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Emotions are good. And so is adventure and travel. It stimulates us in so many ways. Being apart from loved ones is also healthy. Difficult but it challenges us.
Having said that. I find my device a huge distraction. I didn't have one at all on my last walk. I was fine.
Consider alternatives...
You'll be fine. Are you walking a pilgrimage or taking a cheap vacation? This is what you need to ask yourself. If it's the former, the Camino provides. I never planned anything. It was the best decision I ever made. I slept out a few times by choice. Two trips on the Frances and never stayed in...
You have a condition common in "Western culture".
It's called, IneedtoknowbecauseIdon'tlikesurprisesandbyplanningevdrysecondofmydayIremaininabsutecontrol.
The cure for which is to leave your device at home (where you won't need a charger), walk every day with a prayer and the mantra, I am open...
I never booked in anywhere. It was fine. Ask yourself a simple question:
Am I walking a pilgrimage or am I on a cheap holiday?
The two are very different. Buen Camino!
I camped on the French route. It's not practical really but it was handy for getting away from crowded hostels. I often took the way less travelled when there was the option. It's not necessarily legal to wild camp in Spain. I often asked in the small towns and villages and never had a problem...
It would be really easy to be a smart ass about it but I won't. I will say this however. I work with adolescents and young adults in therapeutic wilderness programming. And I know it is really tough to be a high schooler or freshman college kid. I wouldn't want to do it again. Converesly, we are...
Thanks for a well intentioned offer. I was a recipient of an APOC scholarship for 2014. But I don't think I applied until after I had attended a hospitalero training and FOUND a placement. It took some doing on my part but I learned a lot about the whole process from begining to end. And as one...
Never saw a mosquito that I recall. Saw exactley one bed bug and flipped it out the window.
I traveled two caminos the first ending in Santiago. The second time I walked on to Muxia and Finisterre. Never got bitten, harassed or harangued by anyone or anything. Don't worry, relax, enjoy the...
It was only a matter of time. Good for David! He hears another call! Let that set an example that we don't have to stay where we are for ANY reason! The Way is what it has always been and it will find it's own equalibrium. I am happy for him! Only God knows what is in store for David. I wish...
Glad my comments might have been helpful. Sin e I don't really know what you're cycling, travel or outdoor proficiency is, it's a little tough to make suggestions. Not sure how much time you said you had.
Here is a website from one of your compatriots from the land down under...
My two cents, which really isn't worth that much is to ask you two questions:
1. Why do you want to cycle it?
2. Is it a pilgrimage or an adventure ride you are after?
I ask because I have both cycled it and walked it. As an adventure ride, I give it a "meh". There are much better rides out...
I'm not sure I would compare northern Spain and southern California. The Frwnch route is by far much cooler. If you are used to a warm climate be prepared for a slightly cooler one. The term "waterproof" is meaningless is Galicia. The rain is like a sentient being. Least that's how I found it...
No, thank YOU! For coming to the alburgue. Two years ago I had the good fortune of serving as hospitalera in Grañon. I learned so much. Father Jesus was the local priest there in that little ancient church. I never met anyone so dedicated. I feel like I never worked so hard in the two weeks I...
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