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Words are hard to come by at a moment like this, but I hope there is comfort in the manner of your husband's passing, walking in Nature, and surrounded by love and compassion.
I wish you and your family and friends well.
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.
Along with Santiago, León and Astorga were my favorite large towns on the Camino. Telling your friends to start in Leon so they get to experience both (and budgeting some time for them in Fisterra/Muxia too) sounds like the perfect itinerary.
Friends are planning their first Camino, and they've got three weeks to play with in September this year.
Based on my own experience, I'm recommending that they start in León or Astorga, giving them two weeks to make it to Santiago, walking...
When I walked my first Camino Francés, I thought I'd be listening to podcasts and music all the time.
I soon realised that I much preferred to listen to the sounds and rhythms of nature instead, and to be available to my fellow peregrinos for...
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