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Help me out with some basic etiquette. I walked the CF last spring, but I’m still learning the ropes. I’ll be walking the VDLP in April, and I know I will see far fewer pilgrims when I’m walking. I’m wondering what others do in this situation...
I took a most unusual route to walking the Camino. I did the first quarter, then the last quarter. In September and October of last year, I did the middle half.
For the first few days, I was carrying my backpack but then I found the albergues...
This is getting into Rule 3 territory. It’s perfectly fine for people to talk about the advantages of carrying your own pack, or to urge others to consider challenging themselves to do something more difficult even when easy options are...
As the French say: chacun son chemin. Who are you to judge about how other people should walk their Camino? Remember that everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
I have struggled with this same thought before, but then I came to realize... "who cares?" If there is someone out there who is enjoying the Camino and can afford it and carries less weight "more power to them."
Last year I had a rest day in...
There is quite an expense over time in sending a backpack ahead. Those who are healthy and strong don't have that burden of having to pay to allow a chance of walking. I carried my full pack on 6 of 8 Caminos...I've nothing to prove to those who...
Why is “avoiding discomfort” not a “legitimate” reason not to carry everything on your back? What is so wrong with wanting to take a nice easy walk in Spain on a supported route?
I feel I need to add my two pennyworth to this thread.
I walked my first Camino, CF, Roncesvalles to SDC in 2021 aged 68. I started by carrying my backpack all 5kg of it but soon decided to take advantage of the transfer service, not all of the...
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