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  1. smj6

    Leaving on my first Camino in the morning & I'm terrified. Please help!

    @Elisha Above is all good advice, so I’m not going to repeat them. Just get out there and start walking. Maybe the first few days you don’t manage so many kilometers, but go slowly & work out your own rhythm. And above all, enjoy it. Savour it. You’ve spent so long planning. Now is the time to...
  2. smj6

    First timer walking the CF next week

    @RayoDeLuna, I'm just about to finish my first Camino (I walked the Frances, with 100km of the Le Puy route to begin with). I've met several parent & child walking couples (& one of my sons walked with me for a few days). It's a wonderful experience & I wish you both a great time together...
  3. smj6

    Sad news. A pilgrim died near Roncesvalles.

    I'm presently on the Frances (just outside Leon) & the beautiful weather we've been enjoying vanished on Friday & the temperatures are cold & windy. Brrrrrrrrrrr. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of these two pilgrims. Such a tragic ending to what must have started as a great...
  4. smj6

    The First Step

    Buen Camino @DurhamParish & enjoy the excitement (& probably some trepidation) of the next few months leading up to your Camino. Suzanne :-)
  5. smj6

    LIVE from the Camino Sending shoes to Leon for collection

    Brilliant. Thanks a million @SYates S :-)
  6. smj6

    Getting lost! Sorting accommodation? Do I need to worry?

    I really agree, Barbara, & since I live in France (Haute Savoie), I decided to start 100kms from SJPDP along the Le Puy route. I thought this would give me time to 'warm' up before the Pryenees. But I still found the first two days (I stayed over night in Orisson) BRUTAL!! :eek: Suzanne :-)
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    LIVE from the Camino Sending shoes to Leon for collection

    Unfortunately my brand new trail shoes are showing signs of tear in the fabric (after only 400kms). The manufacturers are ready to send a replacement pair out to Spain. I was thinking that Leon would work (I'll be there in about a week/10 days). Where could I have the shoes sent pending my...
  8. smj6

    Increase pack weight or distance?

    I'm presently on the Camino Frances (my first time). I've been walking four weeks now & I've covered about 400kms. I would support recommendations on: - core exercises to strengthen the core muscles; - using an Aarn backpack (although you may have already decided/ bought your pack); - using...
  9. smj6

    LIVE from the Camino New albergue in Castildelgado

    PS. How can I upload this new place into the Camino accommodation app?
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    LIVE from the Camino New albergue in Castildelgado

    Wanted to let everyone know that there's a new albergue in Castildelgado (which is about 7 km after Grañon & about 10 km before Belorado). Called Albergue Bideluxe, it's on your right as you enter the village - Calle Major 8, 09259 Castildegado (Burgos). It opened in August 2016; tel +34 616 64...
  11. smj6

    looking for advice for sleeping places frons SJDP to Roncevalles

    Not necessarily @Yellowfriend, it means go slowly to begin with. Stay at Orisson, or go via Valcarlos. Or take the shuttle to Orisson, leave your rucksack, & return to SJPDP then walk to Orisson the next day but without the weight of your rucksack, or start at Roncevalles, or...... there are...
  12. smj6

    looking for advice for sleeping places frons SJDP to Roncevalles

    Spanish saying: «Para llegar a Santiago de Compostela como un joven, empieza el Camino como un viejo» – If you wish to arrive in Santiago de Compostela like a young person, begin the Camino like an old man. In other words .... take things slow to begin with. Suzanne :-)
  13. smj6

    Prayers requested

    My thoughts & prayers are with everyone involved in this. Thank you for sharing (& for doing so with dignity & compassion).
  14. smj6

    LIVE from the Camino We have the Pyreneese in sight!

    Ah. You must be the American with five children that was mentioned tonight at the dinner table. I arrived at Gité du Cambarrat in Argagnon (Via Podiensis) & ate a meal with 9 Frenchmen & women who'd met up with you along the way. I'll be a few days behind you as I gradually 'warm' up to walking...
  15. smj6

    Thanks to Ivar and elves

    Buen Camino @gertw. Look forward to hearing of your experiences/ thoughts & seeing some of your (red moped) photos. Suzanne :-)
  16. smj6

    LIVE from the Camino Feeling sorry for myself in Burgos!

    Hoping that your rest (& beer) solve the problem & wish you a blister free continuation, @MargLav. Suzanne :-)
  17. smj6

    No room in the albergues!

    That's my intention @Viranani in order to have a 'run' up to climbing the Pyrenees, I'm opting to start at Argagnon (about 70-80 km inside France along the Via Podensis), to give me a few days to acclimatise on flat terrain first. Would love to actually start from my home outside Geneva but...
  18. smj6

    Water, food and packing advice needed please!

    Already so many offers of help/ support/ information, so I'll just welcome you to this forum but, more importantly, welcome you to the Camino. In whatever shape or form (or route) you may take, you're in for a GREAT adventure. Ultreia. Suzanne :-)
  19. smj6

    The Agony and the appendectomy!

    Another Camino hug @Gary Jones. The Camino will wait for you. Take care & get well soon. Suzanne :-)
  20. smj6

    my hardest Camino is now over -- now a question

    I can't help with your questions, @CaminoKate0214 (although the suggestion about taking just a handful /token amount of ashes sounds like a good idea), however I can send you my sincere thoughts and prayers for this dark period in your life. Ultreia, Suzanne

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