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    Mareng reacted to peregrina2000's post in the thread When should I stop training? with Like Like.
    That was me in 2000 after my first Camino at age 50. Then after my second Camino in 2002, I had that same lightbulb moment – why not keep the level of fitness up? Now at age 73, I am so glad to have done that. I have many friends my age who tell...
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    Mareng reacted to MichaelC's post in the thread Lucca to Rome - a retrospective with Like Like.
    I usually appreciate solitude, and enjoy walking alone. I didn't actually feel lonely until the last four or five days. In part it was knowing that there were other pilgrims on the trail (we all met in Vetralla), and kicking myself for going...
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    Mareng reacted to Camino Chrissy's post in the thread Lucca to Rome - a retrospective with Like Like.
    I walked the Via Francigena from Lucca in the fall of 2022 and I loved it all! I speak no Italian, carried my own pack, and had good weather overall. There was a lot of climbing of rolling ups and downs often and they were tiring, but the vast...
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    Mareng reacted to MichaelC's post in the thread Lucca to Rome - a retrospective with Like Like.
    I walked along the VF last spring, May 16-June 9. It's a beautiful route, and a completely different experience from France or Spain. I haven't been able to put my thoughts in coherent order, even after 8 months, so this is just going to be a...
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    We have now completed the Camino Mozarabe, walking from Almeria to Merida. Gerard and I documented our walk, in English and Dutch, in our Find Penguins blog, which you can access here...
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    Mareng reacted to Camino Chrissy's post in the thread Lucca to Rome - Should I? with Like Like.
    I walked the Via Francigena from Lucca to Rome in late September into October of 2022 and had mostly great weather. I loved its completely different architecture, the fabulous tourist towns and cities, and beautiful landscape. We stayed in mostly...
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    Mareng reacted to Dani7's post in the thread Who's counting… with Like Like.
    Hello pilgrim community 😁 Call me crazy…but whose counting!!! 🤪 Anyone want to share how many days before your camino and what is exciting you the most about your impending walk? Sitting here sipping my morning coffee and had a good...
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    I walked from Lucca to Rome starting on March 7 and the weather was great for hiking. Cool to start the day but by end of the day we were always just wearing shirts. There was occasional rain but no daylong events.

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