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  1. bchikergirl

    Help! Pack too heavy! — CF Sept & Oct — Senior Woman

    EXACTLY!! Well said.
  2. bchikergirl

    Camino art - just for fun

    I also stayed at this Albergue; the owner locked us in at night, it made me very uncomfortable.
  3. bchikergirl

    Ladies Osprey Packs

    The only minor thing is that you can't easily reach the sidepockets. So when I want to drink I have to stop, take pack off and grab bottle. But sometimes I buy the more compact 33 cl bottles that I can place in the pockets of my trousers. I also have the Osprey Talon 33, and I absolutely loved...
  4. bchikergirl

    Beware of Crocs .

    Meanwhile in Canada....
  5. bchikergirl

    First time - planning jitters

    Hi Deb, I flew Vanc to Pamplona and then took a bus to SJPdP, super easy. I was traveling solo as well, for the whole Camino and didn’t experience any problems at all, there was never a moment where I felt afraid. You will meet many wonderful people who will make you feel part of a bigger whole...
  6. bchikergirl

    How did the camino provide for you?

    This was also my experience! I was very lost one day, had walked 3 hours in the wrong direction after leaving early in the morning because I couldn't sleep. A police car went past me, turned around and came back, took me for breakfast and coffee and delivered me back to the point where I should...
  7. bchikergirl

    What did you bring on the Camino that you wound up not using?

    I brought a braided clothesline that I never used - there were always some available at the albergues.
  8. bchikergirl

    Advices not related with transport, Equipment and logistics

    Share your blister pack freely, the kindness will come back in so many ways.
  9. bchikergirl

    Starting VdlP April 2018

    I hope to meet you!
  10. bchikergirl

    Starting VdlP April 2018

    I'm hoping to do this walk in April 2019, I'm looking forward to your posts. Buen Camino!
  11. bchikergirl

    After Camino

    You are so correct, I went back and did a second camino and the experience was completely different, and actually not nearly as enjoyable as my first. I left quite heartbroken.
  12. bchikergirl

    Tour du Mont Blanc... then Camino Frances?

    For the month of July, 2016, I am considering hiking the TMB and then heading directly to SJPDP to walk as much as I can of the CF before I have to head home. I was wondering if anyone else had done this, and what they thought of doing the two so close together. I have walked the Camino Frances...
  13. bchikergirl

    Don't Pick the Grapes!!!

    Yes they are wine grapes, but I work at a winery, and trust me... they are tasty! We have the same problem here with tourists helping themselves to our grapes, it is very frustrating! Pilgrims should not be doing this.
  14. bchikergirl

    Post-camino tattoo?

    I waited til I got home, this is what I decided to do and will never regret it :)
  15. bchikergirl

    Class of 2017

    I walked in Sept-Oct 2014 and it was really great walking temperatures, plus no problems at all finding beds along the way. I am hoping to go again in 2017, thinking May and June-ish, but I'd really like to see the sunflowers in bloom... can anyone tell me when is the best time for this? Thanks!
  16. bchikergirl

    Looking for people I met on the Camino Sept/Oct-14

    Hi Pia, I also met Will along the Way last Sept/Oct, I'd love to connect with him again too! Great idea to use the forum.
  17. bchikergirl

    Top Five Things I Hate About (returning from) the Camino…

    Thank you to both Arn and Al. I agree that my friends knew what I let them. I do think I know my own mind a bit better these days; I know that I am a different person than I was before my camino. And I am deciding which camino will be my next one :)
  18. bchikergirl

    Top Five Things I Hate About (returning from) the Camino…

    I've enjoyed reading everyone's comments here, it makes me feel a little less alone in my post-camino blues. I've been home now for 2 weeks and am a roller coaster of emotions. Everyone wants to hear about my camino, but I find it very difficult to find the words to express properly, and no one...
  19. bchikergirl

    Bed Bugs - permethrin

    I also planned on spraying inside and out, along with treating all of my clothes and sleeping bag.
  20. bchikergirl

    Inspiring Quotations

    I love this thread :) Thanks for all the inspiration. "It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop" -- Confucius This quote became a mantra for me when my son was recovering from a motorcycle accident and had to adjust to life in a wheelchair. It is the first thing I wrote in...

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