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...
Found him on the way, just before O Cebreiro. That's him in Santiago, and later at home:
Made a poncho for his carrier from a garbage bag. Me in my giant tent-like poncho, and him with the garbage bag, looked ridiculous 🤣.
Bought him a...
I've walked 35k a couple of times and I had a "walker's low" cuz I was dragging.😅
Now, quite a few years later I drag after only about 25k and I prefer to break up stages when possible to 20k.🙄
When I was about half my present age I walked 111km in 24 hours as a fundraising exercise. That wasn't all that difficult. Moving anywhere at all the next day was the big challenge! :cool:
These are just a few answers from pilgrims that I recognize that have walked multiple Camino’s. Personally I think it is an exercise in futility to quantify why people walk. Although I do think it is easier to “pick” a reason for a new pilgrim...
From today the Gronze Maps app is available for iOS:
For Android: Install Gronze Maps (Google Play)
For iOS: Install Gronze Maps (Apple Store)
For other devices there is a web version of the application (PWA)
Gronze Maps is a navigator app...
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