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  1. crusader9872

    What I will leave at Cruz de Ferro

    My deepest sympathies on your sad loss. When i walked in 2014 i brought 2 stones from my parents grave but somehow lost them on the way. I was very upset but when i arrived at Cruz de Ferro i found i left my heart there and the emotion and sense of peace that i felt as i continued on my way...
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    Pre camino blues

    Firstly Luka Buen Camino and have a wonderful time. Your problem will not be pre Camino blues trust me it will be post Camino blues. It is nearly a year now since i completed my 310 km fom Leon and it still lives with me every day. As the first anniversary of my Camino approaches my sense of...
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    Running Shoes or Hiking Shoes?

    Hi There My wife and i did that exact section last June and in the 12 days. We both wore sports shoes and had no problems at all. However a word of caution, we had amazing weather all the way and there are a few stages that i feel would be very difficult in sports shoes should the weather be...
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    Comment by 'crusader9872' in media 'Rocky Section on the Descent into Molinaseca'

    A very tough day for sure, probably the toughest, but on the upside it leaves one with very happy memories of Molinaseca as a high point.
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    Advice please for camino late March

    Hi Last June did Leon to Santiago in 12 days, had a few long ones but nothing to strenuous. Ponferada to Santiago took 8 days of that so you should be fine with 10 days to do it. The climb to O Cebreiro will be the toughest but if you are as you say reasonably fit it should not pose you to many...
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    Comment by 'crusader9872' in media 'bridge at Molinaseca'

    One of the high points of my Camino. Was so tired after the long downhill section and the sight of this beautiful spot made it all better.
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    Things I lost on the Camino

    I did not lose anything as such but purchased what i thought to be washing liquid for our clothes that turned out to be blue dye. My poor white Nike tee-shirt was never the same again. I am sure the fellow pilgrims that witnessed my reaction in the wash room in O Cebreiro will never forget it.
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    How do people adjust to home after their return from the Camino?

    I returned from my Camino at the end of June and for six weeks my return to the norms of work and home was constantly interrupted by flashbacks to the images and the people who shared that special time with my wife and I. As the months have gone by and i await the knee surgery that is required...
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    Class of 2014

    My wife and i are planning to do the section from Leon to Santiago in early June 2014. The plan is to arrive in Santiago on June 19th my fiftieth birthday. I too became inspired by the movie The Way and since i have started to read and research The Camino it has become my passion. At the moment...

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