sillydoll

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Joined: Nov 2, 2004

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- sillydoll replied to the thread Alternatives to Sarria.
  
  Here are a few starting places to walk your 100km camino and qualify for the Compostela. Ferrol - 112 Camino Ingles Lugo - 101 Camino Norte / Primitivo Muxia/Fisterra - 116 Fistera Way Tui - 117 Portuguese Caminho Ourense - 108 Via de la...
  
  Thursday at 5:26 PM
- sillydoll replied to the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum.
  
  My name is Sylvia. Many friends call me Silly. My husband used to call me 'Doll' (when we started courting 60 years ago!). When gmail started I decided to combine the two as an email name. When google came out ± 2008, I googled SillyDoll and...
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll reacted to Rick of Rick and Peg's post in the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum with Haha.
  
  I had you marked as such on my calendar because I was going to create a similar thread for you. You were forum member number 8. Members 2 through 7 haven't been seen in a long time and that makes you the senior active forum member. Maybe Ivar...
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread When did they start playing the bagpipes in the Praza do Obradoiro?.
  
  There is a previous thread about the gaita players here https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/curious-about-the-bagpiper-in-santiago.74249/
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum.
  
  Congrats Ivar. I joined on 2 November 2004 when it was a forum for visitors to Santiago. I think it evolved into a Camino forum later.
  
  Oct 12, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Two injuries and rescues on the descent to Molinaseca.
  
  We stay on the trail until Riego de Ambros. From there we change to the road and it is about the same distance as on the trail. You can see pilgrim high above you negotiating the trail, then they come down and cross over and go down on the other...
  
  Oct 9, 2024
- sillydoll reacted to J Willhaus's post in the thread Why do pilgrims fly to Pamplona. with Like.
  
  The daily bus to SJPDP only runs in the summer months. Pilgrims must either cab to SJPDP or take a bus to settle for starting at Roncesvalles like many Spanish the rest of the year. The bus to Roncesvalles runs daily year round.
  
  Sep 28, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Why do pilgrims fly to Pamplona..
  
  Before the borders were changed, St Jean Pied de Port was the capital of Lower Navarre and a playground for the Navrese Kings. Don Elias Valiña, father of the modern Camino, starts his Camino Frances guide at both Borce - for the Somport Pass -...
  
  Sep 28, 2024
- sillydoll reacted to mspath's post in the thread Is it possible to walk Camino more than once. with Like.
  
  Many of us who have had the opportunity to walk the same camino multiple times agree with these lovely, poignant lines by Jose Saramago. "The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first time, see...
  
  Aug 21, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Hotel or Inn midway SJDP to Roncevalles.
  
  I agree. Val Carlos (Valley of Charlemagne) is the authentic walkers route while the Napoleon is a military, high level alternative used to escape ambush attacks from the densely covered hills and valleys on the lower route. The first 12km might...
  
  Jul 30, 2024
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