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    What is the one albergue you would avoid?

    I just got back a month ago from walking the Camino from SJPP to Finisterre and I would have to say that all of the alberques were fine. The difficulty often with the alberques was the unnecessary noise generated by the pilgrims - disregarding posting saying no phones, silence and no loud...
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    Lessons learned

    I would like to mention that when training it is important to hike up hills to engage those upper leg muscles they are not much used when walking on flat terrain. Also to train in a mountainous/hilly area to give your feet an understanding of where to place your foot next. That can be mentally...
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    Hospedería San Martín Pinario

    Across from the cathedale of santiaglo there is the hotel Hospedería San Martín Pinario I would appreciate your comments from anyone who has stayed at this hotel or who has considered staying at this place. They also mention they have a dorm for 20E - what is that like? Also what was your...
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    confession

    I was a lapse Catholic of 25 years when I did my confession at a retreat. Afterward I was surprised because I sensed a weight being lifted off of my shoulders. life is truly an interior journey
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    Woman alone on the camino frances: safe?

    walking the camino alone I walked on the Camino in the month of May. I didn't encounted any problems but I am 50 years old. There were a number of young woman walking solo. People walking solo are the minority. And there was a fair number of people on the camino. Also, walking from 6:30 am...
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    Starting when not totally fit?

    sore foot If you don't have two walking sticks consider getting some. I had mix feelings when I got mine but they have proved to be most helpful in tackleing hills and uneven terrain. If I have a knee that is acting up the nordic poles take the weight and reduce the fatique.
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    Starting point La Virgen del Camino

    La Virgen del camino Thanks guys - I will certainly let you know about it when I return. Now that I know I can get a stamp in a couple of places at La Virgen del Camino I will fill out my application for my credential stating this will be the town for my point of departure. Thank you for...
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    Starting point La Virgen del Camino

    I will be arriving by plane on May 8th in La Virgen del Camino late afternoon. This small airport is 6 kms west of Leon. There is no refuge (that I know of) in this town but there is a well known modern church built in the 60's (that pilgrims can get a stamp). If I get a stamp from this...
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    the end of the journey

    Rob, Next time I bellow a tune out-of-tune - I will laugh remembering your how the sound of music kept you going and going and going ... I did a good hike today (22 km) with two friends in the Gatineau hills and we managed to get over one wicked climb of hill on the way back by, out of the...
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    the end of the journey

    Thank you for your advice, I am a Christian/Catholic. Praising this world with its mix bag of nature wonder and mess is what gives me a passion and a closeness to God. I delight in the idea of being able at times to sing and dance as a small child would - putting aside body pain...
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    finding someone to join me at Leon in May/07 for the Camino

    Jacquie, What a good heart you have. Trust - an incredible word of truth and courage. Gatineau Gypsy
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    finding someone to join me at Leon in May/07 for the Camino

    Thanks Trudy, I think you are right. In the next couple of months I will finalize when I will be there and then things will fall into what it should be. I am a strong believer of the buddy system - two heads or more are always better than one. Gatineau Gypsy
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    the end of the journey

    Steve Thanks for your input. The camino is what it is. And like a fingerprint it will leave a different mark on each soul.
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    the end of the journey

    Hi, I have spoken people and read on blogs that when reaching the Cathedral many pilgrims have a sense of lost. Is this part of the experience? Or is there a way to prepare yourself from being yank out of living in the present and being thrown into this confusion. Gatineau Gypsy
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    finding someone to join me at Leon in May/07 for the Camino

    Hi again I have never meet a good priest that wasn't restless and stubborn. You sound like you love God's people and have a forgiving heart. Being Christian for me is a humbling experience - not because it is a mostly a secular world but because of the hurt and pain inflicted daily in the...
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    finding someone to join me at Leon in May/07 for the Camino

    leon may 13 Hi, Thanks for the invitation. That is very good of you. I have not purchased my airline tickets yet. Because of the heat in Spain I was originally thinking of leaving Canada on May 1st and returning home before the last week of May. I am a pretty easy going quiet person...
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    finding someone to join me at Leon in May/07 for the Camino

    Hi, My name is Carole. And I am thinking of starting my camino in Leon in the beginning of May. I am looking to do the camino with another woman - for safety reasons. I am 50 years old and can do 15 - 20 km a day. My question is there someone who is interested in doing this with me?

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