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  1. Susie S

    Second Camino Left me feeling Unfulfilled

    I think you have identified some of the elements of a camino that you enjoy - camaraderie possibly being an integral component. I would think ‘busier’ routes might suit you better. So the Le Puy could be a good ‘fit’, especially if you can speak a little French. The VF is not flush with...
  2. Susie S

    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    Yep, we had Tweedledum and Tweedledee - twins, I dream of Jeannie - a pilgrim walking in harem pants, The Casanova’s - a group of middle aged, loud Italians…and Dora the Explorer. ☺️
  3. Susie S

    Searching for a walking quote

    I wonder if Charles M Schulz’s quote - ‘No problem is so formidable that you can’t walk away from it’, has been reworded.
  4. Susie S

    For those who have walked the Camino 2 or more times

    I’ve thought about your questions, and I think you might be wondering that your next camino might be your last (‘I’m not getting any younger’...). If it’s a question of nostalgia or sentimentality, then you will get that by repeating the CF, in one way or another. If, you are wanting to repeat...
  5. Susie S

    Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand

    Fifth Camino done this summer. And because we’re here in NZ it seemed to take us much longer to return to Europe after covid. I remember reading all the posts of folks who just kept on walking and travelling…and wondered if we’d ever get to the place of being able to travel again. But, it did...
  6. Susie S

    Prettiest Walk

    This might help - https://www.visittuscany.com/en/itineraries/via-francigena-toscana/. Tuscany isn’t just the Lucca to Siena stages. I would also say that the Lazio stages that bring you to Bolsena and Viterbo aren’t too shabby either.
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    Prettiest Walk

    This summer we walked the Via Gebennensis and Le Puy camino’s. The beauty for us was found more in the villages - arriving into Conques on a drizzly day was exceptionally beautiful - but the trail itself wasn’t at all a ‘day on day’ of beautiful trail/scenery. We talk about that a lot now that...
  8. Susie S

    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    Like you, the relative busy-ness of the Frances wasn’t the aspect that filled us with joy. Our second Camino was the Italian section of the VF. And we loved it. It gave us everything we could have hoped for and then some. This summer we completed our 5th Camino. I blogged everyday as we love...
  9. Susie S

    Walking two Caminos on one trip.

    Having now walked five camino’s - and travelling different routes each time - the experience is an addictive one. In fact we have arrived home after 11 long hot weeks doing the Gebennensis and Le Puy (then tacking on a holiday)…vowing that the ‘next trip’ has to get us off our feet and riding a...
  10. Susie S

    Hiking with bad popped blisters

    Don’t use a taxi until you have checked out the Compostelle bus…you can also arrange transportation with La Malle Postale but you need to be in contact with them by 7pm of the previous evening. Don’t try and force your feet into your boots, and your sandals may not be appropriate for the next...
  11. Susie S

    E-bike rental

    You could contact the tourism office for advice re e-bike rental too https://www.myhauteloire.fr/en/contact/
  12. Susie S

    E-bike rental

    There are taxis but I would recommend you look at La Malle Postale - they do bag transfers and a shuttle service. You need to communicate your requirements the day before however. As for e-bike rental I did see some options with a google search recently.
  13. Susie S

    Imagine living close to Spain and being able to walk a camino whenever you like...

    Hi JustJack ☺️ We are kiwis who love these crazy camino’s…and not just the Spanish ones. We are on the Le Puy at the moment, having waited four years to get this trip underway. It’s a damn long flight for us too, so we are having 11 weeks to enjoy ourselves in Europe. And yes, Europeans are a...
  14. Susie S

    The new Rule 3 - no more tourist vs. pilgrim debates

    Bravo. ‘The state of mind or intent of the person going to Santiago’ is all that matters.
  15. Susie S

    The why of a 2nd, 3rd or 17th Camino

    I’ve been contemplating this for a while. We start walking the Gebennensis tomorrow and will carry on to do the Le Puy as well. 8 weeks of walking. And a daily hacking of our happy hormones. Oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and dopamine. Those four natural hormones are possibly the root cause of...
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