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As a child, my son slept in a loft bed that wasn't quite as high as a top bunk. It didn't have a rail on it. He never fell out, despite the fact that he normally slept right at the edge of the mattress.
Then one time I took him and my daughter...
I was a HOSVOL volunteer trainer for three years. We called these students "workshoppers." The came to the training without any intention of serving... IMHO, they were wasting our time and resources. We are not in the weekend workshop...
I would NOT do the San Salvador in reverse. It is hard enough following any Camino WITH the arrows, even when you already know the route. But this one is quite challenging in parts, and getting lost/hurt on the more remote stretches of the trail...
Another option, rather than walking all night, especially in the heat, is just to get out at 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning and walk 2-3 hours in the morning in the dark. We did that daily during very hot weather in September last year on the VdlP...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
I'm confident that it will be. Why do I say this? When we showed up, we were among the first. Then more and more and more came. They simply put down mats for all the newcomers. It was a packed room. After a very simple communal meal in their...
I live on the meseta and like to star-gaze. I have found pilgrims night-walking in the neighborhood. I usually stop and ask them if everything is OK. About half of them are exhausted and lost. The other ones are hardcore pilgrims who carry tents...
A few times over Christmas at Granon one year, we had pilgrims tell us they "followed the light in the bell tower" as they walked into the village from Santo Domingo. One was a young pilgrim from Russia walking to get over a lost love. He walked...
there are all kinds of inflatable shapes available, why stop at boring old balloons? Fill up your travel pillow with helium, or your kid's paddle pool! How about one of those adult-toy life-size dolls? Take a load off your back, and be the life...
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