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    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    This is such a truly amazing community! Thank you all for your wondrous efforts to lift me from a place of real darkness this morning! I was reading your comments throughout the day! So, I’m emotional, but stubborn! My friend and I left a bit late this morning, and it seems the offending pair...
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    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    I could use a bit of help this morning. I am not doing great after yesterday’s incidents (if you missed it you can read my post in tye Safety forum). I feel pretty certain that my damaged umbrella (which looks like it’s been bent over someone’s knee) and my missing Sahagun certificate were not...
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    Unsettling Experience with Strangers at Hostel

    Hello Everyone, Thought it best to update now that I’ve reached my destination for the night. I didn’t want to say which town or which hostel, but I will say simply that I am on the Frances and expect to arrive in Santiago a week from today - so, I’m pretty far along. I apologize for a level of...
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    Unsettling Experience with Strangers at Hostel

    Last night was a rough night. There were people partying in the street all night and still this morning after I left... Fireworks shot off at midnight. It was impossible to sleep. People were coming into the hostel after midnight, shining their flashlights all around. This morning, as I was...
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    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    Rebecca! Thank you!! I was watching your videos last night debating the future of my foot… I so appreciate your information!!
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    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    Thank you @PeterC AKL , @trecile , @LuisaR and @J Willhaus for your advice! I am happy to report that after walking 25k in my Tevas, I made it to Leon under my own power and am enjoying a glass of wine in front of the cathedral! I’ve already been to the farmacia and have a bit of rest planned...
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    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    My foot did feel like it was in a strange position for part of the day… So, there’s a fair chance of rain tomorrow - shouod I just take multiple pairs of socks to wear with the Tevas?
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    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    Exactly where mine are… Maybe I’ll go back to the first insoles I was wearing - they sit differently than the ones I’ve had in for the last week. And I have a whole bag of, as of yet, unused hikers wool. I have most of a rest day in Leon on Tuesday, so maybe that’ll help as well?? Thank you...
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    Seeking Advice: Blisters Appeared on Day 21 of Camino

    So, today is day 21 of my Camino Frances. I took a leisurely Sunday stroll of 20km from Bercianos to Reliegos today. Almost completely flat. And today, for the very first time in 21 days, I developed 2 pretty painful blisters on the outside of my right heel. I cannot, for the life of me, figure...
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    Bag transport companies on the Camino - a list

    I’ve been using these guys aling the Camino Frances for the last few days since I got sick and they’ve been really fantastic! http://www.ncsequipajes.com I contact them in the evening to make a reservation and they are always quick to respond.
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    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    It was 35€ this past weekend - but still looked like it would’ve been well worth it! We walked through cold wind and rain and the thought of hot tomato basil soup was so inviting! And I agree, not too much - though I understand some pilgrims have a far tighter budget than others. I know I’m...
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    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    I think we all realized too late that one person probably shouldn’t be able to veto what 3 other people want to do. I guess that’s a camino lesson? Missing out on an experience you want because you’re a lifetime people-pleaser?
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    From Fear to Relief: My Experience with Healthcare on the Camino

    Greetings from Tardajos! About 3 days ago I developed symptoms of an internal infection. We had just left Grañon. A couple hours later, a friend and fellow pilgrim, offered the appropriate antibiotics for my condition (girls stick together!) I walked over 70km while trying to fight off the...
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    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    I was in Atapuerca a couple days ago and desperately wanted to eat at Comosapiens, but someone who had tagged onto our group said it was too expensive. We tried to go back, but they were closing. I was so sad eating awful pizza in another establishment. Now I’m even more sad… 😢 Thanks...
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    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    Here are two photos from the last two weeks. Actually getting to a restaurant at a time when they serve these menus has proven challenging… But you can often get lots of delicious things well beyond the menú del día, or menú peregrino. Learn to love bananas, croissants, particularly tortilla...
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