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Just me and my wife - taken on a Christmas cruise. We joined the forum hoping/planning to do our first Camino in 2017, even bought most of our equipment, even our walking poles. But surgery and severe arthritis holding us back a bit. This forum and wonderful threads like this one have kept our...
Within a week of that time, I was at Cape Canaveral, age 12, watching Apollo 11 lift off. Amazing experience - it actually took some time, not like the shuttles taking off.
UPDATE: Well...the tour bus was late....and it was pouring rain when we first got there...and yes, the Church was undergoing renovations, but we got into the church, and hugged the saint behind the altar, and the rain stopped, so we had time to just stand in the the square and watch Camino...
Had this happen with a favorite tennis shoe - by the time it wore out, could no longer get one like it. A small sliver of hope, however....sometimes you can find an old favorite item on eBay!
Great ideas Dennis, and yes, we'd like to meet you for coffee (will pm when closer). My wife had an idea - she wondered if we should try walking the last km. Where would we go to do that? Thanks, Walter
Thanks Cherry, we’ll definitely check out a roof tour - I’ll check in to reservations. Hope it’s not closed during the renovations. Do you remember a particular meal at the Tatara?
Thanks Bert for catching the typo - yes, I do need to pay better attention. My wife and I wanted to walk the CF last year, even bought our walking poles, hiking shoes, and packs by reading suggestions in this forum. While a couple surgeries got in the way, i’ve really enjoyed reading the forum...
Hi everyone, been a member for a couple years, but this is my first question post. Hope to walk the Camino Francis with my wife in a couple years as our health recovery is getting better. As luck would have it, we’re visiting the end point - Compostela de Santiago for 5 hours in the beginning of...
I’ve lived with “ATM machine” for years (automatic teller machine machine), but my favorite really is “Why do we drive on the Parkway and park on the driveway?
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