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  1. Rebekah Scott

    Walking to O Cebreiro from bus stop in Pedrafita do Cebreiro

    The walk up the hill along the road is NOT unsafe. There is a wide, marked pathway the entire length of it, and the scenic outlooks have places to sit down and enjoy. Only at the very finish do you have to walk a narrow bit, but I have never heard of anyone being hurt there. Fear-mongering does...
  2. Rebekah Scott

    Any advice for when you want to quit?

    The camino is hard. Lots of people don't like that, many are shocked to discover that is so, the flashy ads of youthful smiling pilgrims will never let on, but it's true. Overcoming hardship is part of why it feels so amazing to arrive. The Camino is also not for everyone. Lots of people don't...
  3. Rebekah Scott

    Walking to O Cebreiro from bus stop in Pedrafita do Cebreiro

    You came all that way to walk, and you take a cab? Puh-leeze. Start your walk at Piedrafita, where you get off the bus. It's a tough walk, but the scenery is knockout beautiful when the weather is good.
  4. Rebekah Scott

    Camino fatigue?

    It's helpful to remember that doing repeat caminos is a rather modern innovation. Back in the day, walking to Santiago was a once-in-a -lifetime event... and then you got to walk back home! People made their wills before they left, and made sure the family, business, and personal affairs were...
  5. Rebekah Scott

    Coffee

    A pilgrim adjusts to the situation. You posted when it wasn't even 7 am yet!! Sahagun doesn't really wake up until about 9. If you want coffee, you should have some at the albergue before you leave -- many have vending machines. Alb. Santa Cruz has breakfast coffee in the dining room...
  6. Rebekah Scott

    Camino fatigue?

    Maybe it's time to not walk. Maybe it's time to step into a different role -- the one who enables others to make the walk. Have you served as a hospitalera? You can also join others in activism, keeping the Camino (and other cultural treasures) free from over-development and exploitation...
  7. Rebekah Scott

    Camino fatigue?

    Life goes on. People change and grow. The camino is forever changing, and so do are the people who walk it, and maintain it. You've given it loads of attention over the years. Maybe it's time to find a new fascination... I daresay most people who do the camino do. There's no shame in that. Get...
  8. Rebekah Scott

    Snake identification

    A friend who lives in Otur, near Luarca, up on the Camino del Norte in Asturias, was weeding her garden one evening and was bitten on her wrist by an adder. Her entire arm turned an odd shade of Bruise, she spent two days in hospital, but survived. She said the bite was not painful, just...
  9. Rebekah Scott

    Snake identification

    .. and they like woodpiles. If you are out getting wood for the stove, keep a sharp eye out.
  10. Rebekah Scott

    Snake identification

    I've lived on the meseta for 18 years, have seen snakes exactly 3 times... and I do a good bit of bushwhacking every day. All of them were high-tailing it away from me. They're more scared of you than you are of them. No fears. It's up in the mountains and in the deep woods you need to be careful.
  11. Rebekah Scott

    Snake identification

    In Australia, I'd think the rule would be "leave it the ___ alone!"
  12. Rebekah Scott

    Which month has flowers blooming in the Camino? Is April Rainy?

    The flowers are blooming like crazy RIGHT NOW on the meseta of the Camino Frances. The show is spectacular! We had lots of rain in the past couple of weeks, which brought them on strong in mid-May. Last year, however, was very dry -- the wildflowers didn't appear til mid-June, and the showing...
  13. Rebekah Scott

    Snake identification

    Her name is Sally.
  14. Rebekah Scott

    Memory lane

    May 2001: Patrick and I took a cab up to Roncesvalles in a whirling snowstorm. I had planned this trip for years. Paddy came along for the beginning bits, because he spoke Spanish and I did not. He was sure I was barking mad. We stayed at the hotel in Roncesvalles, because Paddy was "on his...
  15. Rebekah Scott

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    the hospitalero telephone chain still is in order, supplemented by WhatsApp. Watch your step, bad guys!
  16. Rebekah Scott

    Lost & Found Take care of your gear!

    I said "anyTHING." Not anyBODY!" Maybe that's why I avoid walking with family members?
  17. Rebekah Scott

    Lost & Found Take care of your gear!

    Don't bring anything on the Camino that you can't afford to lose.
  18. Rebekah Scott

    Musical instruments on the Camino.

    A lot of people bring guitars on the camino. Some of them know how to play them.
  19. Rebekah Scott

    Listening to Music/Audiobooks/Podcasts while making the pilgrimage?

    Silence is God's first language. If you are here to seek God's voice, you gotta stop drowning your mind in media and music and noise and news. The pilgrimage is a prime opportunity to Simplify. Quiet your mind. Step into silence. If you feel called to make the Camino pilgrimage, your spirit is...
  20. Rebekah Scott

    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    Just lay that down and walk away from it.

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