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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.
I am 68 and walked solo Porto to Santiago. I got so much wrong, but so much right too. I had trained - somewhat.
I began 27 March in run up to Easter and walked into terrible weather on Coastal route. Poncho ripped in the 40 kms wind day one...
...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack...
I have a similar condition which comes and goes. I really like the You Tube videos by Will Harlow called Thriving beyond Fifty. He is a physiotherapist who covers all sorts of ailments for people as they age. I have found his exercises to be very...
Here is an interesting map of (most of) the Caminos de Santiago, done in the style of a metro map.
https://coolhispania.blogspot.com/2024/01/mapa-metro.html
Thanks for starting this post Jack. It’s been very enlightening. I have only ever ordered una cerveza but next Camino I can’t wait to try my new beer ordering skills.
You and I are on the same wavelength, and probably about the same age! (very general term). In 2015 I got lost on the Le Puy Camino. It happened alot as those little stripes on poles were easy for me to miss as I was pretty lost in...
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