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    The Apostle Santiago ‘too sexy and erotic’

    That angel is one of my favorites. Certainly lends itself to many humorous captions, including, 'Pilgrims, always more pilgrims! Wonderful!' 'Yes! Score!' and 'Love this new shade of nail polish.'
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    Guide books - and the sour taste they leave

    A humorous story regarding #3: I had been walking with an interesting young man from Cairo but I liked to leave earlier in the morning than he so we usually set out separately. That day, heading for Mansilla, he took the alternative route and ended up in a village where they were having a fiesta...
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    Tired pilgrim needs advice.

    Bravo, Richo! I remember Santo Domingo de la Calzada so well because the 'understudy' chickens for the cathedral coop were kept in our back garden. So wacky! And it was also the town where I finally felt "I can do this!" I had thought I was fairly fit for a 68 year old woman but the Camino...
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    Nostalgia and gratitude

    Thank you! Your feelings absolutely echo what I'm feeling and I finished just 5 weeks ago. I'm still struggling with the longing to be back there and the serious work of how to integrate my Camino Lessons into my daily life (and failing) and trying to stay in touch with those who had such an...
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    It is hopeless: I surrender...

    Ah, Rebekah! I had every intention of stopping by your place last month on my Camino, if only to tell you that we have a sort of mutual friend. My friend Susan is a friend of Anne Marie Z in PA. Sorry I didn't make the detour that day but I have a feeling I'm going to become one of those...
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    Can I train as I walk?

    So much truth in this! I used the wonderful Jacotrans service to take my pack on ahead one day in order to be able to 'keep up' with my younger companions, but then it became a competition. I won the day but lost in the long run because I developed excruciating tendonitis and could hardly hobble...
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    Fabulous hotel in movie "The Way"

    Parador San Marcos, Leon I stayed there for 2 nights last week and it is worth every penny. I got a good price by going through Booking.com and when I arrived a day early, they gave me the same price because I was a pilgrim. I'd forgotten the scene in the movie where they all ended up in the...
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    This is THE year for me.

    Muy gracias!
  9. MaryMcKinley

    This is THE year for me.

    Hi All, I'm in Long Beach, CA but lived in Tours and Poitiers for 10 years, right on the Tours Route. After years of dreaming and wishing, there is finally a convergence of time and money so that I can start the camino. Will already be back in Tours for a course I'm teaching so will get the...
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