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  1. Rita Flower

    Blessings and luck to all

    Buen Camino and remember to be kind and gentle with yourself as you go. Listen to the body and to the Camino itself. May blessings and good fortune go with you. Ultreia ♥️
  2. Rita Flower

    Feeling alone and anxious

    In two weeks I leave for my fourth Camino - from Le Puy in France. France is out of my comfort zone - the language barrier and the gites run a bit differently than the albergues in Spain. A big learning curve. So … I have been as anxious as a newbie and felt like a newbie as I slowly learnt...
  3. Rita Flower

    Accommodation worries — Camino Francés

    Apparently numbers are up a lot this year. I find myself starting from Le Puy at the end of May - (but that’s another story). I am hearing that May is very busy there too with many gites booked out. Which can be very unsettling to hear especially as I am a ‘die hard book-ahead resister’. I hope...
  4. Rita Flower

    SJPP accommodation

    Thank you. I guess you had to pay for the Lourdes excursion. How much was it? When you say ‘ just outside SJPP - how many km’s? 🙏😃
  5. Rita Flower

    No room at the inn (Najera)

    Last Camino I mainly used email (or called the venue) and received prompt replies (to my mind) within 12 - 18 hours. If I didn’t hear back it always turned out that venue was closed. I didn’t always book but when I did it was 1-2 days ahead. I didn’t worry but then I know I can rough it for...
  6. Rita Flower

    Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

    Same here - no treatments- no bedbugs. Unless you are one of the people who are allergic I don’t think you need be concerned.
  7. Rita Flower

    Is it permissible to skip Sarria to Santiago?

    As in life there are always bits of the Camino that are challenging. As much as I learn and experience when walking the quieter routes I also learn so much about myself when I walk among more people. Not always pleasant but always growth promoting. I am planning my second Francés after 18...
  8. Rita Flower

    Is it permissible to skip Sarria to Santiago?

    Get to Ourense on the Sanabres for your last 100 km. it’s beautiful and not crowded. I see you might be short of time so you may need to skip a bit in the middle. Buen Camino
  9. Rita Flower

    Accommodation - to book or not to book

    First Camino - age 56 - a bit fit but not great - didn’t know you could stay at Orisson. I only just got out of St Jean and I was puffing and panting and needing a stop. I can’t even remember having food with me. I eventually got to Roncesvalles - phew. Still one of the most memorable days...
  10. Rita Flower

    Accommodation - to book or not to book

    Oh, we don't know what we can do until we do it. On my first Camino I thought just getting to SJPP was an achievement - everything that followed was icing on the cake. I couldn't imagine making it to Santiago till the last couple of weeks - slow and steady, listen to your body, take the...
  11. Rita Flower

    Accommodation - to book or not to book

    Yes, anywhere that is a tourist or archeological town it's probably best to book (unless they have a lot of pilgrim only accommodation and you tend to arrive at your destinations around 2.00 pm) - particularly if it's a weekend. Last Camino I was caught out a couple of time when I lost track of...
  12. Rita Flower

    Accommodation - to book or not to book

    You can make bookings via WhatsApp but I found email or phone easier for me to use (using google translate for emails - and I learnt the words for a phone booking off by heart and waited for the person to say Si - they know its a pilgrim on the other end) I usually received a very prompt reply...
  13. Rita Flower

    Rough In Planning Support

    I have come across this post late in the conversation. I want to say that coming from Australia my trips to Europe are a big deal and I love to plan on a calendar in just the way I see in your photos. However that doesn’t mean I follow all of the actual plan. While it shows me one way that my...
  14. Rita Flower

    Voice or data only mobile plans

    I ended up with a data only eSIM plan. I used Skype calls for the few local phone calls I made to accomodation. If I booked something I mostly emailed a day or do ahead. Places that were open responded promptly. If I didn’t hear from them it was because they were closed. I used FaceTime to call...
  15. Rita Flower

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    Agree. Last Camino I really felt that pull a few days before I got to Santiago. And arrived at least a day earlier than planned. However the previous Camino was the complete opposite- on the Portuguese. I stopped about 8 km out of Santiago and had the most beautiful slow sunrise walk to the...
  16. Rita Flower

    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    I walk alone and am a 72 year old woman. I think the good thing about my age is that it seems that men are no longer interested in me! Thank goodness. I have walked two solo Caminos with no problems. All the worry thoughts are normal. I have had them too. I think the Camino is one of the...
  17. Rita Flower

    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    Being prepared- I don’t think anyone feels prepared enough for their first Camino. In 2007 I knew nothing, didn’t know the Forum existed, went to the library to use a computer and found one blog on Camino Francés that let me know it’s doable for a woman to walk alone. I started at St Jean (not...
  18. Rita Flower

    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    With Gronze on my iPhone, if I Select a piece of text an option to Translate comes up with the usual Cut and Paste. Android must have a similar function. The info about accomodation on Gronze is fairly self explanatory and you don’t really need translation - I could pretty much figure it out...
  19. Rita Flower

    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    Wow. Lots of info and encouragement above. Sorry I haven’t read all the post so apologies if I am repeating info. My first Camino Francés was in 2007. I had incredible bouts of nerves and anxiety in the months leading up to departure. There were no maps or online stuff - I only had yellow...
  20. Rita Flower

    Trash pick up

    Hi @catheriam Sorry to hear about your illness and health. May your body recover as best it can and give you more Caminos. I saunter more because of normal aging (72), a manageable foot injury and temperament, rather than for major health reasons. My shortest Camino day ever was 4 km. But I...

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