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  1. dee_smurf

    LIVE from the Camino Missing Irish man - now found

    Yea I had contacted his mother and asked if she wanted me to share here...The more word out the better!
  2. dee_smurf

    LIVE from the Camino Missing Irish man - now found

    Hi everyone, I seen this mother's plea on facebook. I don't know if it has already been posted. This man has been missing since July 19th. He started at Le Puy on 19th July and made his way to St Private D Allier. His mother had got pm from him that same evening and has heard nothing since 19th...
  3. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Oh it really truly was! And don't forget to look up when you come home! It's very easy to fall back into routine when you come home, and spend your days 'looking at your feet'. Appreciate all you have at home, because I know I missed a lot! Also found when you look up in the physical sense, a...
  4. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Haha was I what!!! I was shaking the whole way from the airport at home until Santiago!!! I just said goodbye to really really special people tonight that I only spent two or three days with and my eyes are tearing up thinking about it now. There is something so so special about the camino I...
  5. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Tom go for it!! It is never too late for anyone to start living :) there was an 87 yr old man that I seen a number of times, making his way slow but sure! He was a true inspiration! It is a moment if a lifetime if you have the oppertunity! And it can be a life changing one at that!! All I can...
  6. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    I am so so sorry I only seen this post now! I was in Santiago tonight! I just said goodbye to three of the most amazing people I have ever met tonight! Tears were shed, you would have been a welcome addition to our little camino group :( I hope your camino was everything and more you expected it...
  7. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Healing pilgrim, it just summed up my experience in one song! All I was searching for was me and I didn't know, and now I walk down this mountain with the strength of the turning tide :) soooooo many great memories! Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  8. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    I had a moment with Spanish pilgrims where I had a really tough day with my knee and getting lost and was crying the whole way into sarria and right up to my bed in the albergue. The Spanish guys seen me crying and after a while after I settled we done the 'charades'. I met them a number of...
  9. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Thank you :) I sometimes see a bit of negativity on this forum but for me the camino just reinforced my belief in the good nature in all people! From pilgrims to albergue owners, to the locals who walked with me many times until they were sure I was on the right path again (with me speaking no...
  10. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Apologies for spelling mistakes! I am using my phone!! The link was wrong... Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  11. dee_smurf

    Keep your head up, keep your heart strong!

    Hi all, I am just on my last night on the bus from finisterre back to Santiago before I go home. I just wanted to share a little with you all. I was a very nervous, first time, solo traveller before I began this adventure! Little did I know at the beginning all that would experience on this...
  12. dee_smurf

    Class of 2014

    Trying not to think too much paladycamino!! It's an adventure anyway and life would be quiet dull without them! Hope your camino is all and more than you imagine! Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  13. dee_smurf

    Class of 2014

    About to leave for the airport in an hour....getting extremely nervous and having a but of a 'what are doing' moment Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  14. dee_smurf

    Bus from Santiago de compostela to Ponferrada

    I didn't realise there was a train to Ponferrada! Do you think booking a place on the bus tomorrow when I land would be time enough? I can't make head nor tail of the bus website :( thanks so much for your replies also x Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  15. dee_smurf

    Bus from Santiago de compostela to Ponferrada

    Hi all, just a last minute check. I am flying into Santiago tomorrow but need to catch the bus to Ponferrada on Friday morning. Can I pay the bus driver or do I need to pre book or get a ticket from anywhere? Also I am staying in PR Fornos tomorrow night, is the bus stop near here. Appreciate...
  16. dee_smurf

    Class of 2014

    I will be jumping on my plane on Thursday 29 May....can't believe it's so close! Will begin walking in Ponferrada on the 30th Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  17. dee_smurf

    Need help!

    Sounds like a good idea Nidarosa. Thanks for your input. I kinda got up in a heap on planning instead of just breathing :) Had a wee fiddle around with the route planner so I could start with a short walk on my first day. The stops I have decided on are: Cacabelos Trabadelo O Cebreiro Tricastela...
  18. dee_smurf

    Need help!

    Hi guys, need a bit of advice! I am landing in Santiago next thurs at 3.30pm. My starting point is Ponferrada. The next bus to Ponferrada from Santiago is at 9ish and I won't get to Ponferrada until 1.30 am! My dilemma is should I bus it to Ponferrada and arrive at 1.30am so I can still set out...
  19. dee_smurf

    Sock configuration with sneakers (running shoes/trainers)

    Thanks so much Kanga! My runners don't have any creases yet so I think I will just go with those and get some new socks :) as for the dirt, that will just be the physical effect of the camino my little trainers will be proud to wear! Sent from my iPhone using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  20. dee_smurf

    Sock configuration with sneakers (running shoes/trainers)

    Do you think you can get away with trainers if you are just doing 10 days of walking?? And will you still need liners and wool socks as opposed to running socks? I love my trainers that I had got specifically for running, and wore them for a few days at work (where I be on my feet for 13hours a...

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