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I’m currently following the Way of St James and I am currently staying in the municipal albergue in Portmarin,
My start point was St Jean and it helped establish a “community” mentality particularly after the first couple of days when everyone was overwhelmed by the physical and mental...
Interesting but I never seem the toilet paper like you photographed - was that taken in France.
Dog walkers on the Camino routinely scoop the poop.
Surely peregrinos should do the same
Dax
Yes
I visited Santuario de la Virgen Peregrina and it was beautiful, the building has been lovingly renovated and restored and offers a realistic insight into the life en Camino in the Middle Ages. - being a peregrino at that time was overwhelming, surprisingly edgy and precarious.
Receiving a...
I’m en Camino right now in an Albergue in Sahagun - just outside Leon- it’s exactly halfway between St Jean and Santiago de Compostella.
My planning was very pleasing but it’s a faint image that I’d fashioned from a blank page.
My biggest sharing point is that on days such as this when I was...
Hello Stuart
Welcome. - your Camino has already started!
There are thousands of perspectives represented here, but the only one that matters ultimately, is yours.
I say this because my preparation has been truly informed and amplified by the examples and insights provided by a wonderful...
Thanks Ruth,
Thanks for the feedback. I trust that making the compromise that you have was a good starting point. I think that if I won't to that extent I'd be subtly drawn in to a daily update so I am resisting it.
It would good to know how it worked out for you and from others who are facing...
Wow
It's been a while since I joined this community.
Initially, I was overwhelmed by the mass of information, the insights and the ideas of the contributors.
This forum has allowed me to take on good advice and to understand what the pilgrimage means to others. Which means that I can...
Hi
I am planning for May June 2014 and will get myself in shape by taking the Lyke Wake Walk in North Yorkshire and I am building up to that by choosing local walks in Northamptonshire.
I am considering making my own way on the Camino rather than a "package" but I am concerned about the...
I intend to join the class of 2014.
I am using this year to get myself prepared, by walking in the UK to make sure I have the right gear and the right stuff in my legs and between my ears.
I intend to enjoy the preparation for the Norte and welcome any insights and suggestions from the camino...
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