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    Ordering beer in Spain

    Beer along the Camino is absolutely great! A cold beer after a late lunch, knowing I only had another hour or two to walk on a given day, was so refreshing! A beer before a warm shower at the hostel upon arriving made for a good nap before the Pilgrim Dinner. Local Spanish beer, like local...
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    Traveling from Texas

    Hello fellow Texan! We live about an hour south of Austin, outside of Seguin. I did my first full Camino-Frances this last fall. Using credit card miles with American, I flew the non-stop from Austin to Frankfurt, then down to Bilbao, Spain. A short four hour bus ride the next down put me...
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    Excited for my upcoming bed reservation in Borda!

    I stayed at Borda on my first Camino on September 20th. The place is wonerful. The young man who owns and manages the hostel is friendy, generous, and very helpful. The place is the perfect respite after your fist day on the Camino. The bed area is really nice, one of my favorite during my...
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    Pre Camino Nerves

    Hello, I planned and trained for my Camino for about nine months. The week before my journey my self confidence in my ability to complete the trek at 72 years old, and walking alone, simply tanked. I arrived at SJPP midday the day the before my first step on the Camino. Immediately I found new...
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    My Camino de Santiago: Reflections and a Heart Opened

    Seventeen days ago, after walking almost five-hundred miles over forty-four days, I accomplished my goal and spiritual pilgrimage, by arriving on the doorstep of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. This magical building, filled with love since the year it was built, 1089, has been the...
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    4 Sleeps!!!! Last minute jitters are setting in...

    Hello Marska, I arrive in St. Jean PP on Tuesday afternoon the 19th from Bilbao (via Bayonne), taking my first step on the Camino Frances on the moring of Wednesday the 20th. I am 72, so only walking to Auberge Borda, just past Orrison, on the first day. Hope our paths cross. Buen Camino...Ken
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    How to download Camino apps for offline use?

    Thanks, but my problem is I don't see the app icon anywhere.
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    How to download Camino apps for offline use?

    Hello All, a bit of tech help please. This is embarrassing as my career was in technology, and I consider myself a 'geek', with about sixty apps on my smartphone.... I use a nice Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smart phone. I have paid for and downloaded the Wise Pilgrim Frances app. The app is...
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    Bilbao to SJPDP?

    Since I opened this question, I will provide an update. I arrive in Bilbao on the evening of Monday, September 18th. (this due to a strange flying arrangement funded by credit card reward points, with initial flight from Austin to Frankfurt, then down to Bilbao.) This week I booked bus and...
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    St Jean to Burgos in 2 weeks?

    Hello fellow first time pilgrim from London. I am a 72 year old married gent who will be walking the Camino for the first time. I take my first step on September 20th from SJPP. My wonderful wife has 'granted' me 49 days for my walk, plus five days travel time from Texas and back. Like other...
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    Shoes & Mileage!

    I had read on the forum about life of shoes. Never in the world would I have thought about mileage on shoes. If you look closely at the photo you will see what 8 months and about 850 miles did to my wonderful Altra Olympia 5 trail runners. Look closely at the center of my new shoe on the left...
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    Bilbao to SJPDP?

    Christopher, please let me know how your journey from Bilbao to SJPP goes. I will be doing the same path on September 19.
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    I have already learned SO MUCH from this forum.

    Yes indeed. My dear wife has 'allowed' for me to spend about 45 days away from home. God willing, I will walk to SDC, then on to Finestra, before returning home. Our playful agreement is if I am not home by Thanksgiving....don't come home....LOL. I am planning on returning about November...
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    I have already learned SO MUCH from this forum.

    Howdy from Seguin, Texas. I will start my pilgrimage from St. Jean on Sept 20th. Being 72 when I start, I will take 4 days to Pampalona, then spend a day enjoying the city. Perhaps the day I leave will be your first day I hope to bump into you...Ken S.
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    Hello all, Planning for an Old Guy to walk the Camino Sept. 2023

    Thanks to you all for your encouragement! I have been training for a month and a half now. I try to walk 8 miles or more on Tuesdays and Fridays. Tuesedays are in the gym on treadmill, along with wieghts for a bit. A couple of weeks ago I moved from the gym to walking state park trails in...
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