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    The endless search for just the right boots.

    I have walked the Camino Frances and the Via de la Plata twice... about 2800 kms. If you don't like reading long posts, here is the conclusion first: Purchasing boots and breaking them in is a crap shoot (american slang for "a gamble"). Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chances. But...
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    The Quest for the right boots or shoes

    I have walked the Camino Frances and the Via de la Plata twice... about 2800 kms. If you don't like reading long posts, here is the conclusion first: Purchasing boots and breaking them in is a crap shoot (american slang for "a gamble"). Ya pays yer money, and ya takes yer chances. But...
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    Being called, once more

    I have walked the Frances, the VdlP and to Finisterre. I have been a hospitalero in Granon. But today I started thinking of one more Camino. I would like to do the Norte, and carry on to Muxia. Since returning from my last Camino, I thought my pilgrimages were done. I have spent my retirement...
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    New Caminos

    In May of 2010 I finished my Camino in Santiago. Since then, I have continued on self-propelled travel, mimicking pilgrimage. In the Summer of 2010 and 2011 I took up self contained bicycle touring... This is the summer of canoe tripping, with a week long bike trip for good measure. Next...
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    Camino Therapy

    Tomorrow evening I will see the Movie "The Way" for the second time. I will be in special company watching it at a mental hospital with about 100 inpatients and outpatients. I have heard people talk of "Camino Therapy". The insight about life and the significant change that comes about from...
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    The Journey, or the destination?

    An aquaintance just returned after spending 30 days on the Camino Frances. She had a flight reserved on day 30, and it was inflexible. She walked slowly so had to take a couple of bus rides to meet her scheduled return. Thus, the destination, or the deadline, was constantly in her thoughts...
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    Happy Anniversary!

    Today, April 8, 2004 I left SJPP to walk to Roncesvalles for the first time. A magical day to begin what was to become one of the greatest experiences of my life. Happy memories. I will think of all the pilgrims today and wish you a safe and fulfilling journey. David, Victoria, Canada.
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    New Passion

    After being a Camino addict for 7 years, I have found a new, parallel passion. Bicycle touring. This summer I have taken four short trips for a total of 1000 kms. The solitude of biking alone is a lot like the solitude of walking the Camino. The daily routine of waking, finding first coffee...
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    Camino name after Turning west at Granja de Moreruela

    In 2006 I walked the VdlP from Seville and kept going north from Granja de Moreruela to Astorga. I understand this is the "proper VdlP" I'm walking the VdlP again starting mid April and will turn west at Granja de Moreruela to Ourense and Santiago. I've seen the route through Ourense called...
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    Portico de la gloria ?

    Which door to the Cathedral is the portico de la Gloria? Story has it that the portico de la gloria is only opened during Holy year. In 2004, the last Holy year, Pilgrims and tourists lined up at a small door at the back of the cathedral to see the crypt and hug the apostle. This door...
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    St. James thigh

    It seems that St. James has a wound on his thigh in many pictures and some painted wooden statues. What is the significance of this wound?

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