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  1. ebrandt

    shells & distances

    I had the same question about the shells before our first camino. It didn't dqwn on me that you can buy them everywhere, so I mad embroidered felt shells. We have carried them on all our walks since then.
  2. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Phil and Janet brief diversion to CF to attend a party

    I'm so glad it was a great gathering! Hope your Camino transition goes well. L
  3. ebrandt

    Casa Pancho in Burgos and Knees

    We enjoyed a lovely meal tonight in honor of @henrythedog at Casa Pancho in Burgos. We we are biding a bit of time here while we wait to see whether the pain in my husband’s knee will subside enough to continue walking. In addition to Henry’s recommendations, I can speak very favorably of the...
  4. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino A Sketchbook Camino

    Wow! So excited you are finding a way to continue. Your dedication and resilience are incredibly inspiring!
  5. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino A Sketchbook Camino

    STP-- I am not a doctor and hesitate to give medical advice. But I can pontificate with the best, so here goes. My own experience (with severe tendonitis, a total ankle replacement, and knees that my doc says should be replaced soon) is that rest helps more than you think and faster than you...
  6. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Aunt and niece, version 4.

    The first time we walked we entered Santiago on Ascension Day. We had no idea this was a big deal and the camino was incredibly crowded from Sarria to Santiago. It sort of felt like a party the whole way!
  7. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    I love your delicious posts! You include so much rich detail. I feel like I am just a step away from the Camino. You are so wise about going downhill slowly! I rolled my ankle in 2001 walking down a slope on a gravel path. Two reconstructive surgeries and weight loss got me though several...
  8. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    I had to smile at your comments about hurrying in the morning. Just like you we found that taking a bit of time was worth it. I remember walking out of Zubiri as part of the rushing gang in the pitch dark. After a couple km, I told my husband I needed to sit and wait for my feet to wake up and...
  9. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino @Stellamaris on the Francés

    I’m glad for you that you found the monastery and had these lovely days. It looks beautiful. Ultreia! Im looking forward to what awaits you with you refreshed approach.
  10. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Aunt and niece, version 4.

    My camera went to Samos but we did not! I left the camera in Tracastela by accident. We had intended to go to Samos but got very bad info and were told the walk was lots of pavement. So we stayed on the main Camino. Friends who rescued the camera thought we went to Samos and walked that way...
  11. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    On food, we always picked up a yogurt and fruit for breakfast the afternoon before and then carried a lump of cheese, a bag of peanuts and dried fruit in case we didn’t find lunch. We also loved Bifrutas, a milky fruity kids drink. You can get it in individual containers. If we could find them...
  12. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    You post made me so emotional this morning, with joy for you and with impatience foe me as our departure day cannot arrive quickly enough. I know exactly exactly where you were.. so I have this wonderful image of you, the Roman bridge and the horses. Ultreia!
  13. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Aunt and niece, version 4.

    Glad to hear you are warm and dry! We have special memories of Triacastela where we had a birthday celebration for one of our pilgrim friends. It was a wonderful meal only eaten on the Camino — chicken and hotdogs with spicy tomato sauce and pasta. Salad ( lettuce with corn). And Tarta de...
  14. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino @Stellamaris on the Francés

    I love your posts — they are really helping me get in a hospitalero and Camino state of mind. I’ll think about your comment as we serve in Miraz. Safe travels! Ultreia!
  15. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    Oh Yay! Hope your walking is smooth sailing from here on! I think you were wise to take the ride — no sense getting injured before you have hardly begun to walk. Ultreia!
  16. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to Leon

    I should have added that like you, @henrythedog, I have never once lost weight on a camino....
  17. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to Leon

    ...certainly not the result of the wine, cured meats, and sundry other lovely gourmet tidbits..... oh, and the bread, lovely Spanish bread.... and whole milk in cafe con leche... and... and...
  18. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino I’m on my way

    I am loving your posts with all the details. What an adventure in the snow -- one you will not forget and one that, in 20/20 hindsight, will make you feel like you can "weather" anything! We too are Altus fans, so I am picturing you in your Altus sailing along on. I hope this weather clears...
  19. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino @Stellamaris on the Francés

    Your pics are building my anticipation. Just 20 days and 13 hours til we leave for Spain! Hope the weather clears up.
  20. ebrandt

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to Leon

    I will affirm that while it is possible to get lovely cheesecake many places in the US -- NYC is at the top of the heap!

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