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    Death of American pilgrim in Castromaior today

    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.
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    With three weeks to play with...

    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 about 15 miles a day. That'll leave a week for...
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    Listening to music while on the camino

    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 those magical chats along the Way. By the time I...
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    The Way 2

    This seems to be a fresh development. The Way Movie has just changed its profile picture on Facebook too. https://deadline.com/2024/02/goodfellas-the-way-chapter-2-emilio-estevez-with-martin-sheen-efm-slate-1235819123/?fbclid=IwAR2TRWfhq6b1NpgEZTI6LOrk9OmHAZZDNAfq1tn3syHuTgSHFot11TQLQUE
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    Magnificent image
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    WARNING if you're leaving Sarria tomorrow (4th October 2023) ⚠️.

    I think I do. Writing a blog post most days helped me make sense of it at the time, and re-reading those words at different times over the last five years has always been a boon. Walking the Camino will unlock emotions and thoughts that might be unexpected - it will take time for the full...
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    WARNING if you're leaving Sarria tomorrow (4th October 2023) ⚠️.

    Fantastic - well done, @Shells! Now you can write your own Camino book too!
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    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    Restaurante Hotel Canaima in O Mesón do Vento is a really good alternative to Bruma.
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    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    I concur with this advice - Bruma can be a tricky one. I booked a room at the hotel to avoid awkwardness,
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    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    I hope you find what you're looking for.
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    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    I think it depends on how long you walk. On my first Camino, it was six weeks in Spain, where the journey evolved from a physical test into an emotional and spiritual flowering. On my second Camino, it was ten days and I was trying to repair a wounded heart, with some success. On my third...
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    Five years later...

    Five years ago today, my first Camino came to an end with a symbolic trip to Finisterre, the End of the Earth. After powering myself across Spain for five weeks, it felt odd to take the coach from Santiago to Finisterre. We walked the last few kilometres from the town of Fisterra up to the...
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    Best book for my friends who aren't familiar with the Camino?

    Good luck with your book!
  14. JohnLloyd

    Kindness of pilgrims

    This lovely story reminds me of a time when an unlikely group of first responders came together to look after a fellow pilgrim who'd been bitten by something and collapsed in shock at the Spanish Civil War memorial outside Villafranca Montes de Oca. The kindness of strangers coming together in...
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    Five years later...

    As I walked through Galicia five years ago today, the sense of impending conclusion was growing stronger with each step, with all the range of emotions implied. Just like when you’re finishing a good and mighty book - the anticipation of journey’s end, a sense of completion and the...
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