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I was lucky enough to chat with Bill Bennett yesterday about his new movie The Way My Way.
Bill is the Writer and Director and the movie is a true story of his first Camino in 2013.
He's been writing and directing movies for 40 years!
Pat and I...
So sad. This was a fun and quirky place to stop, eat a few trail snacks, rest and take a few pics. How destructive and mean spirited to rob pilgrims of a fun rest stop! Bob
My wife developed a "mild" stress fracture during our first Camino Frances in 2015 in her knee and heal. After returning to the US, her doctor prescribed a knee brace and she bought a different set of hiking shoes (Saloman trail hiking shoes)...
My wife and I have walked four Camino Frances and I hiked Camino Portuguese from Porto last fall. For CF, we being two pilgrim passports and collect three or four stamps each day. We like the variety, creativity and colors with the passport...
Here is an interesting map of (most of) the Caminos de Santiago, done in the style of a metro map.
https://coolhispania.blogspot.com/2024/01/mapa-metro.html
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In our past four CFs, my wife and I carry on our backpacks, but check in a single nylon bag for our trekking poles and swiss army knife. The knife is invaluable to cut bread, cheese and chorizo for lunch and breaks, and at our destination, after...
My wife and I stopped by your art studio during our 2021 camino. We bought the blue lithograph of the pilgrim with backpack. You wrapped it carefully and we were able to bring it with us back to our home in Indianapolis. We had it framed and...
You might want to check what the company has done to make it bed bug proof.
Treating with permethrin will not deter bed bugs nor kill bed bugs on contact. They can get into your sleeping bag or liner, have a quick snack, and then skedaddle...
For our first and second Camino Frances, we purchased inflatable / blow up pillows from Sea to Summit, which we kept in a pillow case. Easy to use and very light. For our 3rd and 4th CF, we didn't bring pillows, sleep sacks or sleeping bags...
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