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My sister and I co-wrote "The Way of The Piney Sisters" and self-published this May. The book is an account of our pilgrimage on the Camino Frances last May (2013). Does this entitle us to join this Facebook group?
Hi everyone who has contributed to this thread over several years! I walked the Camino Frances with my sister in May 2013. We wrote a book about it, "The Way of The Piney Sisters ". Despite writing the book for our grandchildren and families and not for financial gain, inevitably we have become...
Hi Wayfarer! This is such a lovely recognition of the value of walking - it really does allow you to talk properly and really share things. I would love to share a Camino with my husband but at the moment he is too busy "bagging Wainwrights". I need to a bit more persuading!
Hi Johnson! I did the Camino Way from St Jean in an unseasonably cold Spanish Spring - it was the same across much of Europe last year. We did get cold at times but in fact it was lovely walking weather until we hit the rain and the mud! We wore one base-layer top, a medium fleece and very...
My name is Jane and I joined this discussion forum just before I walked the Camino Frances with my sister last May (2013) - which makes me old (I am also in my 60's). However, I am also new as I have never posted successfully on this discussion forum before. Ahead of embarking on the pilgrimage...
I think you are doing brilliantly! My sister and I walked the Camino Frances last year in May. We took almost 60 days and did it all in fairly short stages. We did some local training walks and one long 6 day walk three weeks before leaving wearing full packs for four days. This walk taught us...
I have read on the Forum how some would-be pilgrims are scared before setting out on the Camino Way and I can sincerely empathise with them as I felt huge anxiety before setting out with my sister in a very cold May 2013. We were both in our sixties and retired. We were not especially fit and we...
Jane and Charlotte amaze friends and family when, in retirement, they decide to walk the Camino Frances. They are not particularly fit nor adventurous and both have health problems, but they do it! This illustrated book describes their unique adventure and how it impacted on them, both at the...
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