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  1. frmikeminn

    report from home michael and jess

    Well, it's been awhile and much water under the bridge but Michael and jess finished the Camino in good order and are on to other things. I've returned home and Jess has continued her travels. We finished the Camino 35 days after taking the first step and can say that we really loved the trip...
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    LIVE from the Camino portimorin

    Just few minutes left on the internet. All is well on the Camino. the Albergues are fine, the weather is clearing and the wet spaces will clear up soon. We enjoyed the walk today. a Guidebook said that there were few places to eat along this walk but we found otherwise. great places spaced just...
  3. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino going strong

    Reporting from Ponferada. All is well on the Camino. Jess and I walked into the town today and things are good for us and a lively camino community. We wave to others accross the square, we sit and drink, vino tinto and laugh at the challenge we have faced. we see those left behind earlier. the...
  4. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino villa de Mazarife

    Jess and I are in Mazarife tonight and I want to report that is albergue, de jesus orujo, is much improved over 7 years ago. many beds in small rooms, a good kitchen, internet and happy hospitalors. What more could a pilgrim want? It is cold tomight and tomorrow promises to be a cold, wet and...
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    LIVE from the Camino sahagin

    Jess and I are in Sahagun today and all is good. The weather is good, cool in the morning and hot by noon. It is good to get to your destination by 12:30 or take a break unitl later. The alberge Cluny here has not been filling up the past several days so perhaps the upswing for a week was just...
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    LIVE from the Camino Najara

    Jess and I have made it to Najara and all is well. The refugio is full and had to turn people away. two groups of very young people are with us tonight. it should be interesting as all 100 of us will be in one room! the camino is full of many people from Spain and from Germany as well as all of...
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    LIVE from the Camino madrid

    Today our journey began. We traveled to Madrid and have walked all around the old part of town several times. Getting tired at this point. Madrid was lovely. Rainy and sunshining at the same time. Flowers in bloom are a good sight to those from the north part of the usa. Good food, helpful...
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    last minute sage wisdom

    what one last minute sage piece of advice or wisdom would you share with a pilgrim just leaving for Camino? Imagine that your good friend is beginning the walk the next day and you are sitting around with a good glass of whatever toasting your friend and sending him/her off with your best wishes...
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    travel from Madrid to Salamanca

    What is the easiest way to get from the airport in Madrid to Salamanca? I will land in Madrid on a Saturday morning and assume I should take a train - Renfe? Can I connect at the airport or must I go into Madrid itself first? Thank you for any guidance - never done this before!
  10. frmikeminn

    john brierley guide

    I just used the link at the top of the El Camino Frances page to take a look at the camino guide by John Brierley. the link says the guide is sold out. Is it possible to get this guide in Spain along the camino or are there other sites I should be looking at? Perhaps the confraternity's site...
  11. frmikeminn

    training

    Walked 8 miles today with full pack. In the snow. It felt good, smiles all around. (just getting better from a cold.) how is everyone doing getting ready? Just a couple of weeks for us, how about others? I'm working on my med pack tonight while enjoying a martini. :D :D
  12. frmikeminn

    book by wayne chimenti

    Has anyone read the book, El Camino De santiago: rites of Passage by Wayne Chimenti? I've just started it and am finding it a great read. He and his family walked the Camino in 2002 I believe, and this is a travel log, but I'm finding it well written and full of good insights.
  13. frmikeminn

    Wheat allergies

    A friend saw some of my pictures from a previous Camino and is interested in attempting the trip. She is allergic to wheat. Any thoughts on how challenging it would be for someone with a wheat allergy to walk or bike the camino?
  14. frmikeminn

    Anglican churches in Spain

    Most of the church buildings I saw in 2001 were Roman Catholic. Are there Anglican Churches along the Camino? I assume the bigger cities, yes and the smaller ones, no. michael
  15. frmikeminn

    internet access

    In 2001 the internet access along the Camino was Ok in places and not so good in others. Any recent take on the availability of good cafe's or other sites? I'd like to blog back to some friends while walking and wonder how challenging it's going to be. I especially remember being in a really...
  16. frmikeminn

    reading lamp

    I'm looking for a small reading lamp for some quiet reading time at night. A recent magazine is suggesting a headlamp called a black diamond Cosmo. 30 dollars. says it has a 1/2 watt led for spot uses and two smaller leds for proximity uses like reading. any thoughts? thanks
  17. frmikeminn

    a blessing for a pilgrim staff

    Does anyone have a resource for blessing a pilgrim staff? I have heard that it is traditional to bless the walking stick of someone going on pilgrimage and I'd be interested to know if someone here has seen or been a part of such a blessing. thanks
  18. frmikeminn

    bus station in Madrid

    I've searched this thread and can't find any reference to where the bus station is in Madrid that one uses to get to Roncesvales. is it near the pureta del sol? thanks
  19. frmikeminn

    preparations

    I am walking the Camino as a part of a Sabbatical from my work. I will have about a month of Sabbatical time prior to my trip and I'm thinking about what I might do in the month just before the walk as a way to prepare. I am walking some now and plan to walk even more at the start of the...
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    foreign voltage converter

    I just got a Jensen "power and travel", foreign voltage converter and want to use it on the Camino. Anyone used one? did it work ok and what were the challenges if any. (it says it converts 220-240 volts to 110-120 volts ac.)

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