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  1. julie

    Survey from Grañón

    The link below is to a pilgrim survey being conducted by the parroquial pilgrim’s hospital of San Juan Bautista in Grañón in coordination with the Youth Pastoral Commision in the Diocese of La Rioja. It is open to anybody who has walked the Camino. From the introduction: While this...
  2. julie

    Aymeric Electronic Passport and Electronic Stamps

    I read it as being complementary to the credential rather than a replacement of it. It is a way to encourage tourism in the towns/villages e.g. a museum/church/historic building would have the code posted outside so that the pilgrim could read information about the site and decide whether to...
  3. julie

    Cup of tea on the Frances?

    At the time of my first Camino, my Spanish was limited to please, thank you and good morning and I learnt a few phrases along the way (the first of which was "una copa de vino blanco por favor"). Not knowing how to order, I would simply ask for tea with milk and would sometimes be served a glass...
  4. julie

    Cup of tea on the Frances?

    I have found that tea is readily available at bars. Ten years ago, you may have ended up with camomile, green or mint instead of black tea (the first three are definitely acquired tastes when served with hot milk!) but that no longer appears to be the case. I always carry some teabags in case...
  5. julie

    What's a pilgrim?

    For me, it comes down to intention. I like long distance walking but there is a definite difference (for me anyway) between a walk and a pilgrimage. When I set out on one of the pilgrim ways, it is because I have the intention to go on pilgrimage and the feeling is quite different. I am more...
  6. julie

    c s j

    I donate to both because I believe in the work that they do and wish to contribute to the continuation of their existence. In the same way, I contribute to my chosen charities even though I've never had need to use them - long may that continue!
  7. julie

    Those we leave behind

    Tom, I did precisely that a couple of years ago and will be doing the same next year. In my case, it's my elderly mother who frets when I'm away rather than my husband (he says he's used to it!). A month seems to be OK but she finds six to eight weeks an awfully long time. It's the price we...
  8. julie

    What is a Compostela? What is it not?

    Thanks for your kind words about my Dad. I need to clarify what I said about having the credential stamped - I've only had that done at the end of a pilgrimage when I would have qualified for a Compostela. The same goes for having my pilgrimage registered. I don't necessarily want another...
  9. julie

    What is a Compostela? What is it not?

    That was certainly not my experience in June this year. I stopped collecting Compostelas after the first two but always lined up so that the completion of my pilgrimage could be registered and my credential stamped. That process was made easier this year as the Amigos had a desk set up for the...
  10. julie

    The Cathar Trail.

    Using the Cicerone Guide by Alan Mattingly, a couple of friends and I walked the Sentier Cathare in 2009. As per this guidebook, we took 12 days to walk the 250km from Port-la-Nouvelle to Foix. During this time, we met only one other person walking the route as we were though we did meet others...
  11. julie

    Dreaming while on the Camino

    I am always interested in the content of my dreams (when I remember them) and try to use them instructively. On the first night of the Camino, I had a very vivid dream which brought up some concerns that I wasn't even aware that I was harbouring. That was the last dream I remembered having...
  12. julie

    Don't wait to walk your camino

    "The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination." Lynnejohn, I actually agree with this statement. The future is something we create by the choices we make...
  13. julie

    Don't wait to walk your camino

    Once you hit that vague "certain age" (I'm 62) and hear about people your age having heart attacks, strokes or limitations placed on them because of their health, a concern for your future arises and it is natural that you want to put as much into your life as you can. It is certainly an impetus...
  14. julie

    Taken for Grantedness.

    I don't believe it is a matter of consciousness raising. I've walked a number of different pilgrim routes in France and in Spain but, for me, the Camino Francés is THE Camino. Possibly because it was my first pilgrimage but equally possibly because it is the most well-known route. When someone...
  15. julie

    Is there a real reason for a bed race???

    I like to have a leisurely start to the day and then walk until I'm ready to stop. Quite often that's at 5.00 or even 6.00pm. On many occasions, I've slept on a mattress on the floor (strangely enough, a mattress on a timber floor feels just the same as one on a timber bed). At Cacabelos, I was...
  16. julie

    Muxia fire

    Thanks for posting the image, I quite like it too. It has a definite phoenix rising look about it. Here's praying that's the case.
  17. julie

    We are the sum of our experiences

    You can regret your actions but still accept them. Part of moving forward is accepting that you cannot change the past. You can, however, go some way towards making amends by owning up to your mistakes and that means facing the people you may have hurt along the way. Sometimes that's not...
  18. julie

    We are the sum of our experiences

    Well put Al. I had an interesting conversation with another pilgrim when he asked me what I would change if I could live my life again. He didn't believe me when I said "nothing". Everything in my life had led to my being at that place at that time, why would I want to change any of it?
  19. julie

    Does it never stop?

    My husband told me the other day that I was obsessed with the Camino. He is basing his opinion solely on the fact that I read the Forum messages every day, attend monthly pilgrim meetings in Sydney and go on pilgrimage every year. From the people I mix with, this seems more normal than obsessive.
  20. julie

    Thankyou and goodbye

    We will miss you both but also understand how you feel. Your comments reminded me of the discussion about whether the Camino had changed. Well, yes and no - to changes on the Camino and on the Forum. Adding more people to any activity is going to spread different personalities along the...

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