This info is from a Facebook group:
"Do you remember the genius app Camino-Ninja? Well, the developer was Andy, and he sadly passed away last summer. Things were technically complicated, but very recently we were finally able to save all the wonderful data of the app and upload it into the...
Reb's interview on providing volunteers for the pilgrim societies albergues
https://lariojainfo.net/rebekah-scott-fraternidad-internacional-del-camino-de-santiago-fics/
Pilgrim rescued near Valcarlos in heavy snow. Thank God for the rescue services and a lesson to those who advise you to leave your phone at home.
https://lariojainfo.net/localizado-un-peregrino-tras-un-amplio-despliegue-de-busqueda-en-valcarlos/
A very interesting article on Father Mícheál Mac Gréil who restarted this pilgrimage. Sounds like a man who practiced rather than just preached.
https://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2023/0310/1361565-mam-ean-pilgrimages/
Can any of you pinpoint where this photo was taken, my memory and notes are vague. I think it's after Castrojerez on looking towards Hornillos del Camino.
TIA.
It has been announced today that the Route Napoleon will remain closed till further notice to accommodate road and trail widening and surfacing, these works could last until November. Route Valcarlos it is then.
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I came across this article this morning on FB, posted on the Ireland Way page. Worth a read IMO especially if you are in the planning stages of your Camino.
https://hihostels.ca/en/magazine/how-i-nearly-lost-my-toes-hiking-el-camino
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Interesting but concerning article in today's paper.
https://m.independent.ie/life/bed-bugs-now-effectively-impossible-to-remove-and-people-forced-to-live-with-them-lecturer-36404418.html
This popped up in Facebook and I thought I would share it in case any of you had any info.
URGENT!!!!!
A walking friend of mine has been contacted by a German friend who is concerned about the wellbeing of her father Bernhard (aka Alf). He set out on the Camino in April sometime and she hasn't...
First let me say that this is not Pilgrimage related so I cannot add it to that section or to the EPW section.
After watching a program some time ago about the diverse flora and fauna that was found in the "no mans land" section of the border that existed between East and West Germany. This was...
I don't suffer from knee problems either climbing or descending (so far, touch wood) but I came across this article and thought you might find it interesting.
https://www.theoutbound.com/jen-weir/do-your-knees-hurt-when-hiking-downhill-here-s-why
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