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  1. Lotta

    How arduous is the climb over the Pyrenees?

    Pax et Bonum!
  2. Lotta

    How arduous is the climb over the Pyrenees?

    We skipped the Pyrenéers because we had not trained for that. The pilgrimage isn't just the P's! You are still a pilgrim if you start in Roncevalles or Pamplona! It's your way of thinking, actually - how you take care of your body and mind that counts! And the P's is not the only place that is...
  3. Lotta

    Pamplona to Burgos?

    We had our credencials from the Cathedral of Pamplona! Easy peacy!
  4. Lotta

    The new Compostela - certificate of distance travelled

    We had bus and train between some places. That's the point and good thing. You can have your real walking distance !
  5. Lotta

    The new Compostela - certificate of distance travelled

    From Pamplona to Santiago we made 400 km's walking. I told the volunteer at pilgrimsoffice and he wrote that down. A great memory for my daughter, 16yr! (We arrived to Santiago last monday!)
  6. Lotta

    How to return to Lisbon from Santiago

    It's easy! In the pilgrimage Office there is an ALSAbus Office! Here you can book and pay your ticket! We had the bus this week! Arriving to. Santiago latest monday!
  7. Lotta

    Take sleep mat or not???

    Carried mine without using...
  8. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    Well, it aint the same without you! Not even one little "zip"! And it isn't Parador in Leon... It's Lissabon... Though, the breakfast is great! But, SKÅL to your lovely upgrade! Because you worth it!!!!
  9. Lotta

    Biking el Camino from Leon to Santiago starting 8/2

    Yepp, if you're in a hurry, use the roads! If you use the bell, the hikers will be happy! But - don't be angry if they don't step aside, many of us are deeep in our thoughts! Ultreia! Buen camino! Pax et Bonum!
  10. Lotta

    Concerned about weather/heat

    Finished my camino...yesterday!!! Those days when it got really hot - I made a layer extra under my hat... I had water on my thin buff and put(ed?) that one on first on my head, and then the hat! It made a big difference/different(?)!!!
  11. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    I'm/We are soooo glad, that we met you Kat! We really enjoy our stay in Santiago, but miss you! Tomorrow we go by buss to Lisbon/Portugal, that makes it a little bit easier... I will hope and pray that we might meet eachother in Leon, having breakfast again! But this time... Celebrating that the...
  12. Lotta

    Botafumeiro

    When is the ordinary time for mass with butafumeiro included? Mondays and fridays at...?! I will arrive to S d C on monday, before lunch! Arzua now!
  13. Lotta

    Is finishing in Santiago important?

    !!! Hey! I have to tell you! Yesterday we had the pleasure to meet a german family! They had 4 children, 1, 4, 6 and 9. They were doin' the camino from Sarria t Santiago. They had it great! To day we met an english fam, 4, 7 and maybe 9 or 10! Best regards from Arura, 40 km to go...
  14. Lotta

    Training advice.

    Follow Amorfati1's advice! Walk/rest/walk/rest and so on... And... When you rest - Take the shoes of!!! And the inner sole AND your socks! Yepp, two pair of socks! Pair of wollsocks. One thin, and one outer, thicker. Put'em all in sun for drying, or change! Keep your feet dry, clean and soft...
  15. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    Hal! That was a really lovely alb!
  16. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    We loved doin' the walk with you Carrie! I still laugh (?) [laaaaf] (!) the camino really provides! I recently saw your text about the train aswell! There is some kind of power that is taking care of us! The albergue is great by the way! Very very good! See yah' tomorrow! Cause you will have...
  17. Lotta

    Doing the camino by wheelchair

    I suggest that U check this guy's webside out! If he can do the highest mountain in Sweden (last year) U will manage camino! And now, this very week he will go for the highest i Europe! He is one of three son's to an old neighbour to me! Google translate can be useful when you read his side...
  18. Lotta

    Doing the camino by wheelchair

    I suggest that U check this guy's webside out! If he can do the highest mountain in Sweden (last year) and now in this very week will go for the highest i Europe! He is one of three son's to an old neighbour to me! Google translate can be useful when you read this side! Good luck! I wish you all...
  19. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    She told me that she realized this - that we met on the forum - just after we had ended the dinner and gone to our different albergues. It is soooooo amazing?! Well, this morning, we met again in one of thoose albergues just after Sarria. We went together after that. Talking... - a lot! And...
  20. Lotta

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    Hey! Last night at dinner, the waiter sat a girl next to us and we randomly chatted through-out the meal. This morning, about 5km into the walk, we met CarriePhoto again and discovered we had been talking on your thread together! The camino provides!

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