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In the past one of the main reasons for people to go on pilgrimage was to be healed, in body or mind. It still works.
I met a man in Burgos at one of the sessions common in Donativos where pilgrims sit in a circle and talk about their reasons for doing the Camino.
I noticed how sad and angry...
I think the road should be re-routed away from the arch and the monastery. The pilgrims can take their chances, and if the don't fancy it there are excellent albergues in Casterojeriz. Personally I can think of worse places and ways to go than by a falling stone in San Anton.
According to the hospitaleros a stone fell from the arch onto the roof of a bus. Shame to close the whole place down, but that's local bureaucracy, no friends at heart of donativo hostels in any case. But there will always be such places, they are the Camino imo.
This is a wonderful thing to do, I hope it's there for a long time, it'll do so much good for the many people on the Camino who struggle with this demon. Lots of cheap booze doesn't help and this is something so many people need. God bless you sir.
What luck to have stayed in this magical place two nights ago. One of the best albergues on the Camino and therefore one of the best places anywhere on earth.
Closures are becoming a big problem. To my knowledge Emmaus in Burgos, Luz de Fromista and now San Anton are closed sine die. There...
I use an ebike on the Camino and take it on trains and I prefer to use the rustic trails and not the highway.
I don't see why this should be a problem for anyone. The Camino trail is a public route and open to anyone. Many Spanish cyclists use it, and since it's their country, who can tell...
I wild camp often, and my method of finding a good spot is this:
A couple of hours before you plan to set up, use Google maps satellite view to identify a few possible places. Trees, uncultivated land, close to the path or road for good access, far enough away for concealment. A kilometer or...
Imo sleeping on a park bench is character-building and should be an essential element in one's education. Btw I'm in O Pedrouso tonight and the place is falling down with empty beds.
Use a bike . . . and do the Meseta. Or go all the way to the Dark Side and use an ebike. It's not the same, but it'll do, and it beats hell out of staying home. Good luck
One of the things the Camino teaches is is not to give a tinker's curse about things that don't matter, and how few of those there really are. One of the joys it gives us is watching your fears gradually transform into joyous insouciance ... In other words, into not giving a flying rubber duck 😎
I carry a tarp and air mattress when I (rarely) walk, and I roll up at the municipals at 12 when I cycle (usually). No beds? Never a problem. Good luck ☘️
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I hate to disagree with my virtual buddy Tincatinker, but for many pilgrims the danger is not the disappointment of finding that the Camino is just like home, but that it's so different in so many sweet and wonderful ways that on their return they can no longer fit in to the dog-eat-dog...
Well done to create such a useful resource. What I'd like to see is an app that helps pilgrims to find Catholic mass on the Camino. I wish I had the skill to create one myself. It'd make a big difference to bible-bashers like myself
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