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  1. jeffnd

    Reintroducing myself

    Ten years ago to the day, I returned home from walking the Camino Frances. People asked me if I would do it again, and I said absolutely. I thought I'd be going back in "3 to 4 years." Obviously, that didn't happen. Life gets in the way, I guess. Job changes, life situation changes, etc. But I...
  2. jeffnd

    Compeed available in the U.S.

    In a few days, I set off on the North Country Trail. When I walked the Camino, I used Compeed to deal with 2 very large blisters on my heel. Compeed literally saved my Camino. So with my upcoming walk I knew I needed some in my pack, but being from the States, my only option was to buy it on...
  3. jeffnd

    And we think the crowds after Sarria are bad...

    http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/middleeast/stampede-hajj-pilgrimage/ We complain about snorers and "tourigrinos." We complain that we have to walk an extra 5k to the next town because an albergue is full. But we don't have to worry about being trampled on our way to the Cruz de Ferro. We don't...
  4. jeffnd

    Lord, give me a blister

    Lord, give me a blister! Round and big, right on my heel. Lord, give me a blister, full of puss and blood would be ideal. Lord, I want the rain, the kind that pours and never stops. Maybe frozen, mist, and sleet? Or even snow, if it's not too much. Lord, make that sun hot! And leave it there...
  5. jeffnd

    Bean dish, need recipe!

    Along the Camino, I had bean dish several times, but I'm not sure what it's called. It's beans in a reddish-brown sauce, sometimes served with chorizo. The sauce wasn't sweet, like you get with baked beans here in the states, it was more savory. Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about??
  6. jeffnd

    ATM card with chip and PIN

    So I got the mail today and Wells Fargo had sent me a new ATM/debit card. I wasn't sure why, because my current card still had several years until the expiration date. But then I look at the new card and see it's a chip and PIN card. "For our customers that live and travel overseas." I...
  7. jeffnd

    St. Luke with sunglasses

    I just uploaded a picture I took at the Cathedral in Leon. It's a statue of St. Luke. St. Luke at the cathedral in Leon by jeffnd posted Jan 3, 2015 at 11:41 AM Am I crazy, or is he wearing sunglasses? Could anyone explain this?
  8. jeffnd

    Visas for stays longer than 90 days.

    I am in the very early planning stages for my next Camino. I want to walk the Tours route through France and then the Frances through Spain. I want to do this all in one shot. I completed the Frances from St. Jean to Santiago earlier this year in 35 days. But there were many times I felt...
  9. jeffnd

    Villamarco and other towns the Camino missed

    On the way to Reliegos, if you look to the left, you'll see the town of Villamarco. There is a large sign with a picture of a pilgrim or St. James, who seems to be welcoming you into town. However, the little yellow arrows keep you going straight. According to Google Earth, Villamarco is...
  10. jeffnd

    Couple with baby who walked March/April 2014

    When I was in Santiago, I met a couple from Alaska. They had walked the Portuguese route. They had walked with their little girl, who couldn't have been more than 2 or 3 years old! They said she was very well behaved and had a wonderful time. Did anyone else meet them?
  11. jeffnd

    Things I lost on the Camino

    I lost the following items while walking the Camino this March and April: One Cabela's XPG RGB II head lamp. I accidentally left this at the albergue in Carrión de los Condes. By the time I realized I had forgotten it, it was too late to go back. This is a very nice head light and I suspect...
  12. jeffnd

    What's with the bottles of water?

    Did anyone else notice the bottles of water? I always saw them in little villages by people's front doors. I thought they might be left for pilgrims who needed a drink, but that didn't make much sense. Most towns have a water fountain so why drink tepid water that has been sitting out in the...
  13. jeffnd

    English language club in Pamplona

    Note from the moderators, 8/20/2015: We have learned that the day of these get-togethers has been changed from Tuesday to Wednesday, but are awaiting confirmation from the group itself. Did anyone else go to this? https://www.facebook.com/pamplonahi If you find yourself in Pamplona on a...
  14. jeffnd

    LIVE from the Camino I'm at the Bayonne train station...

    ...got an hour to kill before the train, just havin'a few beers! You're welcome to join me!
  15. jeffnd

    Good luck to everyone starting out today!

    If the multiple universe theory is correct, then in some other universe we're about to leave St. Jean together. Today is my birthday, and I had planned to begin my Camino today. However, in this universe, my trip has been put on hold. But that's okay. I needed to learn patience anyway...
  16. jeffnd

    Starting from Paris, in December

    So, I have this wild thought in my head of walking the Tours route and starting in Paris, and I need some advice on this. There is very little information on walking from Paris, and virtually nothing about walking in winter. But, with my new job, I'll have winters off and with some careful...
  17. jeffnd

    Say you had from Christmas to April free. What would you do?

    So yesterday I sent a PM to falcon to have me removed from the Camino calender. I had planned to leave St Jean on May 27th, but a recent bout of unemployment drained all my savings and I've had to call it off. It was looking like the Camino would forever remain a dream for me, but not more...
  18. jeffnd

    Icelandair?

    I see they have really cheap flights out of Minneapolis to Paris, for around $600. Does anyone have any experience with them?
  19. jeffnd

    Just diagnosed type 1 diabetic...

    I've been getting really bad headaches lately. I went to see a doctor, he said it's high blood pressure. He didn't put me on anything, he just told me to get more active and eat better. I was supposed to follow up in a month. But on Thursday night my headache got so bad I went to the ER...
  20. jeffnd

    Camping, yet again...

    Hello, I'm not planning on camping every night or anything like that. But I think I would like to spend one or two nights outside. I know that camping seems to be frowned upon on here, but if you had to pick the best place to camp out for a night, where would it be? Thank you

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