The albergue in Rates, in addition to having a nice two-toned stamp and claiming to be the first of the Camino Portugues albergues, is situated with a museum to the local linen industry.
Keep going. You will (hopefully) get through that mental noise and that urge to distract and entertain yourself, and eventually pass into a very peaceful place where you're just fully aware of yourself and the world around you, and how wonderful...
I agree the Camino is not for everyone. I agree we need to be supportive when someone decides that the Camino is not for them. I was able to demonstrate this earlier this year, when walking on Camino with my daughter and she was afraid of...
First congratulations on your progressions and accomplishments!!
I seriously doubt that anyone on this forum ever told anyone directly on the Camino that the camino was not for him/her! People who would do that wouldn’t last on this site...
Oddly, I don't view that statement in the same way, although obviously context and tone are important. I might use it as an affirmation that everyone is not or does not need to be enamoured of the Camino experience and the decision not to go can...
On the days I wanted to spend time away from the noise, I took a slow morning in the hostel, woke up later, enjoyed a nice breakfast and set off after everyone else had packed and gone. I found by doing this puts you on a bit of a different...
There are still plenty of Benedictines along the Camino, offering hospitality to pilgrims. I am one of them!
Pilgrims and the poor are singled out for special welcome. But anyone who thinks Benedictine hospitality is "unconditional" has never...
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