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    Tattoo

    Do it for you! I’ve had friends flip out over my tattoos, but it’s their problem, not mine. I love my pretty, artistic tattoos, and they have deep, sacramental meaning to me. Zero regrets. I can understand why some people are turned off by more subversive tattoo imagery, which is sometimes dark...
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    Tattoo

    Highly recommend the studio called “Dr Mortiis” Rua de San Pedro 96. I got a custom tattoo - the artist created it from a pic I had on my phone. Got this tattoo in 2017 and it is still pretty sharp and crisp. Blurring is normal as tattoos age, even more so on an older person like me, but I’ve...
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    Cold walk

    I love this, I love how it began as a narrative and gently morphed into poetry. I often had similar thoughts too, and sometimes thought I felt ancient presences, especially while pausing at pilgrim hospital ruins. The journey must have been so much more of a struggle and a sacrifice without...
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    For those who have walked the Camino 2 or more times

    Exactly right. Well said!
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    For those who have walked the Camino 2 or more times

    Dave, I hear you. Wearing the clothes and sleeping in your Camino bag is a way of maintaining the simplicity, staying in touch with the magic. I did the same, only felt truly at home in my Camino clothes for a long long time, post-Camino. Isn’t that interesting? You’d think after weeks in the...
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    For those who have walked the Camino 2 or more times

    Yes. Exactly. I’ve been away from the Camino for almost six years and I still miss it. In that time I have slowly shed most of my belongings, keeping only the basic necessities and things that “spark joy.” One big Camino lesson for me was how truly content I could be with nothing but a change of...
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    Staying motivated between Caminos

    Yaktrax are ice cleats (but not for climbing), similar concept as snow chains for cars, inexpensive, and easy to put on. I got the basic kind with steel coils and they are perfect for my use, but I think they also have a heavier duty model that has actual metal chains. There are lots of hand...
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    Staying motivated between Caminos

    I hear you Peter. Sounds like you are unusually sensitive to the cold, and that can really kill a workout routine, in spite of your heartfelt desire to get Camino-ready. Not only are your exercise options severely limited, but you also experience actual pain in the cold. Add in the stubbornness...
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    For those who have walked the Camino 2 or more times

    Loving all these responses. Lots of food for thought here. I walked the CF twice, 2017 & 2018, just coincidentally starting on April 1 each time. Same route, same time — completely different weather. 2017, April & May were sunny, warm & bright, sometimes too warm (I dislike heat). But in 2018 it...
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    Returning to CF after 6 years, anything new I must take into account?

    To me, waiting in the long line at the Pilgrim Office was one of the highlights of the Camino. Reunion time!
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    A hard landing upon returning home

    I love this thread. Great responses. Now you know, April from PDX, that you are not alone in struggling with dreaded PCS (Post-Camino Syndrome). Alas, there is no real cure, although a repeat Camino (with extra time built in at the end before returning home) can alleviate the symptoms. You...
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    Santiago Pilgrim Office Volunteers

    I volunteered in the Pilgrim Office in June 2018. A true honor, it was a wonderful experience and a great way to give back. I stayed at the Convento Santa Clara, private room with bedding and linens provided. Small shared kitchen, shared bathroom, and laundry onsite. Spartan but comfortable...
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    Starting from Almeria, April 3rd

    Fantastic news about your play! Knew you must be a writer. Nervousness at the outset of a Camino is par for the course. You got this! In 2018 I volunteered in the Pilgrim office & was greatly heartened to see how many pilgrims well into their late 70s and 80s had completed the trek. It...
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    Starting from Almeria, April 3rd

    Hey Adrian! Just wanted to wish you Buen Camino. From time to time I re-read your wonderful 2017 trip report, as it still stands out among the multitude of Camino stories as the one that resonates most closely to my own experience. You summed it up so beautifully. I long to return, but it’s not...
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    Focusing on transformation versus being 100% present

    I wore my Camino clothes for weeks after I got home. My other clothes felt wrong.
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