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  1. julie

    Lets Build an Albergue!

    Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike. I'm not a fan of the curtained, power points, locker approach and would go to a hotel if I were after privacy. The Camino is a great place to learn to trust and also to learn what is truly important to you. If we are fearful of our things being stolen...
  2. julie

    Anyone seen this yet?(mainly Oz)

    I've also met Noel Braun and have read both his Camino books. Saint Mike II put it very succinctly and I concur with his opinion that "Noel is a lovely man and he writes a great story". For those of you who live in Sydney, Noel will be presenting at Hornsby Library on 26 June.
  3. julie

    BBC Program "Celebs" on the Camino

    This saddens me. One of the delights of the Camino is meeting people as they are rather than what they do in the outside world. I like to think that all pilgrims are created equal, celebrity has no place on the Camino.
  4. julie

    Hospitaleros

    One of the participants in my recent hospitalero training course wanted to serve in his favourite gite on the Le Puy route in France. The owners are pilgrims themselves and not only gave everyone a warm welcome and offered a communal meal, they drove him to a neighbouring town so he could have...
  5. julie

    Is Finisterre worth the extra time?

    I've never considered walking back to Santiago from Finisterre and don't think I would like meeting other pilgrims at the end of the day knowing that we would be going in opposite directions the next morning. If I had plenty of time left and wanted to keep walking, I would be more inclined to go...
  6. julie

    Is Finisterre worth the extra time?

    I have twice walked to Finisterre. The first time was on my first Camino and I arrived in Santiago with the need to keep walking. Those extra few days took me away from some of those I had met along the way which was a real wrench but it gave me the time to process the pilgrimage. To my immense...
  7. julie

    The joy of sharing the last 100 km

    Whether you believe the relics in the Cathedral to be those of St James or not, the Camino is a pilgrimage to his shrine in Santiago de Compostela thus it has an end-point. It does not however have a beginning therefore you can't just do the "the first part". Pilgrimage is a state of mind...
  8. julie

    A Way now too travelled?

    During my first pilgrimage in 2005, the thought crossed my mind that, if everyone walked the Camino, the world would be a better place. Now I wonder whether it's in danger of imploding. I have met many pilgrims who were walking in a different fashion to myself because they were struggling with...
  9. julie

    Electric Bike Camino Frances

    The answer is yes. Though perhaps I didn't realise it the first time, the Compostela is only a piece of paper. For me, the Camino is about the people I meet and the things I learn along the way. It never fails to throw up situations, conversations or thoughts that result in deep reflection...
  10. julie

    Electric Bike Camino Frances

    Big hug Jenny, deep breath. Nobody would ever dream of labelling you a nuisance! You're the type of cyclist (and they do exist) who would stop to make sure that everyone you passed was OK. There are cyclists and there are cycling pilgrims just as there are walkers and walking pilgrims. For...
  11. julie

    Hikers Rash and other lessons learned

    Lucky me, I hit the jackpot - rosacea and "hiker's rash"! In my case, the rash is urticaria and it is brought on by physical exertion of long duration or in hot weather. On any long distance walk, it surfaces on about day 3-4 and is very uncomfortable for a day or two and then my body kicks in...
  12. julie

    Torn...

    TammyLyn, your concerns sound so much like mine did in the beginning. I know well the feeling of guilt that wanting to go off by yourself after so many years of caregiving elicits as well as the feeling that you are upsetting someone you love. However, this is outweighed by the feeling that you...
  13. julie

    The Ongoing Time Debate

    Hi Rob, If it makes you feel any better, my first Camino took 28 days from St Jean Pied-de-Port to Santiago. I was then 54 and it was my first long distance walk though I had done a couple of walking holidays of about a week each and had been bushwalking for a few years so was reasonably fit...
  14. julie

    Proper pronunciation of Sarria

    Would that I could! At least my family has the opportunity for a good laugh when I'm practising.
  15. julie

    I am planning to walk from SJPP I live in australia and would like someone to walk with me

    Hi Suzie, Welcome to the Forum. Search through the posts for the answers to any questions you may have (Search bar is top right of the screen, just under your name). Though, of course, you're free to post your questions as well. Once you've made the decision about when to set off and where...
  16. julie

    Help needed in Roncesvalles

    David, I hope your car woes are sorted reasonably quickly and reasonably inexpensively. In the meantime, try to enjoy the enforced "holiday" - perhaps a valuable respite before you start tending to pilgrims' needs on the Camino.
  17. julie

    Help needed in Roncesvalles

    Thank you not only to Arn and David for their replies but also to the many who read the post and pondered a solution. This is Pura's first time on the Camino and her initiation has involved lessons in trust and faith in the Camino community. She has been re-united with her phone and will sort...
  18. julie

    Help needed in Roncesvalles

    I've just received the following call for help from Pura and am hoping that someone in Roncesvalles will read this message and deliver the phone (if someone at the Monastery hasn't already done so) to the Hotel la Posada before the Jacotrans pick-up at 8.00am : I can´t post this message onto...
  19. julie

    Seriously thinking of changing the start...

    The only sense of failure involved in starting from a particular point is that which we inflict on ourselves. It is tied in with our expectations of what we should be doing and the way we should be doing it. One of my wonderful Camino lessons was to learn to let go of "should". It's very...
  20. julie

    Help with accommodation in St Jean!

    I've stayed at both l'Esprit du Chemin and Auberge du Pélerin and wouldn't hesitate to recommend either of them. My stay at the latter came about because l'Esprit du Chemin had no vacancies and I was at first disappointed to have to stay elsewhere. My disappointment didn't last long and...

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