VICTORIA CAMINO

Annual Spring Gathering 2022

Victoria Spring Gathering

Our Spring Gathering over 3 days, March 12, 13 and 14.  See below for the details and watch the videos.

March 12 – Victoria Spring Gathering with Sandy Brown as Keynote Speaker

Our Spring Gathering will begin at 9am on Saturday March 12th. Sandy Brown will take us back to the Via Francigena and tell us about the difference between walking in England, France, Switzerland and Italy. He will then join us live from his house in Lucca, Italy to answer any questions that you have.

Our Spring Gathering will continue on the evenings of March 13th and 14th. We hope you’ll join us.

Venue Zoom meeting
Starts Sat Mar 12 2022, 09:00am PST
Ends Sat Mar 12 2022, 10:30am PST

March 13, 2022 – Victoria Spring Gathering Part 2a

Dr Dave Docherty will help us get physically ready for the Camino…..any Camino. He will talk about exercise, pain prevention and preparation for walking long distances. You’ll want to have a chair and some walking poles handy so that you can join in on the exercises. Again, he will be available to answer any and all questions.

Venue Zoom meeting
Starts Sun Mar 13 2022, 06:00pm PDT
Ends Sun Mar 13 2022, 07:00pm PDT

March 13 – Victoria Spring Gathering Part 2b

Judy and Dave Reano will present a session on Packing and Planning, including information on travel insurance. They have completed several Caminos and are now preparing for the different paperwork and medical considerations that doing a Covid Camino will require. On April 6th, they will be on a plane to Paris to walk the Camino del Norte.

Venue Zoom meeting
Starts Sun Mar 13 2022, 07:30pm PDT
Ends Sun Mar 13 2022, 08:30pm PDT

March 14 – Victoria Spring Gathering Part 3a

Audrey Morris will present some photos of her recent (September 2021) walk on the Camino Francés. You’ll hear about some of the special memories, those jewels that make a Camino so memorable and life changing. For those thinking about going on the camino in 2022, you’ll learn some good tips.

Venue Zoom meeting
Starts Mon Mar 14 2022, 06:00pm PDT
Ends Mon Mar 14 2022, 07:00pm PDT

March 14 – Victoria Spring Gathering Part 3b

Daphne Hnatiuk and Mary Virtue will step away from their roles as Hospitalero trainers and move into the kitchen to discuss the Foods and Wines of Spain. Currently, paella, empanada, tortilla, croquettes and tarta de Santiago are on the menu. Tune in and ensure you have some of your own tapas and a glass of wine to enjoy the cooking. They will try and answer questions between mouthfuls.

Venue zoom meeting
Starts Mon Mar 14 2022, 07:30pm PDT
Ends Mon Mar 14 2022, 09:00pm PDT