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    Leaving in 2 days

    Hello Kits Glad you are at it again. Enjoy the walk. Frood
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    Member's Forum names

    What a hoot. I am not a "hoopy frood" from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galacy (sp). Frood is my family name; there are not many of us around the world. Peter
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    What did you read on your Camino

    Breirley is available in e book format. I have a KOBO and saw it will cruising the KOBO site. I think e devices will be part of the future, particularly for travel books. I look forward to seeing MMDD in e format. I pleased to see the conversation has started again and I find it fascinating...
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    Camino on Radio New Zealand

    Margaret: I was thinking about you as the tragic news of the earthquake unfolded. From you posts, you are obviously OK. Like others, my thoughts (and that of other Canadians) are with you and your country persons during a very difficult time. Our shared experience and interest in the...
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    Barcelona to LePuy

    Not sure. Can you fly or take the train/bus to Toulouse? From there you might be able to connect but don"t know because I came from Paris by Train. Frood
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    I took the plunge

    Good on you Mus. Your on line "minders" will be happy to give you advice. I see you have been part of the Forum for a while so you know the routine. A gentle reminder... Less is more... less on your back is more lightness on your feet. That will make a big different. All the best Frood
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    Conques to SJPDP, starting July 22 - Greetings, fellow Pilgr

    Ready access guide books is a common frustration I suspect. Yes MMD dimensions are awkward. Personally, I do not like to have too much in my side pockets when walking. The approach I adopted last fall was to get a small shoulder bag from the Mountain Equipment Coop - Canadian institution. I...
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    Conques to SJPDP, starting July 22 - Greetings, fellow Pilgr

    I walked this section last september/october. Like Anna Marie, I ordered from the Confraternity. Not necessary. Bob's suggestion is right on. There are lots places where you can get MMD as well as the French Randonne series which has very good maps. I used both. I also bought a cheap cell...
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    Camino Intentions

    Hmmm. I will be...strive to be in the moment - and open to possibilities.
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    What did you read on your Camino

    Interesting approaches to reading and suggestions. The book I could not remember in my original post was The Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon It is a novel about Aristotle teaching the young Alexander. I have since read the book and enjoyed it but am glad that I sent it home. For me, reading on...
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    What did you read on your Camino

    This might shift the discussion a bit. I am interested in what people were reading while they we walking. Reading books about the Camino is important before and after, but the books are heavy and once absorbed, provide a context for an experience. I have walked twice - once ten years ago on...
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    Just seeking some reassurance!

    Kay: I walked this route this September past. I gather May and September are the big times for the Camino walkers. June is a bit calmer; July and August are more family oriented summer holidays and short term walkers who tend to stay in one place. The owners of Gites in France in fact have...
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    Winter Pilgrim leaving SJPP 15th Jan11 Excited? you BET

    Andrew: Have a good walk and listen to advice about the weather and conditions, particularly on your first day. I have only walked in the fall, first in Spain then most recently in France, so really cannot comment on the circumstances you will be facing. Above all, you are OK, you will be...
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    Flemsy - new - Geneva to Santiago - february 2011

    Hi Flemsy: I concur and defer to Gitti - she has a a very good perspective on the walk. In France, look for about 28 - 35 euros for a demi-pension (bed, supper and breakfast) plus stuff or lunch, coffee, snacks, etc. WRT to les stage and the distances, there are a number of traditional places...
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    Flemsy - new - Geneva to Santiago - february 2011

    Welcome Flemsly to the Forum and Bueno Camino. I walked this September from Le Puy to St Jean Pied de Port so have a sense of some of the landscape you will be walking. The plan you have outlined is a tremendous gift to yourself. I hope you will be able to slow down, integrate your varied...
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    Really basic questions

    Hello all: Back from the walk. Dodged french demos and arrived home on 19 10 10. Actually stopped walking on the 16th. Still processing the experience. I remain struck by walking in the footsteps of others who have made the journey over a 1000 years (take a look at the UNESCO world heritage...
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    Really basic questions

    Last post. I am packed and will head to the airport a bit later today. Will start walking on Sept 8. Cheers all Frood
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    New Passion

    David: My early posts noted that I had just got a new "very" nice bike. In fact, I have not been on many rides but have plans for the spring to do some distance rides - Niagara to Montreal (a very urban ride) and perhaps crossing Maryland. This is a return to something I have done in the past...
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    Hello from Jacquie and Murph the terrier...

    J: You are interesting. Recently, I have been intrigued by Karen Armstrong's work to engage in a dialogue on compassion. Take a look at the results, expressed in the Compassion Charter - google it. In a way, this may well be a point of reflection on my upcoming walk. You might also be...
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    Hello from Jacquie and Murph the terrier...

    Dear J and Murf: I will not see on your journey since I, (a fellow Canuk) will be starting the stroll a bit later in Le Puy - "Un camino partial en francais" I am not, like you part of a formal religion and in fact my previous walk, about ten years ago turned me off formal connections with...

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