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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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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,
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,
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...
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