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WOW! I already feel that I have some new Camino buddies - sorry I mean mates for the Aussie and Amigos for everyone else, just from reading your posts on the Forum, Al the Optimist, Snijman, Hermanthegerman. I will be carrying a bright orange pack, with a flower on it and a white ribbon with the...
Welcome! I plan to be heading off to Roncesvalles from SJPP on 15 May, may meet up with you somewhere along the way. Buen Camino Peregrino! Mmmm! Not bad for a South African making attempt on some basic Spanish to an Aussie.
I only have 13 more sleeps before I head out from Johannesburg South Africa to start my Camino in SJPP on 15 May. This morning I did my first training walk with my backpack on a deuter (women specific) ACT lite 35 + 10 liter capacity, I walked with it almost fully loaded as I will walk on the...
"The Pillars of the Earth" and Camino de Santiago
Thanks Drew for the recommendation. I will definitely put it on my reading list. Not sure if I will manage to read it before I set off for my Camino on 12 May. I like your idea of walking with your imagination going back in time as a peregrino...
Nou daar's 'n ding vir jou! New to the Forum and such a quick response from South Africans nogal. I will definitely look out for you. We've already got this Forum working in our favor. :D
Hi I'm SandyCoolmama, I will start walking my Camino from SJPP on 15 May 2013. I am from Johannesburg South Africa. I will arrive in Paris on 14 May and I will be catching the train from CdG to Bayonne and then transferring to the train for SJPP, anybody else who may be commencing their journey...
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