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As one who still walks to the bones for the souls of others ;), and as one who uses luggage transport, and as one who has walked 2 different routes ( at least until Melide) I have .... thoughts.
If the goal is simply to reduce crowds, telling people that they cant have a credential, stay in...
One note of caution. The Primitivo in the first week has more elevation changes per day than most of the Frances, all of the route to Finisterre, and some of the second half of the Norte. Your comfort with 20-25 km/ day as you experienced on the route to Finisterre will not likely work as well...
Um. After the first whiff of the day, many people no longer " smell" themselves until after they've been separated from their clothes. I've been downwind of too many 😕. The partner test is usually more reliable.
There was a wax and ribbon stamp in Palas de Rey in a little kiosk in the center of town, if I remember right. When I complimented the man on the sello (Que hermoso!), he grinned, slicked back his dark hair, and said, "Thank you" in accented English.
When I'm home next, I'll get a picture.
"It is often driven by anxiety/fear and appears to give the illusion of control, as if all Camino issues can be solved with technology and gear. Rather, one thing that the Camino teaches above all others is that you have to let go of control, learn to trust and to live with uncertainty. This is...
I've used CaminoWays, and they handle groups. While I get that booking yourself would be cheaper, *i* would turn to professionals for peace of mind with up to 10 people.
I wonder if AnnieSantiago or JWilhaus is looking to lead a group next year...
Buen Camino.
Falconbrother, since you're looking for the contact lens solution, not the generic 3% solution, this *might* be available:
https://www.ndoptic.com/products/avizor-ever-clean-225ml-hydrogen-peroxide-system-solution-for-contact-30days-made-in-spain
I've used Duolingo and Babbel, and have started listening to language transfer. But so far, I'm liking Wlingua the best. It presents clear differences between Spanish/Espana and Spanish/Latin America vocabulary ( though I could certainly use correction), and I can actually hear the...
You said it best here:
"Because unbeknownst to me, everything I found on the Camino I started building at home."
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
T.S.Eliot
Buen Vida! Buen Camino!
...Fortunately, they're different enough from each other that, even in the dark, I still know which is which.
As for OTCs...yes, you can get *some* in Spain. But I've not yet seen the little travel doses that I like to carry in the farmacias. And I don't have to look up what loperamide is...
Let's see...
I carried a spork and used it occasionally until Melide.
I carried a clothesline; should have carried pins.
I carried 300 Euro...got me almost to Santiago. I had a habit of leaving 5 euros for 2 candles, and 20 for a Mass, plus albergues, meals, and laundry.
I stayed in Hotel...
While I'll let those who have collected Salvadorana and the Finisterre certificates comment on whether they obtained those certificates using any old credential, my general impression is that, if you're starting from SJPdP, the required stamps for Compostela are unlikely to fit in any one...
...stamps.
Do you want the special certificates for completing the Salvador (Salvadorana), or the Muxiana/ Finisterrana ( not sure of spelling) ? I *suppose * you could use any credential, but I suspect it's easier on the people issuing the Salvadorana if you used the specific one issued in...
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