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I am not posting this to start a debate about the value of the compostela. For me, the certificate was meaningful and a treasure I will always cherish.
That being said, I find it interesting that the midway Compostella is a much nicer certificate. It is thicker and professional lettering, as...
Does anyone have follow up information on the attack on a pilgrim between Lisbon and Porto in Sept. 2020? Did they ever catch the perpetrator? I am considering that walk but am curious as it seems there have been more attempts of attack in that area. I listened to a podcast and they suggested...
I am walking into Santiago tomorrow. What do I need to do to get my compostela and go to mass. I know Ivar had a video but I can’t seem to find it. Also there is some mention of QR codes, where to I go to register?
I am trying to figure out how to get from Santiago airport to Sarria on Saturday, May 14th. On the MonBus website it has many different stations, same for Sarria. Any help appreciated.
I am wondering about the number of days to walk Astorga to Sarria, then how many from Sarria to Santiago. I know it depends on how many km to walk. I would like to stay under 29 km per day and in the mountains maybe 12-15 km.
I am on the camino and have a live from the camino threat called Burgos to Leon. When I want to post a new day I don’t know how to do that to keep it all together.
I am sitting out by the cathedral enjoying a glass of wine in the sunshine. It is cold however. I saw a water fountain with ice cycles today. I took a bus from Bilbao and came into the station just a couple blocks from the cathedral. I start my walk tomorrow. Today, I went to vodaphone and for...
I arrived in Spain yesterday and will take a bus from Bilbao to Burgos (where I am starting) tomorrow. It feels so great being back in Spain. I injured myself in Leon in the fall and had to cut my trip short. Anyway just a couple of observations:
1. It’s cold! I posted in this forum that I was...
Hello Ivar,
I was just thinking this morning and did not see a designated area where people could post things lost or perhaps found. It might be a great addition to this website to add this section, so those with lost items could check and perhaps make arrangements for meeting/picking their...
Someone was telling me about the all-trails app on this forum and I can’t seem to find it. I believe they said you could download maps ahead and then when walking will access where you are and where the actual Camino path is if you get off track. I checked the App Store but it didn’t explain it...
This will be my 3rd leg of the Camino Frances. I am feeling exactly like I have every time, nervous I can’t do it, wondering if I will meet folks to share the experience, wondering if I have packed what I need for the weather…the usual stuff, and then the layer of anxiety around the world...
I am wondering if you could give me feed back on Polar Steps and/or FindingPenguins, for a way to track and journal my journey for friends and family. I know on my last Camino my friend used polar steps. My questions are: can you track without using data and then connect it all when in wifi? Any...
I am planning to start walking from Burgos in early April. Before on my May and September Caminos I just had merino wool gloves. Do any of you have thoughts about a rain proof glove for an earlier spring walk?
I realize that predicting weather is not really possible but I am planning to walk from Burgos toward Santiago in early April. I know that right now there is snow in Burgos. It is a few weeks out but I am trying to pack. I tend to run cold. Have any of you done this portion in early April? Or...
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