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    Albergue Elias Valina in Canfranc open April16

    I am this year in Ponferrada from tomorrow to April 30/31
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    Albergue Elias Valina in Canfranc open April16

    Hello Adelina. I would be interested in your experience. I am on my way to act as hospitalera in Ponferrada. I worked in Porto last year too in Peregrinos do Porto and loved it. I am a Canadian ( Fluent in French) and would like to know a bit more about this posting for possible future...
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    Bus station or airport for spending the night in Santiago?

    You can’t lie down on benches in the Madrid airport either….strategic arm rests! I slept on the floor in Madrid airport using my sleeping bag last May 1 . Because that is a national holiday I could/would not pay for a high priced hotel near airport for early am flight. I am 76 and managed ok...
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    Ok entering the shoe debate with trepidation ...

    Oh, stop tiptoeing around!
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    Olive rustling on the Mozarabe

    There are many kinds of olives. Just as green apples ( Granny Smith for example) are not unripe red apples, so there can be green olives that are ripe for picking. No olives that I know of can be eaten right off the tree.
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    SJPdP one night or two?

    An excellent question. I flew in to Paris from Montreal and was lucky enough to have a friend with whom I could spend two nights. Then I took the train to Bayonne where I switched to the local mountain train to Dt Jean Pied de port ( would not have missed this for anything) I slept one night in...
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    Bears

    They are brown . Color coding here
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    Bears

    In Canada we say. If it’s black you fight back. If it’s brown you lie down. If it’s white, say goodnight. This is based on reality -a bit. - black bears are usually quite timid and will run away at loud noises, yelling, waving arms. Brown bears seem to leave people who play possum alone and...
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    Poll Why did you have to abandon your Camino? Anonymous

    I think the poll gave a voice and some insight into the disappointments that can be glossed over in a blaze of self congratulation, satisfaction, and genuine joy in walking the Camino. It isn’t always possible for people to overcome physical or mental problems on the walk. Understanding why can...
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    Duo Lingo or Something Else?

    I don’t think you can make the blanket statement that all older people will absolutely have a hard time learning languages. As a language teacher and learner ( 76 yrs old) certainly some people have a natural talent of imitation which makes speaking sound more natural. Also some simply cannot...
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    Duo Lingo or Something Else?

    I will be hospitalera in Ponferrada and hope I am teamed with a fluent Spanish speaker! My French and modern Greek ( useless here) are fluent but my Spanish is pretty basic. I found Babbel more challenging that Duolingo.
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    Renting horses to O Cebreiro

    Sorry 2023! Time flies when you’re ….
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    Renting horses to O Cebreiro

    Me too in 2021 and it was great. Cost at that time 40€ and well spent for these old bones. Victor is the best!
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    Toronto Pilgrim Pub Nights

    I’m in the category of @ far@ …. Montreal… but you never know! I might get to the big TO and join you !
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    How was your volunteering?

    I'm a retired social worker too The place soon becomes your home. I was happy to have a tiny little bedroom all to myself right next to the bathroom dedicated to the hospitaleras.
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