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    Thanks to All

    Dearest Ivar and all Forum friends, Tomorrow is THE day. I will being putting several time zones between me and all I hold dear. You know how I feel. You have either put feet on the path or are planning to do so. You have helped me as I tried to decide on boots or trainers, you have...
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    Best roaming sim to buy for the camino

    This may be of interest to any fellow AT&T users. If you bought your iPhone from AT&T and have one of their plans, the SIM code is locked. I am on a Family Plan and simply added a European travel package: $30 for 30 mins of talk and $10 for 50 send/receive texts. A bit pricey but the best I...
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    Best roaming sim to buy for the camino

    SWEEEET! Thank you all so much. There is only so much unconnectedness my family will allow. The Forum has come through once again. Blessings, Deborah
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    Best roaming sim to buy for the camino

    Thank you, Lise. Downloading the app now.
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    Best roaming sim to buy for the camino

    Glad I stumbled onto this thread as I am leaving Thursday the 19th. Here is my info: iPhone 4, Family Plan through AT&T, landing in Bilbao and busing to Logroño. I need to text home daily letting the family know I am alive and in what city. I should buy my SIM card in Spain? I should buy a...
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    Starting September 19

    With regard to weather - if you have an iPhone you can load various cities along the Camino on to your pull down board (not sure what it is actually called - it's the thing you can drag down from the top of the screen). I have been keeping track if temps and conditions.
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    Which ONE book to bring?

    Bring a journal and write your own book.
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    My Camino experience, am I a baby?...I cried!

    I am a week away from my first Camino. I find the tears are already coming. I believe God created water before humans so our emotions, when they become too much for our bodies to contain, can flow into the world. Blessings, Deborah
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    LIVE from the Camino A reason not to stay in the albergue today

    I have been given earplugs from three random sources. I think God is sending needed blessings even before I put my feet to the path.
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    ALERT Robbery on Stage 1

    Sir John, Our journeys begin at the same time, but sadly, on different paths. I hit the Camino in Logrono. I will walk next to you in my heart. And I totally understand the "gulp." My planning has been a year-long process (the Forum members have been my constant companions and mentors) and...
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    Liner Socks

    Thank you, Margaret for your quick response. From some of the posted information I am considering slathering my feet in Vaseline, encasing them in bubble wrap, and then wrapping the whole deal in duct tape. :) In days past, mums would get their little ones first shoes bronzed. If that service...
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    Liner Socks

    I hear of "hot spots." Could someone tell me what these are? My difficulty seems to be that after some walking my toe goes numb - sort of a pre-cramp. Any help on these? Isn't it amazing the pilgrims of old managed the Camino in thin leather shoes. Pax, Deborah
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    ALERT Robbery on Stage 1

    Matthew 10:16
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    ALERT Robbery on Stage 1

    Keep a smile on your face, a prayer in your heart, and your eyes open. On the practical side, I have photographed my passport and credit card and e-mailed them to myself. I have used a subject line something like You Idiot or Bad Luck to hide the contents. Just in case someone's sticky fingers...
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    Tendonitis

    Ruth, I am so sorry for your situation. Heed all of the good advice you have been given and I will keep you in my prayers. This brings up a question I have has. If I arrive in a town by taxi or bus am I still allowed to get a stamp and stay in an albergue? Deborah
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