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  1. chris_yyc

    The Way 2 - Characters

    Doh! It been a long day 😉
  2. chris_yyc

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    I've met two people (one American, one British), on two separate Caminos, who have driven between towns in a rental car while Instagramming / YouTubing their "authentic Camino experience". Anything for the views, I guess ....
  3. chris_yyc

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    I have a hankering in bigger places for flat-pack meat selections, cheese, and intense orange chocolate (by Lindt). It just slides into the back mesh pocket of my bag, taking up no space whatsoever. Bonus points for taking a ziplock bag halfway across the world just to do this! ;) And fresh...
  4. chris_yyc

    The Way 2 - Characters

    So "The Way" is basically the "Wizard of Oz": Tom is Dorothy, the Belgian is the cowardly lion (no courage), the Canadian the Tin man (no heart), and the Irishman is the Scarecrow (no brain) all on the Yellow Brick Road (the Camino). It'd be good to 'riff' on the theme by having Tom go back with...
  5. chris_yyc

    Live from Camino Ingles - the UK section

    I walked this in Feb 2024, before continuing on to Santiago via Ferrol. It was wet, muddy, and utterly fantastic. Very well signposted by the CSJ. I made the Mass in Reading on the Sunday (full on incense and Latin) and Santiago (of course). My favourite sections were Mortimer to Reading (Day 2)...
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    Compostela requirements, pre Camino Ingles in UK

    I walked the St James Way (Reading to Southampton) in Feb 2024 as a precursor to a continued walk on the Camino Ingles from Ferrol that same month. I had no worries whatsoever. I obtained my credential from the Confraternity of St James in the UK. A lot of the churches in the UK had stamps (It...
  7. chris_yyc

    Outdated credential

    Hello fellow Calgarian! You should be fine using the old credential, even if you haven't previously started a Camino. If you did previously start but had to bail (e.g. injury or timing) you can use the same credential as before by getting the last stamp re-stamped with the new date right next...
  8. chris_yyc

    Things I'd bring, who cares about the weight

    - A golf ball or lightweight "Trigger Point" massage ball - works wonders on the feet / legs / shoulders and helps you make friends quick! - A very small and slim metal insulated flask (355ml / 12fl oz) to take a hot drink with me on a cold morning, a cold drink with me on a hot afternoon, and...
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    Alternative POV

    I've found in life that the types of questions people ask of you generally say more about them than about you. Perhaps it's more reflective of the Camino teasing out the internal challenges he was facing around his own relationships? The timing - right at the end and a time of joy and relief -...
  10. chris_yyc

    Hi - I am Aida

    Good luck Aida!

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