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  1. J

    How far do most typically walk before resting?

    Couldn’t have put it better myself 👌🏻 I started my Camino with a ‘plan of action’ which I abandoned having reached Orrison and undertook the rest of my journey on a “day by day/as it came” basis.
  2. J

    To what extent did 'others' influence your Walking Distance and Stops? (Not a Poll)

    The only way others influenced my journey was when they failed to accept that I enjoyed my own company, my own timetable and pace. I wasn't adverse to the occasional bout of idle chit chat with others once I'd reached wherever I'd be spending the night but I'm comfortable in my own company and...
  3. J

    Reading on the Camino

    bit predictable but anything by Bill Bryson would be my go-to.. such an easy and entertaining read
  4. J

    Vision and eyeglasses while walking

    I can't see things clearly if they're too close so I had to hold books/pages etc at arms length and in the end I went to see my optician and I had glasses which I used for reading only but it got annoying keep taking them on and off and I either lost or broke them so ended up having lots of...
  5. J

    Vision and eyeglasses while walking

    Since having to wear varifocal lenses I have found walking downhill a challenge as they seem to distort my focus so I just bought myself a glasses chain and they hang round my neck whilst walking but are easily at hand to pop back on again should I need to read a map or sign etc
  6. J

    Your All Time, Absolute BEST Camino Moment!

    The very best moment for me has to be reaching my destination but there were a great many memorable moments along the way, here's one of them; I decided to follow the CF in 2015 having heard great things about it from dear friends of mine who'd already done it and although I always spend my...
  7. J

    Help Albergue Santa Cruz in Sahagun

    Done - wishing you good luck raising the full amount.
  8. J

    My ethical dilemma regarding a compostela

    Whilst I understand the importance of having a form of paper 'proof' surely the most important thing is that you have undertaken to walk to SdC for reasons specific to yourself and have achieved this.. my memories of my journey are still with me, whereas my compestelo is goodness knows where now
  9. J

    If You have Walked the Camino - Do you prefer boots or trail runners?

    I’m the same as you - a knackered (osteoarthritic) ankle so dependant on the support they provide. I wore my trusty old leather boots the whole way and swapped to flip flops once I arrived at whichever albergue I was staying at..
  10. J

    Reading while on the Camino

    I took a paperback with me as I also love reading any opportunity I get and did wonder how I'd get on after I'd finished it. However, I needn't have worried as I found a reasonable supply of books in many of the albergues I stayed in along the way that had been left by those who'd gone before...
  11. J

    The Camino does NOT start in StJpdP - discuss

    I was under the impression that one’s journey began from their starting point, be that their own front door or from a renowned/adopted start point, in this case, Saint Jean?
  12. J

    SJPP is Packed with Pilgrims.

    I took the Napoleon route first time around and whilst it was a hard slog I’m still glad I opted to give it a go but would take the Valcarlos route next time as I’d heard it was an enjoyable route.
  13. J

    Vaseline on feet?

    I used Vaseline (well, it was non-branded petroleum jelly from the baby section of my local Superdrug) on my feet every day and the only blister I got was from the flip flops I'd brought to wear during boots-off time.. Sock washing wasn't an issue.. I has a bar of Dettol soap and used to pull...
  14. J

    From which country this pilgrim is from?

    Having confused Canadians for Americans more than once (prompting varying degrees of offence and/or outrage..), I quickly learnt to simply ask 'where are you from?' instead..
  15. J

    onimaC

    Thank you so much for sharing this with me Davey; I expected some of what you describe but am a solitary soul by nature so the decreased level of interaction with other pilgrims won't be an issue. I can still recall 2015's terrain but admit that I'd not thought of the change of direction with...
  16. J

    onimaC

    I did the Camino Frances from SJPP back in May 2015 and am hoping to maybe walk from Porto to SdC this year but if my plans to take a year out pan out, I was wondering whether to attempt to retrace my 2015 route back to SJPP afterwards - with maybe a detour or two to visit some of the places I...
  17. J

    Speaka de lingo?

    I tried learning some phrases prior to setting off on my Camino but somewhat shamefully ended up getting through it with just "Do you speak SEnglish" and/or "I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish" :-(
  18. J

    Weight Loss

    I weighed approximately 75kg when I set off from SJPP with my (seemingly) half-ton rucksack upon my back and by the time I arrived at Finisterre 41 days later I weighed just under 60kg and had a nicely toned tummy, bum and a pair of thighs that would have made a thoroughbred mare proud. My...
  19. J

    How to avoid hard surfaces on the Camino Portugues

    Annual leave agreement pending but I'm considering the same but I'm sure I read that there were some alternatives along the CP route which is just as well because, like yourself, I have had PF (a recent "add-on" to the onset of post-CF osteoarthritis circa 2015) so minimising road/hard surfaces...
  20. J

    Vegetarian take away!!

    Yes, I would probably be interested as I tend to prefer grains to bread myself but I guess it would depend on accessibility to the same at stops along the route? I guess that I would be most likely to buy these pre-prepped products if I knew that I had a long trek with fewer places to buy food...

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