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  1. rglongpre

    Feeling overwhelmed

    My wife and I are also Canadian and will be walking the Camino Frances (August 26 until sometime in October). We have a blog site at http://rglongpre.ca/pilgrim/ Read a bit and ask away. We are 66 (me) and 65 (her) and are celebrating our 44th wedding anniversary en route. Buen Camino
  2. rglongpre

    2015 SEPTEMBER PILGRIMS

    We leave from SJPP on August 26 with our first stop at Orisson.
  3. rglongpre

    The Camino Is Not For Everyone

    Hi Rebekah - I agree with your words, heartfelt words. In the spirit of not passing judgements, perhaps there is a time and a season and a route for everyone on the camino. Sometimes it is a matter of life throwing something in one's life path that triggers the need. That said, not everyone...
  4. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    Retirement isn't easy, especially if one is in good health both physically and mentally. I understand why your husband put off retirement. When I retired from being a school principal, I headed off to teach at a university for another four years. :) Having walked in the autumn, I can affirm...
  5. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    I agree, Kiwi, autumn is a great time. The paths are still busy, but not too busy. If anything, the season adds to the contemplative aspect of being on a pilgrimage. Thanks.
  6. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    When I walked last autumn I averaged about 25 km each day from Le Puy to Figeac - the hilly, mountainous part of the France section. I was satisfied with the pace, about 4.5 km/hr but not with my feet as I began with blisters (new shoes - I should have known better) that never went away because...
  7. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    Isn't it strange how "excited" one becomes when an "idea" such as the Camino catches us? Finally we realise that we truly are on a journey and that the journey is already in process. Thanks for the response. Buen Camino!
  8. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    Yes the planning and training process releases all sorts of physical and psychic energy. For the pas three months I have been walking about three to four hours a day on average, with my wife. I am sure that "we" will be more than ready when the day we board our plane for our Camino together...
  9. rglongpre

    Long-Range Planning

    Hi - I know that this is a bit early, but I am excited. My wife has decided to do the Camino Frances with me in the fall of 2014. I walked about a third of the via podiensis (Le Puy route) alone last fall and intend to finish the rest of this later this year. This was the longest stretch of...
  10. rglongpre

    Planned rest day stops

    It helps a lot, Nancy :) Thanks.
  11. rglongpre

    Planned rest day stops

    Thanks a lot, Jason. This list gives me a lot of good information to thing about. I don't have to worry about jet lag as I will have already been walking for more than thirty days from Le Puy en Velay. I will be sending a PM for the "more" as more is better than not enough. Buen Camino.
  12. rglongpre

    Planned rest day stops

    A big thanks for the "holiday" heads up. I agree that it is wisest to listen closely to the body. :)
  13. rglongpre

    Planned rest day stops

    Thanks for the link. :) Buen Camino
  14. rglongpre

    Planned rest day stops

    Hi all - what are your suggestions for the best stops for planned rest days between SJPdP and SdC? I am hoping to take periodic stops for some R&R along the way. I anticipate leaving SJPdP on October 4th after completing the Le Puy route to SJPdP on October 2nd. buen camino Robert
  15. rglongpre

    Pilgrim's passport in Paris and Route via Chartres

    Seven weeks in Italy sounds like quite a hike, almost all hilly and mountainous. Are you taking any technology - cell phone, etc. - along your journey? Do you have a blog site where your journeys are described? Buono Traccia / bon chemin / Buen Camino Robert
  16. rglongpre

    Pilgrim's passport in Paris and Route via Chartres

    Not Fransaskois by birth but have been adopted by the community. I was born in Ottawa many, many years ago. à plus tard mon ami, Robert Longpré PS The national group is sending me two credentials for the long, long walk. :)
  17. rglongpre

    Pilgrim's passport in Paris and Route via Chartres

    Cheque and form are in the mail this afternoon. Thanks Jean-Marc :) Buen Camino
  18. rglongpre

    Anyone starting in Paris on August 31, 2012

    Hi all - just checking to see if there are any others beginning the Camino from Paris on August 31, 2012. I hope to reach SJPdP by October 9th with the intention of continuing on the next day. Robert
  19. rglongpre

    Pilgrim's passport in Paris and Route via Chartres

    Hi Tyrrek, Thanks for the info. I know that there are a lot of people who do the longer walks from France (Tours, Paris, Chartres, Orleans, Le Puy, etc.) so there must be places that issue the credential in those major centres. I will be staying overnight (arriving in the morning) in Paris...
  20. rglongpre

    Pilgrim's passport in Paris and Route via Chartres

    Hi all - I finally booked my flight ticket to Paris (arrive August 30th) and I am wondering where do I get my pilgrim passport in Paris as well as determining where the starting point is in Paris (which church). I am hoping to walk through to Santiago de Compostela before November 15th when I...

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