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Oh, and I have to add the "art work" I made after inspiration from my previous Caminos - looking forward to the new inspiration I get from this one.
Tufted rug
Inspiration from my Camino 2017
Tomorrow I fly to Bilbao to start my 5th stint on the Camino. I did the Frances in three parts (2016, 2017 and 2022). Last year I did the Portuguese from Porto.
I did the first 200 km of the Frances totally untrained, fat and not a walker back...
I walked it last year. Along the ecopista, and split it in two. And found it a nice but a bit boring walk. I stayed in the Pousada de Juventude. It was clean and simple. Rooms with 2 and 2 bunks in them.
You can see my comment in the link. Also...
In addition to visiting one before you leave for the Camino, I will also suggest that you look up som podiatrists on your route in Spain. All the bigger places should have them. I am not suggesting in-depth research, just so you have an idea...
For me it's releasing the burden of my daily life.
Getting grounded and just walking is a good cure for many sorrows brought by the lifestyle in the western world. I have walked the CF and the CP and even that many troubling things happened to...
I don’t understand how going on a retreat “contributes to the welfare of others.” Nor do I see how walking the Camino does either (unless you are a hospitalero, but in that case you aren’t actually walking). Indeed, it seems that these are all...
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