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    Sculpture- What does this one represent? Photo taken outside of Sarria, located on municipal property.

    Not all art is made to represent something. Sometimes it is just about the shapes, and textures etc. themselves. Sometimes an art piece is not a representation of something but instead reminiscent of something or a variety of things and is thus ambiguous or has layered meanings. Sometimes an...
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    IS the Seminario Menor closed in Santiago?

    On Gronze, Seminario Menor is shown as closing Oct 31 and reopening April 1.
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    Does my plan for mailing some supplies ahead to myself make sense?

    I agree with the others about not complicating your time on the Camino by over planning. I also want to comment on the reliability of Correos in smaller towns. I sent a package from Carrion de los Condes to Santiago and the Correos workers were very helpful. The package arrived with no problem...
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    Advice: Restart Camino from SJPP or from where I left off 5 years ago?

    The oozy blisters may have been a severe reaction to contact with pine processionary caterpillar hairs. I’ve gotten the blisters twice, both on walks on the Frances starting in late winter but only 3 blisters at a time so though they were icky and caused my arm to swell up like a broken bone...
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    Just realized I'm starting w/o a scallop shell...oops

    I made one out of wool. It’s very light. It weighs .25 oz. A real one can weigh around 2.5 oz.
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD My Brain Hurts. Help with math?

    Brilliant!
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD My Brain Hurts. Help with math?

    You will also be blocked from filling it out until you have a seat assignment on the plane. Just know that none of the pieces fit together as they were designed to and there is no recourse or way to make them work. Once you land in Spain, poof, everything falls into place. You can even fill out...
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    Shin Splint Help Needed!

    There is a 30ish German guy walking fight now that was doing the icing and taping and finally learned of compression bandages and they have been working for him to keep the shin splint swelling down. He’s been able to walk 15-20 km days for a number of weeks now and is taking taxis when...
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    Avoiding Cruz de Ferro

    The closest bus route I could find for this same issue just a few days ago is the Alsa from Astorga to Ponferrada
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    Help...which app is best?

    I am on the Frances right now and have mostly been using Camino Ninja which I learned about from a hospitalero. I also check Gronze and Buen Camino for cross referencing but the Ninja has become my go to first app.
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    How to get my parents permission to go?

    You may end up limiting your life if you require your parents permission to do the things you are inspired to do… Many parents are by nature fearful and will put up roadblocks to anything even vaguely adventurous that offspring come up with to do. At the age of 12 I would look intensely at my...
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    Saharan Dust

    I’m on the Frances in Belorado. The sky has been murky for a few days. I thought there must be a fire somewhere but learned of the dust storm yesterday. Thanks for these postings about it. It helps those of us who are walking right now.
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    Packing list in winter

    I walk this time of year in waterproof trail runners and lightweight gaiters that I make by cutting up old rain pants.
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    Places to stay in Pamplona

    They usually open March 1, are they opening later this year?
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    Need to take hairdryer ?

    I walk in winter and my hair is thick and three feet long. I use a 3 foot long microfiber towel to begin drying it after drying the rest of myself. Air drying does the rest. The towel works great for wringing a lot of the water out of hand washed clothes too.
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