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  1. Annw

    Do you collect a Compostela?

    I got one the first time I qualified and don't feel like I need another. I will get a credential stamped as a meaningful remembrance of my next round in April.
  2. Annw

    Need Advice on Route Change

    Leaving mid-morning I found plenty of quiet on the CF after Sarria. Wishing you a gratifying trip.
  3. Annw

    Five sisters walk from Sarria to Santiago

    Lovely story. Reminds me of organizing taking 4 sisters to Italy (and I'm the youngest--of 9 sibs total). First time overseas for 2 of them. 😮
  4. Annw

    What’s going on?

    Well put. For some, research, anticipation, planning, training, are ways of extending the experience, as much as being present during and reflecting on after. And it's a great observation that perhaps it's sort of compensating for the wild ride of the Pandemic.
  5. Annw

    Social anxiety

    "- I began to accept that I’m introverted which took a lot of weight off my shoulders. " So many of us are! Framing things differently can help enormously. One great source is Susan Cain's book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. She has TED talks as well...
  6. Annw

    Social anxiety

    Since you asked for tips, I will share that both from personal and professional (psychologist) experience and knowledge, exposure therapy is the surest way to reduce anxiety, including social anxiety. If you gut it out the first few times you say hello, introduce yourself, ask "Mind if I sit...
  7. Annw

    Short Camino!

    When a friend and I had scheduled a short Camino Frances a few years ago, Arzua to Santiago (I have since returned and walked a longer section), I was only able to walk the last day due to acute illness, but we both walked from Lavacolla (where we had stayed) to Santiago. Let's see what others...
  8. Annw

    Luggage Transport - Why?

    Not confused; just prefer it this way.
  9. Annw

    Luggage Transport - Why?

    We come to Spain from the west coast of the US, and the Camino is part of a larger, major trip. Even though we pack carry-on only, we bring items needed for the other travels, and thus while walking use day packs only.
  10. Annw

    Overtaking étiquette.

    Only passing issue for me has been with large student groups, but they are often so fun to see I easily fall in with or behind them. Buen Camino to alert folks up ahead or when passing seems a fine "signal."
  11. Annw

    "Working from home" along The Way(s)?

    My husband and I walked from outside Sarria to Santiago (Camino Frances) in early April. He had to stay connected strongly enough to interpret medical imaging and issue reports. We stayed in modest hotels and had wifi everywhere. Other than his having to schlep two laptops in a special backpack...
  12. Annw

    Apple Watch ¿Sí o No?

    I happened to bring mine as I also like to track distance, health, and the like, and I was glad I did. Charged it once a day, sometimes at a cafe outlet, while I had my coffee. It wasn't a distraction or a burden and it earned its keep.
  13. Annw

    Nimblewill Nomad's Record-Breaking Completion of the Appalachian Trail at Age 83

    Lake Wakatipu? Gorgeous area! Enjoyed a day of the Routeburn track -- learned my lesson on blisters.
  14. Annw

    While Waiting to Walk - What are you doing?

    I started a virtual Camino. Arrived in Roncesvalles yesterday! 😀
  15. Annw

    What will the 'new normal' be like?

    In our town people still smile behind the masks and wave to each other when stepping a bit aside to allow plenty of room to walk by. I don't see the fear/paranoia described but believe that such that does exist will fade as the Covid numbers decrease. One of us is fully vaccinated and the...
  16. Annw

    Non-Catholic on the Camino

    You've gotten great advice above but I'll share my experience. I (raised RC now Episcopalian) just did a short Camino (CF) with a Jewish atheist, arriving Palm Sunday; because I took quite ill I could not walk the first two days; I insisted she walk on and I would meet her each evening; she...

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