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In addition to getting the vicarie pro for my father-in-law, we also carried a credencial for him. I can’t tell you how well received this was everywhere we got sellos of ourselves. For us, it was like having my wife’s father with us at every...
Exactly. The day I reached the halfway point at Sahagun, I learned that a cousin who was the same age as me (67) had died. I immediately dedicated the rest of my Camino to him and mentioned that to the volunteer when I went for my Compostela. I...
@Ricksantiago20
My condolences for your loss. Losing a daughter seems so against the natural order and must be so difficult to deal with.
I wish you a wonderful, peaceful Camino.
However, a recent post (that echoed my own experience)...
I don't think you will have any trouble bringing a bagful of dried rose petals into Spain. They aren't "agricultural products." There is nothing to germinate. (bringing them into USA would be another matter!)
I walked a Camino for a loved-one...
This is correct. The Compostela is issued in your name but you can have the words "vicarie pro......" with your daughter's name added to it. Make sure that the pilgrim office know about your request before they complete the Compostela.
In May I am planning (for the 2nd time. 1st time fell through in 2020) to walk the Camino Frances in memory of my 17 year old daughter who was killed in a car accident back in March 2022. She wanted to come walk at least part of it, but it was...
This is a link to a manual on the website of the Dutch Confraternity of Saint James (NGSJ). It will tell you what free navigations apps you can use on your smartphone, and how to load KML and GPX tracks into it for (nearly) all camino's in Spain...
Yes I helped Johnie Walker with the update passing him my detailed notes as I know both caminos very well having done them both thanks to my mate, Luis Freixo. I like to call them the Shoreline Camino and the Coastal Camino to distinguish between...
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