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    RIP @annakappa

    Rest in peace, peregrina Anna.
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    Desktop Computer Availability in Albergues

    The heaviest item in my backpack each Camino is my journal. I do not enjoy writing using my laptop/ipad/Remarkable as much as on paper with my special pen. My journal was soaked through on Camino #6. Flipping through those pages now, seeing how the ink spread across those wet papers, and feeling...
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    Clothing on the Via de la Plata

    David, I live in a city near to you, so similar temps. I'm barefoot in sandals and clogs all year long. I get some strange looks and always those questions about cold feet. lol Have you noticed that the UPS delivery people are in shorts year round?
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    Santarem or Tomar for a Rest Day

    After walking Lisbon to Fatima, we took a rest day in Tomar. Loved it. Hard to call it a rest day, though. We spent hours in the Convento de Cristo, also walked along the aqueduct and all through Tomar. We also arrived during a medieval festival. Bonus!
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    Crowd Stuff

    Six-time repeat offender here. I walked March 30, 2023 from SJPdP via Valcarlos along with many pilgrims. I worried when told the hospitalero in Valcarlos didn't want to open the second room of bunk beds after I'd arrived late. (He did, and there was plenty of room in the albergue.) I arrived...
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    What surprised you the most?

    After three debilitating knee injuries over six Caminos (one that put me on crutches for 200 kms), my physiotherapist described a "walker's high" that enabled me to walk through the pain. She compared it to the "runner's high" or Zone. Interesting.
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    Brands of clothing (merino wool)

    My husband (4 Summer Caminos) and I (1 autumn, 4 summer, 1 late winter/early spring Caminos) wear Merino t-shirts, long sleeve shirts, socks and undies. I have worn Smartwool and Icebreaker brands happily. The Icebreaker brand is a blend, but wears well. Ten years later, I'm still wearing the...
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    Tell me your “everything is going haywire on my Camino” stories

    I’m sidelined with knee damage suffered on the downhill from Alto del Perdón. I made it to Uterga where Noelia took care of me for two nights (!) at Albergue Camino del Perdón. My pride pushed me to walk to Puente la Reina where I am again bed-ridden with a swollen knee and leg. The upside...
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    Women out there - Deuter backpack

    I bought a 26L Deuter for my 2013 Camino. I’m wearing it in my avatar. I’ve used it over five Caminos now, and will be taking it on my March 29th Camino in just 1.5 weeks. It’s comfortable. (Lightweight, unless I overstuff it.) I’m hoping it will be usable this upcoming Camino. I’ve never...
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    Tradition…. When to start wearing your scallop shell?

    Very interested, and Hamilton is much closer. Less time in QEW traffic, too. Thank you for this.
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    Tradition…. When to start wearing your scallop shell?

    Wish I'd known! I leave for Camino #6 in three weeks. The Toronto Camino Community is likely the closest to my home in St. Catharines, and it would have been nice to connect with pilgrims and participate in the shell ceremony. (Or at least observe.)
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    Pilgrim House opening tomorrow for 2023

    The beautiful souls at Pilgrim House supported me in August 2022 when, upon arriving there, I received a call that my Mom was dying. I will forever be grateful for their compassion in that intense moment.
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    Where to buy "Returning From Camino" book

    I know you asked where to buy the book in Santiago, but if you are continuing on to Muxia for a visit, you can buy it autographed (!) in a store called Celtic, Wicca and Bling. I bought my copy there in August 2022. Maybe contact the owner, Tracy Saunders, and see if she could mail you a copy.
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    Santiago presents for little granddaughters

    I bought a foldable board game called Juego de la Oca from a shop across from the Pilgrim’s Office. Also available at The Last Stamp. Great little game based on the Camino and played like Snakes and Ladders.Comes in a 6”x6” (approx.) flat package. Playing pieces and dice included. Other side of...
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    Is it my imagination... or?

    We attended the 7:30 a.m. mass on August 5. No announcement.
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