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  1. SusanSmyth

    Pillow - bring one or is it provided?

    I open my sleeping bag and use it as a blanket, so that doesn’t work for me. My pillowcase has always worked fine with the Spanish pillows.
  2. SusanSmyth

    Pillow - bring one or is it provided?

    I bring a pillowcase that zips closed. At night I store my passport, money and anything else I value inside and sleep on it.
  3. SusanSmyth

    Rucksack flight bag

    I used a carseat travel bag. It cost about $17 on Amazon. It was lightweight, and I just folded it up small and stuck it in my backpack. No handles, though, so I’ll look into the Ikea option.
  4. SusanSmyth

    Camino Lebaniego

    A hidden treasure. It’s a spectacular Camino.
  5. SusanSmyth

    Camino Lebaniego

    The number surprises me a little. When my husband and I walked it in October of 2019 we only saw a few other pilgrims
  6. SusanSmyth

    Types of accomodations in France

    How can I get more information about the pilgrim accommodation on Mont St- Michel?
  7. SusanSmyth

    Questions for those of you using Bracelayer knee stabilizing pants

    Please let us know how they work out for you, especially how they feel in the heat. I want knee support on the Via Francigena in July/August but I worry they will be too, too hot.
  8. SusanSmyth

    What pushed or invited or drew you to set off for 'The Camino'?

    I had known about the Camino for years, but only as a small, kind-of-interesting, detail. But it was there in my mind, collecting dust. In 2015 I was responsible for caring for my elderly dad-in-law. The daily grind, having to stay inside all day when not driving to doctor appts…… The Camino...
  9. SusanSmyth

    LIVE from the Camino Patrick’s Pilgrimage (VF)

    I’ll restart next June from Brienne-le-Château 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️
  10. SusanSmyth

    Camino Stories or Myths

    I can’t remember where I saw it, but about 12 years ago a tv documentary showed extreme cases of Ergot poisoning. The patients were convulsing and incoherent. The documentary said that Ergot poisoning was or could be the source of a lot of the cases of demonic possession during the Inquisition...
  11. SusanSmyth

    Rain jacket recommendations

    I’ve used mine for four Caminos and part of the Via Francigena. It was PERFECT
  12. SusanSmyth

    Lebaniego-Vadiniense in November?

    My husband and I walked the Lebaniego Vadiniense in October 2019. Out of Fuente De the weather was beautiful…..and then the snow started. All the markers were covered, but luckily a mountain truck drove through and we hurried to follow its track before it was covered. Definitely unnerving.
  13. SusanSmyth

    Sellos on the Francigena

    When I walked from Canterbury to Brienne-le-Château I usually was able to get my stamps at the Tourism Office. But occasionally I had to go farther afield, asking at businesses (a winery, for example) and, once, an elementary school,
  14. SusanSmyth

    Ashes on the Frances

    I spoke with my priest before taking John’s ashes to the Lebaniego. I gave him my reasons for wanting to do so, and he said it was the most beautiful idea he had heard. He even came to the house to bless the ashes before we left,
  15. SusanSmyth

    Ashes on the Frances

    My husband and I walked the Lebaniego Vadiniense en October 2019. Spectacular! And such wonderful memories. Last October 2022 my son and I buried John’s ashes at the base of a tree overlooking the path, at the “correct” (when it’s right it’s right) spot with a perfect view of the Picos de...
  16. SusanSmyth

    Anyone starting Via Francigena in April

    Yay!
  17. SusanSmyth

    Anyone starting Via Francigena in April

    I start 20 April in Canterbury!
  18. SusanSmyth

    Your Ideal First Aid Kit for the Camino

    That’s what I did. No blisters no hotspots.
  19. SusanSmyth

    El Camino Real? San Diego to Sonoma, California, USA

    My husband and I walked the first stage, from the San Diego Mission de Alcalá to San Luis Rey de Francia. It was a lovely weekend activity. We didn’t continue as planned because he died before we could figure out how to get through the short leg that enters and exits Camp Pendleton Marine Base...
  20. SusanSmyth

    2023 Roll Call for Via Francigena

    I guess I would like some additional advice. I posted on the VF Facebook page asking if I would need a bivvy (tiny tent) and/or sleeping bag if I started in Canterbury mid-April. At that point all the responses were No, a silk liner was enough and I wouldn’t need to camp. However, a couple days...

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