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  1. Nicki2009

    Finding this a bit lonely

    My sister and I were in Porto in April and saw where the Camino crossed through part of town (sort of near the airport.) They came one or two at a time, but quite spaced out. It occurred to us, that, wow, they probably don't even know they aren't the only pilgrims around. Perhaps if you're not...
  2. Nicki2009

    Sarah from New Zealand -What drew you to the Camino?

    Hi Sarah from NZ, I’m a married woman from California. My first (and BEST!) Camino was solo when I was fifty. The first pilgrim I met was a teenage guy from Germany, and the next was a thirty year old Italian woman. We ended up sharing a farmhouse room on the first night in StJPdP (which was...
  3. Nicki2009

    Sleep Apnea

    Here's my revised CPAP blurb in English, which I then ran through Google Translate into Spanish and Portuguese to print the text in 3 languages on a single page. We don't have an extension cord, so I could not use the 12 meters (36 feet!) as in the original text from another post. Plus, I...
  4. Nicki2009

    Sleep Apnea

    Thank you! I'll likely simplify that version.
  5. Nicki2009

    Sleep Apnea

    I’ve seen other posts where someone mentions they carried some written words to request an electrical outlet for their CPAP (medical equipment). Can someone please provide me with some examples of the wording used?
  6. Nicki2009

    Name on all my stuff?

    A girl gave me back my panties because my name was inside. Someone had taken hers, and we both had the same kind. She took the remaining panty off the line thinking it was hers. Then saw my name and just had to give them to me.
  7. Nicki2009

    All the single ladies, all the single ladies

    I've done the camino both ways--first time sola and second time with spouse. With spouse, we were more closed-off, less approachable. Our paces (and moods) were different, so it required constant adjustment. That was good, but going by myself was definitely the best--it left me more open to the...
  8. Nicki2009

    Gluten free on the Frances.

    I have Celiac Disease and am careful. I bought my backpack a little larger than necessary so I’d room to carry a free things. Some health food shops or grocery stores have a Dietetic section. Shop carefully to make sure your getting gluten free (and not sugar free by accident). Schar is a very...
  9. Nicki2009

    The Camino - such an emotional experience!

    My guess is that if you are expecting a certain emotional experience on the Camino, then that is what you will not get. Consider leaving expectations behind so that you are open to whatever the Camino teaches you. It might teach you that you don’t need watery releases to feel your emotions fully...
  10. Nicki2009

    pills, pills, and more pills

    I take iPhone photos of each original container, making sure that for each Rx drug, they show my name, date of birth, the drug name and description, dosage, and prescribing physician. I create a Album called Travel and put the photos there so I can find them if I have to (I’ve never had to)...
  11. Nicki2009

    Any advice from Sarria to Santiago?

    I just returned a few days ago from Sarria to Santiago. From the USA, it took 2 days to get to Sarria and we started walking on the 3rd day. Due to a missed connection it also took us 2 days to get home (it should have taken 1 day). The first time I did the Camino I walked Sarria to Santiago...
  12. Nicki2009

    Searching for Jane from the UK Living in France (from May/Ju

    Yes, thank you, that is our amiga Jane... how amazing is that??? The Canadian from California, the Italian, and the Englishwoman living in France are all reunited via this forum!!!! It's wonderful. Thank you.
  13. Nicki2009

    What have I done? I just made a point of no return decision!

    I agree with the others that said the walk from SJPP to Roncesvalles was very special. That was my favorite day of walking because of the challenge. And my favorite morning was in Roncesvalles being woken up by the "Alleluia" chant. Spending your energy to learn Spanish as much as possible...
  14. Nicki2009

    Searching for Jane from the UK Living in France (from May/Ju

    I'm back from the Camino now... I started May 10 from SJPP and ended in Santiago on June 8. Along the way, another friend and I met up with Jane Sunderland. But we never got her email and we're trying to connect up with her again now online. I thought she told me she is online on Facebook...
  15. Nicki2009

    Musical instruments

    (Not that you can buy them, but since you have an interest in that area...) When you're in Santiago de Compostela you might want to visit the museum of the Cathedral (it's accessed from Prazo Obradoiro) . There is an exhibit there with replicas of the instruments that the various figures carved...
  16. Nicki2009

    Anyone have experience with numbness/tingling in one toe?

    I did the camino in May/June 2009 (this year). My boots were a pretty good fit, but even so I had numbness on the sides of my big toes about one third of the way between SJPP and Santiago. It sort of spread from there. Once home (and no longer walking) I am careful to stretch and massage my...
  17. Nicki2009

    laundry

    .. but please be considerate of other pilgrims waiting for their showers (e.g., don't use more water or take more time than you would otherwise have taken) Personally, I walked into the shower fully clothed (but pockets EMPTY!) and then stripped off, leaving the clothes to get wet & soapy as I...
  18. Nicki2009

    "A Journey of Spiritual Significance"

    My camino (May/June) was hugely spiritually significant for me, in ways that surprised me. I didn't have any expectations (or desire) for visions, etc., but I got one anyways. It was very powerful. And, as others have said in their responses, very personal, and not something I'm going to even...
  19. Nicki2009

    It's me... a nervous first time pilgrim

    Hi Ajda, Prepare as much as you can, and then leave the rest to take care of itself. I did the Camino alone in May/June and everything was fine. As it happened, I teamed up with someone I met on the train from Bayonne to St. Jean Pied-de-Port, and we met a third person, and we all kept in...
  20. Nicki2009

    Arriving at Biarritz,bayonne and st jean

    I arrive in SJPP on 9 May afternoon and starting walking on Sunday, 10 May. Perhaps it will happen that we will meet up with each other. Are you showing the Forum Badge? Mine is pinned on my backpack.

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