As someone who has difficulty nailing two pieces of wood together, and who cannot even draw "stick" figures, my admiration for your talent, Nupu, is immense. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.
Hello again!
I just published The Camino Francés: My Illustrated Camino Diary 2. I walked the Francés for the second time (and went on to Muxía and Fisterra) in the summer of 2023 and drew/painted and wrote this sketchbook diary every day of my...
I took four on my first ever Camino. One each at Burgos, Leon, Ponferrada and Astorga.
Actually, I had a full weekend at Burgos, as I needed to seek medical attention for infected calluses on one of my heels. But, I spent one additional day at...
Hi Charles. I assume you are from Portland. I'm just up the road from you in Anacortes. We both have plenty of hills and nearby mountains on which to train. I was in decent shape when I did the CF in 2017 at age 75. I suffered no blisters. One...
My partner and I have walked on the CF twice. We walked 42 days the first time and 45 the second time. We are in our mid-70's. Neither time did we really come close to completing the walk, walking 220 and 360 miles respectively. Illness, (5...
Mack: I did the CF in 45 days. One rest day in Leon. I was in my mid-70s. I purposely took my time. If you have the resource of time, may I suggest you go at a leisurely pace and savor every moment on the Camino. None of us knows when we will or...
My friend and I chose to walk 20km stages with 25km our max. We sometimes took 2 days of 10-12km rather than take a day off. We did have one extra day in Leon to explore the sights. We never felt the need for full rest days and we suffered no...
@Stivandrer, you might be interested in a book I just found and am reading - Requiem for a Spanish Village by Barbara Norman, published 1972. I found a used vesion on bookfinder.com.
If you like me find yourself stopping in your tracks along the caminos as you pass yet another cluster of houses that were once in living function of a village, now dilapidated and being in total disrepair. Ever so often I spend some time...
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