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In 2013 my wife, daughter and I were in the municipal albergue in Bilbao when in walked in two tall young Frenchmen. I assumed both were in their twenties but one acted immature. We invited them to share our dinner in the albergue. Along with...
Lucky probation officer!
On this trip she met a young man who was walking the 500 miles with his probation officer. He had had the choice of walking the Camino or going to prison
I use an ebike on the Camino and take it on trains and I prefer to use the rustic trails and not the highway.
I don't see why this should be a problem for anyone. The Camino trail is a public route and open to anyone. Many Spanish cyclists use...
Me too, Chrissy! We often find ourselves doing that ... even in non-Camino settings. Once a pilgrim ... If the bar person notices, it's usually met with either a thank you (in words or a nod) - or a (bemused) smile.😍
I wild camp often, and my method of finding a good spot is this:
A couple of hours before you plan to set up, use Google maps satellite view to identify a few possible places. Trees, uncultivated land, close to the path or road for good access...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
All experiences change people IMO .. hard not to be affected by all the people around you sharing similar goals.
I've chatted to pilgrims who were using their time to decide on momentous life choices, divorce or not , which career , mourning...
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