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  1. Meredith1

    So what’s special about the Camino?

    ... I was compelled to go by some hidden influence that I cannot quite articulate, but a very powerful and benign influence. I simply knew I was going; it was only a matter of time. Yes - exactly my feeling prior to going in 2012. You've articulated pretty well, I think!
  2. Meredith1

    Here's a reason to go in Finistere

    Well, I only just now see that several others had offered Fox House as a possibility -- great minds, and all that. Reading some of the comments posted on its site, I see the one from Pat, Yonkers, NY, who is the woman I met. ;)
  3. Meredith1

    Here's a reason to go in Finistere

    I haven't heard of Robin's Nest & couldn't find anything after googling - but is it possible you might be interested in The Little Fox House (http://www.thelittlefoxhouse.com/)? I don't know it personally, but I read quite a few posts about it around the time I was on my camino (Sept/Oct 2012)...
  4. Meredith1

    Here's a reason to go in Finistere

    How nice - thank you for your comment and for the picture taken of the very spot where I sat with my newly met acquaintance. Isn't it lovely to have such a memory!
  5. Meredith1

    Here's a reason to go in Finistere

    The three days I spent in Finisterre were the most calming and restful days I'd ever experienced. In fact, I meant to stay only one night there, but I felt such healing from my slow, solitary, and unburdened walks through the town and out to the lighthouse that I didn't want to leave. I had...
  6. Meredith1

    Having troubles....

    Charlie, I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. There are not many words a stranger can say to bring you comfort, but I hope you will find it in good memories. I set out on the camino in September 2012; I had just lost my older brother a few weeks before. He and I had talked about walking...
  7. Meredith1

    Walking the Camino- movie premiere

    I'm so looking forward to this! I live about an hour away from Asheville and just recently found out about the showing when I e-mailed someone in the Asheville group to ask whether they might organize a "Meet-Up" to host the film. Lovely surprise when the reply to my query started off, "Funny...
  8. Meredith1

    New translation of the Henry V battle speech mentions pilgrims

    Love it!
  9. Meredith1

    New translation of the Henry V battle speech mentions pilgrims

    Brilliant. That's all - just brilliant.
  10. Meredith1

    Has your camino experience changed who you are as a person?

    I retired from university teaching six years ago and had not really done as much as I thought I might with all that new free time, so the Camino changed my life significantly. A month or so before departing (Sept. 3, 2012), I was drawn to attend a service at the local Unitarian-Universalist...
  11. Meredith1

    Lost and Found

    Lovely story - what a happy ending all the way around! Thanks for sharing.
  12. Meredith1

    Sorry to report our theft...

    I agree. I loved Portomarin and in fact wrote in my daily notes "come here again!". Despite the windy, rainy trek across that bridge and the steep climb up the steps to the town (and the continuing off-and-on rain that made drying laundry a problem), I have fond memories of it.
  13. Meredith1

    Camino de Santiago de Compostela to have Single Brand in the world..

    This is simply chilling: "Within the Loci Iacobi an experimental project (with a higher involvement of SMEs and public tourism authorities) will be developed that aims the creation of a specific tool for the distribution and commercialization of the Saint James Ways as a touristic product." I...
  14. Meredith1

    A new rule for compostelas?

    I mean no disrespect here, Silvia, truly: of course, you / we can walk only for the reward of the walk. There's no reason, except for what has become the tradition, to worry over how many stamps one has, or to stand in line for the certificate. Its worth depends solely on oneself. That said, I...
  15. Meredith1

    N. Americans, what city did you fly out of?

    That's an amazing fare - do you mind telling me how you got it? I went last September and the lowest fare I found was around $1,000 (from Greenville - Madrid), using a consolidator.
  16. Meredith1

    Privacy, please...

    When I stayed at the large albergue in Portomarin last September, a couple draped ponchos, sheets, other items around their bottom bunk and pinned a note to the outside, something like "Private room." I don't know what the experience was like for those in bunks closest to them (the top bunk was...
  17. Meredith1

    Atlanta

    Thank you!
  18. Meredith1

    Atlanta

    The Perimeter meeting might work for me, depending on what time it is; I just checked the Atlanta group's info on American Pilgrims but no info is given under upcoming events. I met Tom Beck when I stayed at L'Esprit du Chemin this past September; well, I'm assuming it was Tom. I'd forgotten...
  19. Meredith1

    Class of 2014

    So glad to know about the Asheville group. I haven't found one yet in Upstate S.C. where I live (north of Clemson). I walked this past September, and it was a remarkable experience. Knowing that I had limited time (Sept. 4 - Oct. 3), I knew that I'd be taking a bus midway. I walked from SJdPP...
  20. Meredith1

    harder route from St Jean Pied de Pont to Roncesvalle?

    My experience was similar to David's--I didn't find the route as hard as I had feared. I started from SJdPP the morning of Sept. 6, a beautiful day, and somewhere along the route met a friendly young British woman as she, I, and a couple of guys had stopped to catch our breath. She and I...

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