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hmmm
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having watched The Way movie
id go for a 2 year old any time
rather than the sullen 60 year old brat Sheen
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toddlers are a lot more fun
and rewarding
they eat less
cost nothing for accommodation
dont argue (unnecessarily)
clothes are smaller to wash
will slot in with your early rise and...
dear agony aunt
i too am looking for a walking companion
the guy at the hiking store said
get a set of pacer poles
they support you and never give up
? was he being rude
kind regards
tamtamplin
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dear tamtamplin
go with the poles
if you dont like them you can just toss them over a cliff
not so...
dear agony aunt
i have a wife, 7 children and 2 parents
and really like the new mini cooper coupe car
? what do you think
tamtamplin
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dear tamtamplin
either
get rid of unnecessary family members (start with the younger weaker children)
or consider a slightly bigger car
duh
aunt aggie
what beautiful prose kokolo
i walked the vdlp over the same period as you describe
and it is exactly as you say
the earth giving up the fruits of her labour
it is only the unfortunate few who will see the brownness of the fields and take another route
starting in late 30deg temps, with clear and...
suggestion....
take your heart
but leave your head at home
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when your head is ready, let it catch up with the rest of you
that way everybody is happy
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your heart goes on wild and dangerous trips to far-away places
and your head stays at home opening the mail and vaccuming the rugs in the tv room
hello Seamus
sorry - more unsolicited stuff
about those pesky expectations......
this is the truth - the things you fear will probably not happen
and while youre looking the other way, all kinds of shite might happen
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but for sure
do not commence the pilgrimage with pre-determined expectations...
so Duncan big up on the decision
imho & experience the camino is much more fun if the non-physical disabilities are attended to
well before taking the first step on the hallowed terrain
so whether its ocd bipo depro whatever
you might want to get this under control
losing it with no support can...
Derek -
? hoe is dit dat jy Afrikaans praat en sulke mooi engels skry
en dat jy innie summer of love groot geword het
my brein is ge-frazzel deur all die excesses van 60s free lovin
ek kan skaars uitwerk of dit vrydag of woensdag is
in elk geval - beste
ek sou wou saam met jou die camino geloop...
Derek
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as my recently crossed over mum used to say to me
"now get off your fat ass and stop feeling sorry for yourself
youre the only one that can put the sparkle back in your eye
and the spring in your step"
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so there
@ mmm042
thanks for the Sevilla reminder
before first light i grandly commenced my camino at the cathedral, and the proceeded to walk in circles for 3 hours before hailing a taxi to take me to Santiponce
and youre right - nobody could direct me - only the taxi dude
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i didnt realise that "north"...
hi Pandas
i will have a go at your weather question
the vets can have a go at the rest
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i walked the vdlp from Sevilla to S'tiago
from 14 sept to 28 Oct 2010
temps were just below 40 deg C at start in Sevilla
and dropped to about freezing at the highest point near Lubian on 5 Oct
heavy rain on...
i love the subconscious camino preparation youve been doing
most of us have been preparing like you for most of our lives
we just dont know it
until theres that seemingly insignificant spark that ignites our dreams
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? camino miracles
i think so
if you stop over at Casa Anita's albergue on the vdlp
on the way out of Bercianos de Valverde
you might see the Forum badge
as well as the Confraternity of St James South Africa badge
that i donated to their bar as a momento
when they became too heavy to carry
i opted for both journey AND destination
i planned on 6 weeks to cover 1000kays (thanks to forum vets)
i took a few rest days
and built in enough time to walk on to Finisterre
i catered for stuff going wrong, and was mentally prepared for not actually getting to S'diego
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with about 5 days to go...
this is a true story.....
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i stepped off the trail in Salamanca
to mingle with the gorgeous 22 year old students
despite wearing crocs and smelling like i d been 20 days on the road
and booked 2 nites in a modest hostal no more than 50m from the cathedral
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as i was checking in, the door next...
9000 members
25% active bloggers = 2250
10% have badges = 225
10 possible routes = 22.5 pilgrims per route
12 months = 1.8 member pilgrims per month on any given route
50% is the number of members displaying a recent and recognizable photo of themselves = 0.9 pligr
50% is the number of pilgrims...
accommodation ranges from wild camping, to the penthouse in a 5 star hotel
with costs ranging from zero to a very lot
and God did not create all albergues alike
so not all are dorm-like
generally you will have options
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on the vdlp in Oct 2010
i generally spent my rest days in hostals
and mostly...
@ Renshaw
in the words of the great Mohammed Ali the greatest ever world heavy weight boxer fighter...
"everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"
at a pre camino workshop by the CSJ of SA in CT
one of the presenters had put together a back2back 1 page picture collage of all the things she might need - so it had a pics of food types, moods, emergency situations, directions, accommodation types, transport etc etc
armed with a this...
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