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  1. Farmer John

    66 Year-old Irishman starting SJPdP mid-March 2016

    Greetings and congrats Bobcat! Irish by lineage and longing Iowa farmer who spent the best 70 days of his 67 year life pilgriming from LePuy, FR to Finnesterre in the summer of '13. So glad to see that you are planning to meet up with "herself" in Santiago. My "herself" of 46 years met me in...
  2. Farmer John

    Language Barrier

    A strong "I second that" to the suggestion of getting familiar with the greetings and farewells. It sends the needed message that you recognize you are the guest in their country. With a bit of practice, you can even get the emphasis and inflection in the right place and, for a brief second at...
  3. Farmer John

    A Long Ride

    HI Leopold, Being both a biker and a hiker, I envy your trip. The upside to the bike is that you get to cover a lot more territory in much less time. The downside, to me, is that on the bike, especially trail riding, your are "solo" no matter how many friends are along. When hiking, the ability...
  4. Farmer John

    Swollen hands and fingers

    Hola Tanya! You've been given some good advice here already. I'll add my two cents worth gleaned from USMC training and my own Camino. I'd give all the effort you can to getting used to the walking poles. In addition to lessening or eliminating the hands/fingers swelling, you'll find them a...
  5. Farmer John

    LIVE from the Camino Is finding accommodation on the Camino Frances, becoming too stressful?

    Kudos to you, b-don! I was 66 and found that fact to be more of an advantage than a disadvantage. If my plans and dreams come true, I'll be 70 when I return with one or more of my grandchildren. And if I keep my promises to all of them, I'll be 84 when the last of them comes of "Camino Age" :)...
  6. Farmer John

    LIVE from the Camino Is finding accommodation on the Camino Frances, becoming too stressful?

    Well, then, Ms Erin, you are going to have a splendid Camino. Write about it, either to yourself or to others. Take pictures. Absorb it into your very bones. It is a life-affirming endeavor. PFJ
  7. Farmer John

    LIVE from the Camino Is finding accommodation on the Camino Frances, becoming too stressful?

    Hola "Calling", I did my inaugural Camino last year, Le Puy to Finnesterre, May to end of July. That's roughly 1100 miles, 70 days, give or take a few. That's considered "prime time" for Camino walking, especially since I had hoped to be in Santiago for the St. James feast day on 25 July, the...

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