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Hi Fellow Pilgrim, I walked from September 8th through October 14th last year. As I read through the comments others have offered I found myself thinking, with a smile, of a response a veteran had offered to a question about the weather (unfortunately, I can't remember who): "The weather will...
Hi Garangy, When I first mentioned my desire to walk the Camino, my husband wasn't full of enthusiasm. Not negative. Just not enthusiastic. I was to travel with my daughter (thus the picture here), but a sudden change in the health of this until-then very healthy man prevented us going at...
Hi Bill,
Just a note to say I hope you and your wife enjoy the planning as much as the journey itself. As a first-timer last September/October I relied so much on the kind of advice you've already received from those who have walked before. Though I'm now home (west coast of Canada), a part...
Me again :-). If you haven't already booked something in St Jean ... I can heartily recommend l'Esprit du Chemin. Again, booking sooner than later is best. The welcome pilgrims receive there is memorable for so many reasons ... hospitality, kindness, excellent meals (dinner and breakfast)...
Hi there - like others, I'd recommend contacting them now. You're in for a wonderful treat! :-) My night in Orisson in early September (2013) was a wonderful start to the Camino and to friendships that saw me through to Santiago ... and continue to brighten my days now that I'm home.
Re: Just returned from the Camino....Advice to others 60+ years
Hi Alan, Greetings from Comox. Noticed you'll be starting out on September 8th ... as will I. Perhaps our paths will cross. In the interim, wishing you peaceful moments of anticipation.
Dear Kennedy, I send you greetings from the Vancouver Island ... along with every good wish for your daughter's care and recovery. Perhaps our paths will cross on the Camino next spring when I hope to be walking following a postponement. I planned to be walking now, but my husband took ill...
Oh my ... we've not even met and I'm teary-eyed and smiling all at the same time after reading your post. I'm not quite "there" yet, but soon will be. :-)
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