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    Monte de Gozo - statue commemorating visit of pope has been removed

    Thanks for the info! That changes my perspective a little. I must say, though, that my feelings in this case are not to "preserve things as they were", but to keep the right spirit of the place. (And to take away something frankly ugly.) Monte Do Gozo is, and should remain, the place from where...
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    Monte de Gozo - statue commemorating visit of pope has been removed

    Yay! That was one ugly monument. And more important: even though I am a pratising Catholic and an enthusiastic fan of Pope Saint John Paul, I feel that it was overdone to have such a hit-your-eye monument to his visit in that particular place. It made Monte do Gozo all about John Paul, which...
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    Winter Camino Francés video (arrived January 6th, 2021)

    Well done, David. Impressive feat ( I assume you are well versed in hiking in deep snow, or you would/should never have risked that hairraising O Cebreiro bit) and I liked your cinematography and background music! Thanks for the armchair travel!
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    What's your earliest Camino connection?

    Wisest advice I have heard for a long time! I hope many of your students take it!
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    What's your earliest Camino connection?

    Being a cradle Catholic and a culture-oriented European, I had the Camino somewhere in my consciousness all my life. The first time the Camino "called" me was in 2005, driving with my husband from Spain towards Bordeaux, stopping in a small wayside inn in south-western France and going for...
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    Should I pack my kindle?

    I took mine, and I found it essential. You cannot spend all your downtime talking and drinking with others, especially if you are an introvert like me. Also, I developed tendonitis and had to stay laid up for a number of days - the sort of thing that can happen to you too, or anyone! BUT- big...
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    Thanks everyone! This became quite a thread! A fitting wake. (Wake, noun: 1.1 a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances. It occurred to me that it's such an old-fashioned word, maybe some people no longer even understand it...)
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    Who didn’t???

    I didn't know it was iconic.... I took my "starting selfie" a bit further back. But there it is. I can't resist adding my "final selfie" as well...
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    What a lovely idea! No, unfortunately my spouse is stuck by COVID-19 lockdown 3,000 miles away...
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    Why not do what I was planning to do with mine? Spray them bronze and use them as weird mantlepiece decorations! My idea was ispired by something I saw (and photographed) somewhere between Portomarin and SdC:
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    Thanks for all the sympathetic replies. Just to clarify, it was a break-in into our closed veranda, so unfortunately no charitable explanations possible. (Nothing else was taken, so I assume they saw the shoes through the glass and went for them.) I am trying to take it philosophically, as Rako...
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    No and no…..
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    My old Camino shoes have been stolen.....

    😢 😢😢 I did the Camino just once in 2017, one of the great experiences of my lifetime. The shoes that carried me to Santiago have been my pride and joy, still used regularly for little hikes and longer walks, bringing me pleasure and pride every time I put them on. I was planning to keep them for...
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    Historic photos of Camino Francés

    That was wonderful! Thanks so much!
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    A 'One Word' Why?

    Affirmation
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