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  1. freespirit

    Celebrating my old age

    Hi fellow pilgrims have done the Frances twice first in 2010 age 65 a few years after a double by pass opp, again in 2015 ending up with a damaged knee Cartilage.and being an obstinate S and S , hope to return next year at the young age of 79, to those that have been thinking about doing the...
  2. freespirit

    Gronze offers highly scalable Camino maps for download

    I had the same trouble
  3. freespirit

    Why No Public WCs along the Caminos?!?

    Hi about building wc along the camino seems a stupid idea .can you imagine after a few days if its not cleaned regularly it will really start to stink especially in the hot weather also would start to get blocked up and dont forget all the flys etc.its better to go behind a bush or something at...
  4. freespirit

    Something terrible happened to me on the camino today

    You was lucky you was not walking on the meseta you would have got really wet, you know what they say ,,,the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain
  5. freespirit

    Compostela or Passport: Which Means More to You?

    Hi I don't put the passport or compostela on the wall or do I put marathon medals or diplomas only wallpaper I did these things for me alone if people want to see these items I will show them i dont need to brag of how fit or clever I am they was done for me not anybody else
  6. freespirit

    Editing profiles

    Thanks for that bit of info,,, notion900
  7. freespirit

    Cup of tea on the Frances?

    By the way Rachel have a nice trip, and good luck with the Cuppers, you should have the time of your life..
  8. freespirit

    Cup of tea on the Frances?

    Hi Rachel that's what I missed on my last Caminos, on my next trip I will be taking a few Good old Yorkshire tea bags (to make nice and strong Cuppers) and a small container of sweet tabs, and milk powder,,,
  9. freespirit

    Super-sized credencials?

    Hi Peter ,yes I did craft it myself ,have made a different one for each Camino, and try and fill them up with walking stick badges ,when ever I can find a place that sells them,,, PS as with my above post on credencials and stamps--- I also have this thing about Walking sticks.
  10. freespirit

    Super-sized credencials?

    On my last two Caminos I used the old style CJS (UK) Pilgrims record / credencial in my first I collected 92 stamps, the second, I added extra photocopy pages and collected 133 stamps, this year I have the new concertina CJS type, and have added extra photocopy pages, to make space for a 152...
  11. freespirit

    Recognize this?

    Hi,,, it seems you have a dose of the Camino blues, we all get it in one way or another, the cure is get back there SAP
  12. freespirit

    "You talk too much about the Camino"

    Hi so you like to talk about the Camino good on you,so do I when ever I can being a Camino addict ,also I cant stop reading about the Camino in books or on the Net,and even started making Tortilla de potata at least once a week with my red wine,having done the Camino in 2010 and last August...
  13. freespirit

    Camino Angels

    Camino Angels who are they,and they all ways seem to be close. Having completed my second Camino this last August, getting just past Melide I had a slight accident to my knee going down hill, but decided to carry on no matter what having walked from St Jean and being single-minded and obstinate...
  14. freespirit

    Why don't pensioners live on the Camino?

    And dont forget Coronation street,,,
  15. freespirit

    Camino Angels

    Camino Angels who are they,and they all ways seem to be close. Having completed my second Camino this last August, getting just past Melide I had a slight accident to my knee going down hill, but decided to carry on no matter what having walked from St Jean and being single-minded and obstinate...
  16. freespirit

    What Do You Do When You Are Not Walking?

    Hi LizziM lovely colours in your abstract art piece, powerful work
  17. freespirit

    What Do You Do When You Are Not Walking?

    I am also leaving SJPdP on the 2 July need to get back on the Camino, having Artist block at the moment,need to find some new inspiration somewhere along the way, as I spend my time when not Walking, at home Painting/Sculpting some Handycrafts and Gardening .
  18. freespirit

    5 backpacking lessons we can learn from the Military

    I also remember being told this in the military,that the best way to climb a hill with full pack is lean into the hill as you walk.
  19. freespirit

    motivational quotes

    Nothing builds self~esteem and self~confidence like accomplishment....(Thomas Carlyle)
  20. freespirit

    motivational quotes

    Far better it is to dare mighty things,even though checkered with failure,than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much,nor suffer much,but live in that twilight that knows not victory or defeat....(Theodore Roosevelt)

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