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Jill
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Portugués, Francés, LePuy, Rota Vicentina, Norte, Madrid, C2C, Salvador, Primitivo, Aragonés, Inglés
Hi, I used to print maps from Peter Robbins’ wonderful website, and take them on a camino with me. I’d have one for the day in my pocket, and in the evening I would write up my journal on the back. I miss that website so much!
On my last camino I had maps on my smartphone, but it’s not the same. Trying to read the maps in full sunlight, at an unmarked fork in the path, was frustrating to say the least.
But, worst of all, with no bits of paper in my pocket, I neglected to write up my journal. And now I have no record at all of that camino, only the few photos I took, which, like the maps, are digital.
I am not a “blog” person – really, who cares? Besides, I tend to go offline while on camino.
So, for my future caminos I will go back to printed maps. Sitting in a bar in the evening, sipping my vino tinto, nibbling some tapas, recalling the day, writing up little amusing (or not so amusing) incidents, checking the map on the back for points of interest I may have forgotten about, maybe drawing a little picture, etc, is all very relaxing, and a pleasant way to spend an evening. And when I get back home, and add the sheets of paper to my file, I have a lovely record of my journey.
Which brings me back to Peter Robbins’ website. What am I to do now? Where can I download walking maps of the Camino de Madrid, and the Salvador?
Jill
On my last camino I had maps on my smartphone, but it’s not the same. Trying to read the maps in full sunlight, at an unmarked fork in the path, was frustrating to say the least.
But, worst of all, with no bits of paper in my pocket, I neglected to write up my journal. And now I have no record at all of that camino, only the few photos I took, which, like the maps, are digital.
I am not a “blog” person – really, who cares? Besides, I tend to go offline while on camino.
So, for my future caminos I will go back to printed maps. Sitting in a bar in the evening, sipping my vino tinto, nibbling some tapas, recalling the day, writing up little amusing (or not so amusing) incidents, checking the map on the back for points of interest I may have forgotten about, maybe drawing a little picture, etc, is all very relaxing, and a pleasant way to spend an evening. And when I get back home, and add the sheets of paper to my file, I have a lovely record of my journey.
Which brings me back to Peter Robbins’ website. What am I to do now? Where can I download walking maps of the Camino de Madrid, and the Salvador?
Jill