before that, and the year before that. I had never even walked five miles, but I wanted to walk the Camino to prove to myself that I could achieve a goal. But, I didn't have the time for 500 miles, then, I heard of the Camino Ingles. No more excuses! The shorter time and distance of the Camino Ingles was the clincher, and I set out on a quieter, less travelled and less well documented hike through Spain.
This book helps you to set a practical goal and achieve it, by showing you exactly how to:
- Walk the Camino Ingles, a Galician route as old as the Camino Frances
- Prepare your mind, body and feet to enjoy the long walk
- Pack and what to discard to travel light
- Plan your travel and arrival in Spain in the shortest time
- Decide on strategies to overcome obstacles
- Find the medieval way posts for an authentic experience
- Enjoy the food of the region
- Book, or not book your bed for a good nights' rest
- Get your Compostela in Santiago
- Find more information if you really want it
Follow this book to complete a real pilgrimage trek in only 6 days, there is enough detail to guide you each day. Go on, what's stopping you? It's only one step at a time!
About the Author: Susan Jagannath successfully combined a passion for reading, a love of writing and a fascination for technology, to create a career in technical writing. With over 50 technical manuals (not) to her name, "RTFM" could have been the motto for her life; but she didn't let the idea that no one ever reads the manual stop her from thoroughly enjoying her work. As an army brat, her childhood included seven different schools, three universities and a couple of emergency evacuations from conflict zones. Travel and adventure were a normal part of life. She now believes in seizing every opportunity to have a new adventure. Whether it's camping on the beach in Australia, trekking in the Himalayas, kayaking in Queensland, whitewater rafting down the Ganges, or walking the Camino in Spain, her philosophy is to pack it into one or two weeks to create memories for a lifetime, (and disconnect from television and computer games). Susan is now on the next adventure of her life, writing books that are not technical manuals, training to be an awesome grandmother, and planning her next getaway.
