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  1. vgen5122

    will my old shoes ever fit?

    My answer to your question is that your old shoe Size will probably not come back. I completed my Camino 10/01/2013 and my feet has yet to go back to their pre-Camino sized. My feet are now longer and not wider. Most likely you will have to go shoe shopping for more social shoes. Give your old...
  2. vgen5122

    Sacramento California Pilgrims

    I am a Vacaville, Ca pilgrim. My husband and I won't be going until mid August of 2017, God willing. We are around the same ages, and we are also Catholic. This would be our second Camino, but we are hoping to land in Spain instead of France. This time we are going from Madrid to St Jean and...
  3. vgen5122

    Real Pilgrims

    In the the brigade of the 200 pilgrims that passed you, there probably were people that had started their journey walking the same as you did from SJPDP to Sarria. Then these people decided to take a taxi to Santiago for some reason or another. Many pilgrims just walk the last 100km and that is...
  4. vgen5122

    Because I can...

    Your journey would be a great time to think about what inner strength/courage you have to take on theses challenges and how far you have come. When I walked the Camino it was so out of character for me to do such a thing. I am not a distance walker. I am a turtle that likes to smell the roses as...
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    My last post

    It has been my experience on the forum, that there are many people all with different opinions, experiences, and ideas. I believe that it is ok to express or call out the behavior without fingering one individual. There are more people on the forum that are nice than people that are Rude...
  6. vgen5122

    A question about walking the camino in September

    Great time to go. It is not as crowded as in June-August. Buen Camino
  7. vgen5122

    Obsession??!!??

    I wish I could tell you that it all will pass, but I can't. No sooner than when you get on the plane home that you start thing about your experiences on the Camino. This thought evolves into thinking about doing another Camino over time and everything starts over again. If this is an obsession...
  8. vgen5122

    Entering France with a "Deported" stamp in my passport

    What honor is it to be booted out of any country?
  9. vgen5122

    What was the coolest thing you were ever gifted on the trail?

    One day while walking on the Camino frances, my husband was sick to his stomach. He had eaten an eggy pastel I believe and he got sick. We had run out of water and we were walking in the hills. A man came up to us and gave us all his water. My husband got better after that. So, the greatest gift...
  10. vgen5122

    Are you pilgrim or walker?

    When I walked the Camino I was a pilgrim. I prayed, meditated, stayed in albergues etc. it is my belief that if you are a pilgrim that is great. If you are a walker that's great too. The two journeys may be different and that's ok. I believe what everyone has been trying to say is that if you...
  11. vgen5122

    The Top Ten Things I've Learned from this Forum

    Ok, let me add to your great post. * Always expect the unexpected. * Be thankful for the experience. * Always know that there is always something else to learn. * Share the experience and knowledge with others when you return. Buen Camino
  12. vgen5122

    "You talk too much about the Camino"

    Let me start by saying that almost every day I bring up the Camino. Yes, I still have the fever. I had such a wonderful time that the experience effected me deeply. It was an experience that my husband and I shared together. It brought us closer together. We had to trust and mostly depend on...
  13. vgen5122

    sending ahead clothes to come home in

    NO, Don't send them home! In 2013 we were on the Camino Frances and by the time we got to Pamplona we realized that we were carrying far too much. We put our clothes and items in a box and sent them home. What a mistake!! We might as well have donated them or thrown everything away. We paid...
  14. vgen5122

    Get Off This Forum - Haven't you got anything better to do ?

    I share on this forum to share with others my experiences, joys or just practical information learned while on the Camino. Since I am going back at the end of August 2016, God willing, the forum and its contributors are very relavent to me.. The information on the forum ....Priceless! Happy New...
  15. vgen5122

    Happy Christmas.

    "MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE. " May your backpack be light, Your feet be happy, Your water be cool, and Your path be enlightened in 2016. May every step you take lead you to happiness in the new year.
  16. vgen5122

    Hot and Cold

    Go,go, go! When I first learned about the Camino I became kind of obsessed with the idea of going. I read everything I could get my hands on about the Camino. For me, it was doing something I'd never thought of doing. I was happy just walking around the park. Then I started to think about the...
  17. vgen5122

    What is your 'Dream Camino,' and why?

    My dream Camino is something like this: It is not which route I travel or what's inside my pack. My dream is with many steps taken that I learn, I am challenged, I evolve and adapt. With the many hills climbed-the views take my breath away. That while traveling on the road, many friendships...
  18. vgen5122

    Carry or have carried.

    We are planning our second Camino for August/2016. On August/2015, I had to have spinal surgery due to an accident. I will not carry my backpack. I will only carry a day pack. For me it will not take anything away from the experience. I am sure that St. James will understand. Buen Camino.
  19. vgen5122

    I just love my life

    Sorry, but never, never meant to offend. I had a brother that suffered from deep chronic depression. His depression was so that it was hard for him to make it out the door every day.I hope you understand that when I write it is from my own experience when I have felt depressed and not anyone...
  20. vgen5122

    I just love my life

    For me, it takes too much work to be depressed. I have always believed that life is what you make of it. I choose every day to try and make my life as happy as I can. My life didn't start out good. It was poor and it was rough. I have always believed that if one day is not good, guess what? I...

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