Your report jives with what a friend of mine, who just returned from arriving in Santiago, texted me: "You now have to go to the Compostela office and pull a number when you get to town. At noon I was number 1,032. By 2 pm they stopped giving out numbers, which meant anyone completing the walk...
Not to worry--a 48L pack will fit in the overhead just fine. My Gregory 48L pack did on both US and International flights. Be sure to not have things hanging from it and cinch it down. But there's plenty of room. The only time you'll have to check it would be if you're flying on smaller...
I recently posted a list of 10 pieces of advice for doing the Camino (also found on CaminoJoe.com), but I left out perhaps the most important. To paraphrase Jack Kerouac: "Love your walk. Every minute of it!"
I’ve been home from the Camino quite a while now—a year-and-a-half, to be exact. I thought I would write a final entry in my blog (CaminoJoe.com) within the first 30 days of returning, but that gave way to 60 days and then 90, and then…I wanted time to let my Camino experience fully sink in...
Hey SaltyTraveler! I decided to walk rather than cycle. Glad I did. I took the CF and it was a terrific experience. I kept a daily written and photo blog, so if you'd like to check it for "how it went" for me, go to www.CaminoJoe.com. It's in descending order. Looking back on it, I whined too...
Gil--I'm your age, did the Camino last year, saw this hand painted on the back of a waymarking:
"Die with memories, not dreams."
Best fee advice there is...
PS: see my my blog--CaminoJoe.com--for more "free advice" like that!
Buen Camino!
Great podcast, Dan! Brings back wonderful memories--I was there a month before you. Your last line summed it all up...Looking forward to more. Thank you!
I wrote this while on the Camino last June and added to it today. The older, original version is still on my blog (CaminoJoe.com). I thought it might bring back a memory to those of you who have walked the Camino--and serve as food for thought to those of you who are planning your first...
Great blog and wonderful feedback. Thank You! Another question: you mentioned that the VF often bypassed towns rather than going directly through them (if I understood you correctly) and it required a hike into the town. Could you elaborate? About how often did this occur? About how far was the...
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