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I’m hoping for slightly cooler temperatures than those you are experiencing but, “it is what it is” so I will prepare myself. I can’t wait to get started - less than two weeks to go.
Luckily, I got my ICD fitted on our NHS so the cost of it, together with my treatment were free at the point of...
I have just looked at my profile and, much to my surprise and not a little regret, I learn that I joined this forum on 28 September, 2012. I presume that the purpose of my enrolment was the thought of undertaking a pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago in the near future.
I will start my first...
Thank you Gary for your words of encouragement. I am saving my feet for the Camino and using the gym for endurance and strength training. Did you use trekking poles?
Hi Steven,
Great hear from you and that, like me, you are fully recovered from your ordeal. The points you make about mind worms sums it up perfectly. It would be good to meet somewhere along The Way. As a small, elderly Brit, the company of a large American would be comforting. However...
I hope all is going well. Do you have an ICD fitted. The wonders of Northern Spain are a joy to behold. My wife and I call it “God’s Wardrobe” so many changes of texture and colour. Ultreia!
Thank you. I am not sure that an addiction will follow my efforts over the coming few weeks. It seems that you are a veteran of many Caminos. What brings you back?
Who knows what the fates may bring. I will be leaving Pamplona on the 11th so you will probably pass me at some stage. Thank you for your comments; I do believe that the beauty of the English language should be preserved and enhanced where possible. (That does sound a bit pompous, but it’s...
Hello,
Firstly, I would like to apologise for the long and rambling nature of this post, but I hope some of you will read it. My name is Tom and I live in the South of England. I will be 75 in December.
Twelve years ago, my wife and I were on a touring holiday in Northern Spain. We stayed...
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