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Flew in yesterday to Sevilla. My driver is a fellow Pilgrim. He was totally thrilled when he found out my plans to walk the VLP. He has done 3 Caminos by Mountain Bike. His first ended in a crash where he ended up with a fractured skull...
Man plans - God laughs.
I have found over time that God has a sublime sense of humor.
In the end, we each receive what we need, not necessarily what we were praying for.
Hope this helps.
Tom
Let me echo this. I walked the Camino de Madrid in high season last year and more than half the time I was the only pilgrim in the albergue. I wouldn't worry about it being too busy during Semana Santa. My biggest worry probably would be the...
It’s the Camino de Madrid, let’s not use hyperbole here. It will be busier than normal during Semana Santa but normal on this camino is virtually empty.
@Donna Sch, hopefully someone begins the CdM during Semana Santa next week and shares their...
We planning a Camino Mixto of Camino Madrid/Salvador/Primitivo starting in early April next year. April 13-20 is Semana Santa next year We will probably fly in to Barcelona on 4th April and play tourist in Madrid for 2-3 days as we have never...
If you find you do have issues with a pack, consider changing your pack to an Aarnpack. I have friends that are avid bushwalkers who can only keep going with this kind of pack due to the brilliant ergonomics. Those of us with Aarnpacks tend to be...
We have now completed the Camino Mozarabe, walking from Almeria to Merida. Gerard and I documented our walk, in English and Dutch, in our Find Penguins blog, which you can access here...
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