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    Who is the oldest pilgrim you have met on the Camino

    It was Joaquin, from Bilbao, well over 80 and walking 40+KM per day. In July 2012 we had dinner together at El Meson in Castrojeriz. He convinced me to try the house natilla. His blistered and calloused feet were no inspiration to follow his walking example, but I remember him fondly every time...
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    Camino Primitivo

    Starting in Oviedo on Sept 14, walking to Lugo.
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    LIVE from the Camino Slightly Stranded

    Or my partner telling me, "I'm just a little pregnant."
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    September 2017

    I'll be arriving in Lisbon at 10:15 on Sept 13. I'll take the local bus directly to Parque das Nações and start walking at about noon. I plan to include a bypass trek to Fatima along the way.
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    Woke up to a dead phone

    LOL -- especially the last one!
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    I'm new, please forgive me...

    I think your plan is reasonable. I was just a bit older than you when I walked my 1st time, in June 2012. I also had lots of walking :) but little backpacking experience. I went from Madrid to Pamplona, to Roncesvalles, to SJPdP in one day of train, bus, and taxi. I started walking the next...
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    Planning to leave in just under a month - All help gratefully accepted

    I walked from SJPdP two years ago. I left on June 17 and got to SdC on July 19. You should make it easily. Buen camino!
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    Anyone planning the northern way in June/July 2014

    My wife and I are walking from Lugo to SdC July 9-15. If your Norte route takes you that way, we may cross paths.
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    Traveling to the camino from the us

    I walked from SJPdP to SdC 2 years ago. I flew into Madrid, took a high-speed train to Pamplona, a bus to Roncesvalles, and shared a taxi (that was waiting there as the bus arrived) to SJPdP. With the various connections, it took the whole day. But, I was able to begin walking early the next...
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    Camino Francés June 2014

    I wish you the best! I began my first camino June 19, 2012. It was a good day to begin a life-changing experience. This year my wife and I will walk from Lugo to SdC July 9-15, or so. The Camino Primitivo connects to the Camino Frances in Melide. Unless you are a really fast walker, I think...
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    Where to study Spanish in Spain AFTER the Camino?

    Hi Audge: I am teacher/admin here in PDX, too! I did SJPP to S de C in 2012. I finished much faster than I thought I would and had several days to wait for my previously-booked travel. I saw ALL of S de C in the first couple of days. Had I known how small it was I would have lingered more in...
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    Class of 2014

    Barbara and I are planning to walk from Lugo, beginning about July 10, to celebrate our 40th anniversary. I did SJPP to Santiago solo 2 years ago. Now, she wants to share a bit of the experience. And, I can hardly wait to return! Are there any forum members whose paths might cross ours?
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    From Madrid to SJPP or Paris SJPP

    I am am doing my first camino in June. I, too, speak Spanish-but no French. My plan is to arrive in Madrid at about 8:30 AM. I'll catch a mid-morning train to Pamplona and an early-evening bus to Roncesvalles. From there I'll take (share?) a taxi to SJPdP. I've been assured that all of this is...
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    Introduction

    Hi Kate I'm a teacher, too. I'll be leaving Portland on the 17th -- just a few steps ahead of you. I think I've collected everything I'll need, and I've been "training," but I'm still apprehensive about that climb out of SJPdP on the first day. Buen Camino Rob
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    June 16th SJPP ... and so it begins..

    I'll be right behind you, if you're starting in SJPP. I hope to take my first step on June 19. Maybe we'll share a few kms.
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