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I too abandoned all plans except for music. I lived in the present taking in the sights, sounds, tastes, touches and smells of the Camino. We had many "Camino" moments totally unexpected and things that could never be planned for. So good to let these special moments unfold. Buen Camino!
Great ideas for photos etc. The 4 of us have pooled our photos using Google. Soon I'll be making a composite photo book for us all. For the wonderful concrete memories: Compestela, credencial, and shell I'll be buying a shadow box to display them for eternity. Pinterest had many to look at.
So just to let you know, since I changed my flight, we were rested when we started in Sarria. We agreed that we would have been exhausted already. Had a wonderful time in London on our extra day. Also, the Camino was amazing. I know why people do it again and again and again!
Hi all! Our journey begins in 3 days! We're very excited! My dear sister gave me a beautiful albeit heavy journal and suggestions as to what to write as my birthday gift. What a beautiful gift! Today I felt curious about what others take and what others find useful to write. Please share!
Thanks so much peb! Impressive details and so helpful for us and other readers. I've passed this on to the others in my group and we'll see what the consensus is!
Thanks for your lovely account. I love your comment "take a leaf out of the Camino book". I think that helps make any journey that much better. I can't wait! 25 days til we fly!
Thanks everyone for all of your ideas and suggestions. One of the reasons I am walking the Camino is to reduce the stress in my life. As I was out on one of my training walks, or was it when I couldn't sleep (!) I came up with the idea of changing our flight from Ottawa to London to a day...
Thanks John - not that I'm thankful for your message! We do have travel insurance so I'll read up on that. Next flight with Iberia has a 1 hr layover in Barcelona. What are the chances of meeting that?!
Thanks so much peb and trecile! I really appreciate your knowledgeable assistance! I'll let you know how we manage. Luckily with all our training, our legs are strong for running!
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