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    LIVE from the Camino The massacre of a dear resting place.

    oh no, that is so sad.
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    want solitude

    i'd suggest relieving yourself of all expectations either way. Go and have the time you are meant to have day to day. If you want solitude, no one will be forcing you to interact. You always have the ability to be kind and polite in expressing your desire to walk alone, if need be. I don't think...
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    Death of American pilgrim in Castromaior today

    My condolences to you and your family.
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    Alert Solo Women Beware! Men threatening women just north of Albergaria-a-Velha in the woods (Parque do Monte da Nossa Sra do Socorro)

    my experience happened on the French Route on the Meseta.
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    Alert Solo Women Beware! Men threatening women just north of Albergaria-a-Velha in the woods (Parque do Monte da Nossa Sra do Socorro)

    Only chiming in because something similar happened to me. Characterizing the person as an "oddball" really minimizes the situation the poster is reporting.
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    Alert Solo Women Beware! Men threatening women just north of Albergaria-a-Velha in the woods (Parque do Monte da Nossa Sra do Socorro)

    I'm so sorry this happened to you. I experienced a similar incident on the French route last Fall. It's a very traumatizing thing to have happen and can (hopefully only temporarily) shake one's sense of safety. The Civil Guard was a joke. The men who do this know the route well and wait for and...
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    SJPDP-SDC in 32 days-is this realistic?

    ...and in the repetition of those daily activities, the space is created for whatever awarenesses/reflections etc that may come up, which one takes time to meditate on/process - whatever words one would use to describe such. That is also as simple as the walking, eating, and sleeping. That may...
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    SJPDP-SDC in 32 days-is this realistic?

    One can experience an entire Camino of reflection and processing in 32 days. It's more about the person and how open and present they are. I went with no return ticket and reached Santiago from SJPP in 34 days. Only 2 rest days and a mix of short days, average days and longer walk days. I...
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    SJPDP-SDC in 32 days-is this realistic?

    I did it in 34 with 2 rest days. 2 short walk days and 3 over 30K days. So, 32 days could be doable. I did not feel rushed. I was incredibly present. I met many pilgrims and have had some lasting connections. Solo walked and walked with others, depending on whatever the Camino had for me. I...
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    Carry your backpack please.

    The "normalization of bag transfer". Yes, that's at the heart of why I was feeling a certain view on it. Thank you. It was very jarring to see so many backpacks, suitcases (hard shell, at that), duffel bags, etc at the entrance of albergues upon arrival and when leaving in the morning. There's...
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    Carry your backpack please.

    Of course. My statement never made the assumption that a persons limitations have to be visible. If a person is unable to carry their pack for whatever reason, I totally get that. What I think is unfortunate are the pilgrims who don't have any actual limitations who don't even try. I was part of...
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    Carry your backpack please.

    Such a great post. I had a Camino friend who was one of a small Camino family I walked with from time to time. She was the only one who used a company to book her Camino. All of her lodging and bag transport taken care of. She grew to regret that she did that. It often kept her from walking...
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    How many nights should we spend in Pamplona before heading to SJPdP

    Only one night and that was enough for me. Got in early enough to do some sightseeing but that's it. Didn't need a rest day that early in my Camino and didn't feel any real pull to want to be in the city longer than one night. I did a shorter walk day a couple of days later and stayed in Ciraqui...
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    Carry your backpack please.

    I couldn't imagine not carrying my pack. I did find it odd to see so many people sending bags ahead, as if that (and not carrying one's own pack) was the default. I could see if there is an injury or physical limitation need but, i don't know, so many seemed to not even try. Some of my biggest...
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    Peregrinas, did you use your urination device on your camino?

    Yep. I used a pstyle. I was usually fine waiting until a cafe but for those rare times I did need to use it, I was glad to have it. Easy, convenient, quick. Never had to pull hiking leggings or down or unzip hiking pants. Clipped it to the outside of my bag along with a kula cloth and i was good...
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