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  1. indyinmaine

    any moments of "what the heck am I doing here" ?

    It's been far too long since I've posted!! The first day as I started up to Orisson and just before reaching the albergue by walking the road (I didn't think I could make the cross country climb!} and the vultures were circling over my head, FOR JUST A MOMENT I thought, "What am I doing here?"...
  2. indyinmaine

    Strange Yearning

    And I think it's for that "thirst" that you yearn to return. Was there something which didn't get "quenched" the first time or even something which surfaced that you never knew existed within you.
  3. indyinmaine

    Flights from Madrid to pamplona

    If in fact you are going to fly from Madrid to Pamplona, MAKE SURE YOU BUY A ROUND-TRIP TICKET! Yes, that's not a mistake. Go to Iberia.com; choose your flight for the day and time you want to travel, find another date in the future (any day) which has the cheapest fare you can find and buy the...
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    Cafe Between Zubiri and Pamplona

    QUOTE="indyinmaine, post: 272142, member: 29256"]Hola, I remember the café you're talking about and have a picture of it. The one I stopped at in a hamlet with a fountain about 1-2k before that and called El Horno. They had an outdoor barbecue and the food was to die for! This is yours! El...
  5. indyinmaine

    Cafe Between Zubiri and Pamplona

    Hola, I remember the café you're talking about and have a picture of it. The one I stopped at in a hamlet with a fountatin about 1-2k befor that and called El Horno. They had an outdoor barbecue and the food was to die for!
  6. indyinmaine

    My Religious Camino......

    I continue to both think and feel how ironical it is that we must be very careful about "cross(ing) over the line" in regard to the rule prohibiting discussion of religion in the forum," when it is precisely the reason we have the privilege of having it to walk today! There has to be a solution...
  7. indyinmaine

    The last 100 km

    I just finished posting something about "Walking the Camino" and how everyone was excited about it. This thread comes far closer to the reality that every one is different. That is what the Camino represents.
  8. indyinmaine

    New Camino documentary

    I just happened to see this today. Documentaries are "strange" things. I've seen "The Way" and I've seen "Walking the Camino". I too was excited about watching them again after I had walked it. While "Walking" did a somewhat better job they were both someone's vision of what it was like and in...
  9. indyinmaine

    Albergues/Hostels

    Remember that the Camino has something to "say" to you as well. As St. John of the Cross said, "In order to go to what you do not know, you must go by a way you do not know!”
  10. indyinmaine

    crazy september

    I stayed on the road for both of them! It was probably an extra 4-5K but, from what I heard, it beat the "climb up" and "slip down"! It was actually worth it because I met a UNICYCLIST(!) on his way up to the Cruz from Molinaseca and again on his way down!
  11. indyinmaine

    First Anniversary!

    One year ago last Thursday I started up the "hill" to Orisson. Little did I know what lay ahead. And now each day is like a rerun of your favorite movie, along with all the surprises. I find the indelibility of the memories, almost down to the moment, akin to magic. Today it's up to Alto de...
  12. indyinmaine

    Buying Gear in Pamplona

    If you want to wait and make your decision along the way there's a great store in Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Bought my Leki poles there and then motored the rest of the way. You actually might be able to get away without having any until then. They had all sorts of outdoor gear as well at...
  13. indyinmaine

    Grade of ascent out of St. Jean

    The answer to "What's the gradient?" is STEEP!! Just put one foot slowly in front of the other!
  14. indyinmaine

    SJPP to Orisson - how long ?

    Just before you reach Orisson (after the gite at Hunnto) the trail cuts off to the left and up a steep hill. I chose to continue walking the road (easier gradient) which is about 1.5k longer and it is right below a sanctuary for griffon vultures(?). It was so fascinating I almost (!) forgot I...
  15. indyinmaine

    Thinking of starting in O' Cebreiro

    Dave, I see you're about to leave in less than two weeks. Let us know how it worked out. Buen Camino.
  16. indyinmaine

    O Cebreiro to Santiago currently in bed chaos ....

    Falcon - (please spare me the replies!) - Hence I am very aware that this might be a minority opinion! :);)
  17. indyinmaine

    O Cebreiro to Santiago currently in bed chaos ....

    It is very difficult for me to believe that in one day a sizeable portion of 2700+ people had a "reason" (please spare me the replies!) for walking into Santiago other than seeing themselves as an extra on Seinfeld, Survivor, or The Ten Commandments! Granted this is a free(?) world but the...
  18. indyinmaine

    How to take care of your feet !!!

    Alf - Count the number of posts on this thread and you'll almost have the number of different ways people take care of their feet!!
  19. indyinmaine

    To All Peregrinos, The Prayer of La Faba

    We use it as a symbolic prayer in our RCIA process.
  20. indyinmaine

    To go with my partner or go it alone???

    The most important part is that the "decision" was both individual and mutual. You will really have two Caminos. For the most benefit to you both, keep them as separate as possible.

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