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Ah, Steve, you are just awesome to take your mother on the camino. What memories you have given her!
Ah, Steve, you are awesome for taking your 81 year old mom on the camino. What memories you've given her!
I had some upper bunks, but I msinly had lower bunks. Don't worry too much on that score. I am not a through the night sleeper at home, but on the camino I slept very well even with a bathroom visit. Being really tired helped I think. Buen camino.
On the CF in 2015 I developed plantar fasciitis after Castrojeriz and it was so painful! I took buses and my husband was able to finish on foot. We walked into SdC together, we just had different caminos. When I returned home (US) I bought a FUTURO Night Foot support. I wore it every night...
OK, I must admit jealousy ... 9 times! Probably not a good emotion on the Feast of St. James. Seriously, I am so happy when people get to do a camino! It was a real blessing for my husband and for me.
At home I have sleep issues, no sleep apena, just wakefulness. On our 35 day camino on the CF there were occasional snorers, yes, but nothing like the original writer describes. Nothing! On the camino I was so tired after a 16k day sleep was never a problem. I believe the letter writer is...
You may find the documentary "I will push you" interesting. It is on YouTube. I hope getting a credential does not become too big of a deal. Just do "her" camino and you will all be blessed. Buen Camino!
For me, SJPP to Roncesvalles was incredibly difficult. Hubby and I were 69 and 71 and we had walked a lot in preparation. We recall it as "Awesome Awful"! The early September weather was perfect and the views were soooo beautiful! We have no regrets, only perfect memories of crossing the...
Demographic winter where the birth rate is low. I believe in Spain as a whole it is 1.3 and 2.2 is necessary to sustain population. In rural areas depopulation just sticks out like a sore thrumb.
Ah, just tell the folks at home they can follow "your blog" each day. Then do a blog. My hubby and I were 69 & 71 and never left unsafe, and we were rarely alone... others just passed us by. Go, go, go! It was just more than awesome! Buen camino!
Jose Maria Escriba lived during a very difficult time in Spain. I've always thought his message about santifying your daily life right were you are was great. Seems similar to what the camino asks of Perigrinos each day... do your best, treat others well, etc.
We left SdC via bus for Santander where we relaxed for a few days. We then took the ferry to Plymouth, UK and it was a good way to process our camino. Nice way to travel too.
I had PF doing the C.F. in 2015. I was fine from SJPP til Burgos, then the pain became progressively worse. I did intermittent bus trips which allowed my husband to keep going. Not what we planned, but that became "my" camino. We both made it to SdC, but... differently. The pain really was...
I like the idea of a "shorter" walk/bike camino with your child. It is a great was to give it a go. Biking on roads IS of concern, so you are aware of that. If anyone is concerned about a child being in the alberques, please, don't worry. A child will be bone tired like the rest of us...
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