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    Food for thought on the Meseta!

    Try pondering the question: Why is there something rather than nothing?
  2. AntAthOBuaidhe

    A man and a dog at Puente la Reina

    There could be lots of reasons for chaining or tying up a dog, but I can't think of a good one. Perhaps it is known for biting people. If so, why? Lack of training? Whose fault is that? If it is truly a temperament issue, then it should be put down, not chained up. Is it a danger to other...
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    LIVE from the Camino Albergue Ettiquette

    It might be an idea for the credencial issuing bodies to consider inserting a page regarding the most serious issues of Camino etiquette. e.g. coming in drunk, don't claim jump bunks, observe lights on/off times, no sex in the dorms (who ever thought we'd come to that!), respect the rules of...
  4. AntAthOBuaidhe

    LIVE from the Camino Albergue Ettiquette

    But whenever you do cast the first stone, make that first shot count! :-)
  5. AntAthOBuaidhe

    Sad news: an Irish cyclist passed away on the Camino (Pedrafita de O'Cebreiro)

    Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
  6. AntAthOBuaidhe

    The journey home...

    I'll be very interested to hear how that hike back goes for you, the ups and the downs. Please, let us know!
  7. AntAthOBuaidhe

    The journey home...

    Sincere thanks for that, MM. Yes, that's just the kind of information I was looking for. Never heard of the blue arrows before, nor had I considered how alone I might be on the return. All I have to do now is get healthy again!
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    The journey home...

    I feel a bit ridiculous asking this since, as I have written in my profile, my doctor has advised me in the strongest terms not to do the Camino Francés this year as I had planned. Anyway, here goes... Suppose a pilgrim with credencial walks from St. Jean Pied de Port to Santiago in the...
  9. AntAthOBuaidhe

    I really liked this map over caminos

    Brilliant map! Printed and laminated an A3 copy already. Many thanks!
  10. AntAthOBuaidhe

    Thinking of writing a book about your camino?

    Forgiveness? Whatever! ;) I'd still bump him off with the mad crinkly-bag lady just before he reaches his destination. It could be seen as a reflection of all the life pilgrimages that he purposefully ended before they had run their course. In his mental agony he realises he is being...
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    Thinking of writing a book about your camino?

    What about the killer being bumped off on his last day's walking by a mad German woman (par exemple...) who is on a mission to "cleanse" the Camino of the inconsiderate folk who pack their falderol into their backpacks in crinkly, supermarket plastic bags? :)
  12. AntAthOBuaidhe

    local camino clubs

    That's basically the idea: get them meeting together locally and see what it becomes. If there were any existing clubs, however, I'd be interested to know how they function and what activities members have found most useful/useless. Apart from evenings of sharing pilgrim experiences (of which...
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    local camino clubs

    A couple of students in the college where I work are interested in founding a Camino Club. The idea is not to organise pilgrimages to the Camino, but to provide members with information, shared experience and fellowship to help make their own Caminos more enjoyable and possibly less painful...
  14. AntAthOBuaidhe

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    What about using velcro cable ties? Re-usable for certain and anyone trying to undo them should make that annoying velcro-ripping noise as well.
  15. AntAthOBuaidhe

    Armchair Pilgrim

    Fair dos, Kenseph. A phrase a day will keep me focussed until I get there.
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