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Hello pilgrims. Just a quick heads up to potential users of this ATM machine: Grab the cash as soon as it comes out of the machine, and not moment later, or the machine retracts the bills and you're left with one big hassel to rectify the... -
I started from the Biarritz lighthouse last year. I had spent the night in Bayonne, and took the train to Biarritz, then a bus to the lighthouse. The distance walked was about 13 miles. Here are some pictures from that day
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Richard Smith reacted to Kathar1na's post in the thread Three rescues on the Route Napoleon yesterday with
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The point that I’ve been trying to make, perhaps not very successfully, is that none of this - very strong wind or wind gusts, very cold temperatures, a lot of rain, a bit of snow, very low clouds and fog - come out of the blue on the passes of... -
I take my groups on a 3 week itinerary that you might find interesting. Maybe you can do some version of it. It hits the major cities. You start out and SJPP and go over the Pyrenees and you do the last 100 K Santiago. You can find the rough...
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Richard Smith reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Lost & Found Take care of your gear! with Like.
Let me preface this by saying please understand I am not picking on anybody, I fully understand that mistakes happen and how. Been there, done that. I have been astonished to see so many lost and found reports over the last two weeks. And not...
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Richard Smith reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Credentials of Confraternity of St James with Like.
I will admit that when I read CSJ in the thread title, my mind immediately went to the UK. But the confusion seems to have persisted past posts 7 and 9, and the responses may be confusing to OP and future readers, which is why I thought it worth...
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Richard Smith reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Credentials of Confraternity of St James with Like.
To hopefully clear up some confusion (and not just create more). A lot of people are saying that no pre-registration with the national pilgrim association is necessary, and that one can just bring along a credencial (or get one at the start) and...
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Richard Smith reacted to Antnix1's post in the thread Credentials of Confraternity of St James with Like.
Ok I'll be more helpful than my earlier response!. Register here: https://csjofsa.za.org/pilgrim-passport/ A quick glance of the page suggests to me that it basically is a requirement in your country in order to obtain a visa. So go ahead and...
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Richard Smith reacted to RibbonRomanceAuthor's post in the thread New Camino Movie -The Way My Way - World Premiere with Like.
My personal observations about how Camino movies impact the numbers: I first learned of the Camino when my cousin walked the CF in 2015 at age 65. He introduced me to The Way. I bought a copy and shared it with numerous friends. Several fell...
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Richard Smith reacted to BHP's post in the thread Death of American pilgrim in Castromaior today with
Love - Red heart.
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me. He was doing what he loved. Thank you for the news article link.
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