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So sorry about your friends accident. However, it was so wonderful to hear of how the Spanish people rallied around and helped your friend. It unfortunately doesn't surprise me the treatment you received back home. Sad to say. I've walked 5...
I also have a couple of Camino related stories to share, having made eight trips to Europe (of many) for the sole purpose of walking various Caminos.
In 2019 on the Fisherman's Trail in Portugal, I tripped over a mostly embedded rock and was...
So sorry to hear of both accidents and here’s to speedy recoveries. However, Charles, you say
and I would like to tell you about my Camino friend Christopher Bray from England whom we met at the lovely albergue at Pieros in late October 2023. He...
We both were very sick when we got to Pamplona, April '22. I became sick first. I was in a top bunk in Roncesvalles monastery and the person just over the divider was coughing all night. I think that's where the crime occurred. We were laid up in...
I just wanted to add some information that may be of interest to what I originally wrote above. We left on our journey on March 12th and were to return home on April 23rd. Most of our trip had nothing to do with walking a path. When we were to...
We're so sorry to hear of your experience. We talked about how much worse it could have been for us had this happened in a more remote setting. From beginning to end we had services to move and treat us; it was expensive, a hassle but doable. You...
I remember your story and actually thought about you in the middle of our travails. I think we were pushing it all, injury or not. I'm 73 and Karen, my partner is 77. Maybe it's our last full Camino. Thanks for sympathy from a person who really...
Yes, people can be truly wonderful. And Camino Angels surround us in the most unexpected ways and places. I'm so glad you got home safely. Hopefully all will be well with your partner. We never know where are pilgrimages will take us, do we? Peace!
I and my Partner set out from Porto March 16th with the intention of reaching Santiago on or about April 1st. We reached Tui, checked into a hotel and went out to dinner. On the way back to the hotel, my partner slipped on the sidewalk and...
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