Because we were in lockdown off and on for months over winter, complete with time and distance restrictions I have watched The Way as well as Camino six Ways and Camino Skies a number of times to compensate for missing walking the Portuguese Coastal route in May. As I don't known when I'll be...
Sorry, I know Velazquez painted many wonderful paintings, and I've seen many of them in galleries around the world, but the first thing that always springs to mind when I hear his name is an episode of the fabulous British comedy The Goodies!
I've walked twice so far Cathal and have kept in touch with a couple from each Camino, including the lovely @tpmchugh who commented after you about his own accident on a later Camino.
September 2016, a young Canadian girl tripped coming down the steep slope outside Ronscenvalles and broke her leg and was eventually carried out once the ambulance found her. Camino over on day 1. It stayed with me the whole Camino, because no matter how bad my day was with blisters and the heat...
I'm from a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains
Of ragged mountain ranges, of droughts and flooding rains, oh and the large sections that burnt recently.
My oh my, I ask what I think is a simple question and the thread takes on a life of its own!!
Thanks to those who actually responded to my questions before this went off on a tangent way out into left field.
Buen Camino
Thanks Bradypus, the friend who was going to walk with me this year has had a reoccurrence and the prognosis is not good. So I want to dedicate the Camino to her.
Hi all,
I've walked the Frances route twice now and have received a Compostela each time. Last year when I walked the second time I also obtained a distance certificate and the half way certificate at Sahagun. I am also aware of the certificates you can get in Muxia and Finisterre.
This year I...
I loved the movie, I also enjoyed the autobiography Emilio and Martin write that ties in with filming the movie and their lives to date.
I also enjoyed Kerkelings book, hated Shirley Maclains book.
The thing that inspired me to walk the first time was a book witten by two Australian authors who...
If you're allergic like me, it's not just the itch. The bite starts off small like a mozzie bite and then a huge hot welt appears around each bite, about the size of an Aussie 20 cent piece. The actual bite area then blisters with multiple little blisters all the while itching. If you're a...
I had to skip some bits in 2016 due to illness and injury and some to time pressures. Deeply regret it so I'm heading back in a few weeks for a do over. I would say don't miss the Mesetta. Beautiful sunrises over freshly harvested wheat fields and glorious stacks of hay. I took many many photos.
I have my DSLR and two lenses in a Lowepro topload zoom 2 carabinered to the waistband of my pack. It is off to the side of my hips and doesn't get in the way. The front pocket is also handy for sunscreen and a few other small essentials.
I know done people don't get it, but I want to record my...
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