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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.
La Voz de Galicia has reported the death of a 65 year old pilgrim from the United States this afternoon near Castromaior. The likely cause appears to be a heart attack. The pilgrim was walking the Camino with his wife...
I met a pilgrim a while back with bandages on his face ... he told hethat he slipped badly and got hurt and the two walkers front and rear rushed to help him. Turned out one was a Korean nurse and the other an Italian doctor. Try going to A n E...
You can't go by sites like Booking.com if that's where you are looking, because they don't have access to all of the rooms/beds. Some places aren't on booking sites at all, and others don't accept reservations. If you aren't picky about where...
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Found him on the way, just before O Cebreiro. That's him in Santiago, and later at home:
Made a poncho for his carrier from a garbage bag. Me in my giant tent-like poncho, and him with the garbage bag, looked ridiculous 🤣.
Bought him a...
It's also a bit entitled to complain about the "crowds" after Sarria when the largest group of pilgrims on that stretch are Spaniards walking in their own country! And also that we are contributing to the "crowd" by being on the trail ourselves.
I've left places after I had checked in - but I payed first, checked in, then left and did not ask for a refund.
Happened exactly twice - once in an albergue (room was full of bedbugs, and I also had seen bedbugs in the albergue I stayed at the...
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