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I have a two week vacation coming up in April and would like to start my Camino (at last). I will end it at some stage later in 2016 or 2017 but due to work I can't do the whole thing at once.
I am travelling from Australia so need two days inbound and two days outbound travel to get home.
I...
Long time ago (back in April) I wrote asking for help and advice. I was worried about my 19 year old son and his friends as they were walking from St. Jean to Santiago de Compostela and they had only left high school last year.
Thanks to all of your help and support, not only did they do their...
Jack and his four friends arrived in Santiago de Compostela today!
They went to the Pilgrim Mass and saw the botafumerio swing, had their photo taken outside and are now going to take some time to process, reflect and rest.
To all of you on your Camino - six week ago I wrote to this forum all...
My son (19 years old, Australian and his four friends) are almost at Leon. They arrive tomorrow. Thanks to the fellow pilgrim who took a fantastic photo of the five of them at the halfway point sandstone sculptures!
He said the weather has gone from exceptionally hot out on the wheat fields to...
My son has had a t-shirt stolen and a microfibre towel. No he didn't lose them - they were taken from his bunk. The towel was taken today at his albergue in Burgos and the t-shirt a few days ago (and he loved that shirt).
It's petty and very sad that people feel they can steal others' belongings...
Hi - I've had a few people ask me if I can post some updates on how Jack and his friends are getting along so rather than tack onto the beginning thread from SJPDP, I'll just post a few lines each day when he contacts me.
Today the overnight stop was Uterga. They left Pamplona and crossed the...
Hi - I'm Kathy whom you all kindly reassured a few weeks ago when I was worried about my son.
Just a quick update - he crossed the Pyrennes today from SJPDP and is now sleeping in Ronscevalles. He's pretty worn out (he defined it as 'my body is broken' lol).
Thanks for all your thoughts and...
Hi it's Kathy the fretful mother (see my previous post - now no longer fretful thanks to all of you).
Just have yet another packing query
The Camino is stage 1 of this trip - and then my son and his friends move on to Portugal (Algarve), then the UK for a few months, then he does this 45 day...
Hi everyone
As my thread title says...my Australian son and five of his friends - who are all 19 - will arrive in Saint-Jean-Pied-dePort next week to begin their six week Camino journey.
He has his backpack, rain poncho, very expensive rain/weatherproof jacket that cost me $300, is budgeting...
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