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  1. isawtman

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    I'm not talking about a statue of a pilgrims. Instead I am talking about the type of statues that guide pilgrims to Santiago.
  2. isawtman

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    The London Bridge was disassembled and rebuilt at Lake Havasu City. Pilgrim Statues are still sitting there from 100s of years ago. They have not been moved. So, I'm not sure what your logic is.
  3. isawtman

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Lake Havasu City is 5500 miles from the Thames River. The next town off the Camino is only about 3 to 5 km
  4. isawtman

    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    As I have written before, I think an alternate route should be developed after Portomarin. Several little towns that are not on the current route have pilgrims statues in them, so, at some point, pilgrims did walk through those towns.
  5. isawtman

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    I kept the copy in a small crossbody bag that is always on me. Whether my real passport is safer deep inside my backpack is debatable. But my point was that the color copy and laminated version of my passport was accepted at almost every albergue. I also kept a photo of my passport on my...
  6. isawtman

    Are passport copies accepted at albergues?

    The Short Answer is Yes. Most Albergues will be just fine with a copy of your main page of your passport. I carried it in a document pouch underneath my shirt. My main passport I kept safe deep inside my backpack. I had the main page of my passport copied and my sister laminated it. The only...
  7. isawtman

    "It's not about the gear" camino article from an irish jesuit blog

    I have read Brandon McManus's Book called "The Way to Manresa." He is a Jesuit Priest and hiked the Camino Ignaciano (Way of Ignatius) in that book. That camino goes from west to east in Spain and coincides with the Camino Frances for about 6 miles between Navarette and Logrono except going the...
  8. isawtman

    LIVE from the Camino SJPP TODAY May 2, 2024

    I took the 12 noon bus from Pamplona which gets to St Jean at 1:40. I immediately walked to the Pilgrims Office and there was hardly anyone in line so I got in line. I got my credential and they asked me if I had booked a spot to stay that night. I said no. They told me to go up to the...
  9. isawtman

    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I think the people walking longer distances have already seen it all. When I was hiking west of Sarria there were two guys hiking in front of me and you could tell they just started. One of the guys said enthusiastically "There's a forest, let's take our picture with the forest!" Well, since...
  10. isawtman

    25 km per day?

    I was 64 years old in Sept of 2022 when I did the 500 mile Camino Frances in 30 days. So, I averaged around 16 miles a day. I didn't take any rest days but I had a couple days where I only hiked 9 miles for various reasons. One time is was because I couldn't get a bed in Mansilla and had to...
  11. isawtman

    Madrid City Walks

    Even if you are not into museums, I would still go to the Museo Renia Sofia to see Picasso's Guernica Painting. It is a very important anti-war painting that is as relevant today as when Picasso painted it. It is really big, too. It is 11 feet high by 25 feet long. Here is the wiki page about...
  12. isawtman

    Two backpacks?

    Are you even sure you can have your backpack transported on the Camino Dos Faros. It is a relatively unknown Camino. I would just make sure my regular backpack is light enough that I can carry it all the way. You really don't need much.
  13. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    I want to hear more about the Cat. Did you find it while hiking or was it yours to begin with? Do you have any good Cat on the Camino stories?
  14. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    When I hiked the Frances Route this happened. I was hiking in the afternoon just east of Arzua. I was reserved a bed at an albergue in Arzua, so I had already hiked all the way from San Xulien near Palas Del Rei. I met a couple from my home state and of course we talked for a while. Then...
  15. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    I don't have any Big Issues with the last 100 km either, but it seems to be a concern to a lot of people. All the camino forums and facebook pages I visit have had posts about it.
  16. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Okay, if there is less people hiking a certain route, there are less people going to the bathroom on a certain route. As far as open churches and price of luggage transfer, that's not a major concern to many pilgrims.
  17. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    I don't fail to understand anything. I do admit that it was a fairly extreme suggestion. But they have made some camino altering rules in the past. For instance, at one point you could hike the Camino however you wanted and then they established official routes to follow. As others have posted...
  18. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Having 11 variants will not fix the problems in the last 100 km because none of those variants are in the last 100 km. I suppose they could just ban people who are doing only 100 km from doing the Frances and make them start at one of those other places.
  19. isawtman

    The Idea of Camino

    William, did you walk today? Also, when I did the camino I was afraid I was going to have knee problems. I have had a sore knee on some occasions walking here at home. So, I started doing exercises to strengthen the muscles around my knees. It worked. I hiked the whole Camino Frances with a...
  20. isawtman

    Time for more compostela type certificates?

    Yes, having an alternative path fixes all those problems. There are already over 10 variants on the Camino Frances. Some examples are Valcarlos, Montejurra, Villovieco, Calzadillo de los Hermanillos, Pradelo and of course the most famous one is Samos/San Xil.

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