Last year a forum member unknown to me saw my start date from SJPdP, and said he'd be walking around the same time snd that he'd be wearing a hat that said "Life is Good" on it and he thought I'd see him. I thought to myself "Yeah, right, no way will I happen to see this guy amongst so many walkers heading out". A week later while I was resting at the top of the Ibaneta Pass, sure enough, I saw a guy wearing that hat. As he passed by, I asked him if his name was Joe Flavin from the forum, and yes, it was him!
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
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Whenever I’m walking in Mountain Lion country, I wear something that looks like eyes on the back of my head. Since Mountain Lions attack from behind, it confuses them and keeps me safe! Buen Camino!
A local Navarra website has reported the death of a 61 year old German peregrina this morning in Zuriain. The cause appears to have been cardiac arrest. The third death of a pilgrim in Navarra in...
We’re currently on the Frances. We’re walking from SJPDP. We’re looking at our projected dates for Sarria to Santiago. When we try to find lodging it all looks sold out on booking.com. What...
A few km before Portomaran, a huge swarm of wasps swooped down on a pilgrim. Thankfully, he wasn’t stung. He said it looked like a flock of sparrows that swooped down and he thought they were...
Reposted from Wise Pilgrim comments, was hiking with this pilgrim. Don’t follow app,go just a bit further past to well marked turn, not the one with spray painted arrow on stop sign:
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