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  1. suekenney

    Sweaty Feet!

    I did the sanitary pad thing a few years ago when I had bad blisters and it worked beautifully. Now I just go barefoot (bring minimalist footwear as backup). No sweaty feet, no blisters. :) A word of advice...you have to start barefoot slowly and build up to longer distances....I hope to do a...
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    From Shodded Pilgrim to Barefooter

    The following is a blog post about my journey from walking the Camino alone in 2001 wearing boots, to walking a section from Ponferrada with a group (the last two years) while barefoot. I found my balance has improved, my feet easily adapt to different terrains, and I no longer worry about my...
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    Are they real? Camino Blues

    I have found that walking, outdoors if you can, is the best way to integrate your Camino into life at home. Everyday I focus on being a pilgrim in life and endeavour to integrate the values of being a pilgrim into everyday life. It's a constant discipline. Suseya! :)
  4. suekenney

    What makes you come back to the Camino?

    It's a place of peace. People are more open on the Camino and the act of walking and talking and sharing I find very fulfilling. I walk almost everyday at home as it has become a way of living. I've been back many times. Each time it is magic. Suseya!
  5. suekenney

    What makes you come back to the Camino?

    Thanks Steven. I agree that life is the Camino and I am living the virtues of being a pilgrim everyday. There are still things I'm learning all the time!
  6. suekenney

    Have any forum members started their relationship on the Cam

    They say everyone has a love affair on the Camino. The first time I walked in 2001 I had a love affair with a German pilgrim. At first I didn't like him and when we met 3 weeks later, we fell in love. I was 45 and he was 29. The relationship lasted a year but our Camino love for each other...
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    Canadian Company of Pilgrims Fall Meeting in Toronto, Canada

    The Canadian Company of Pilgrims Toronto Chapter is again hosting a full day of Camino Information for both the "newbie" and veteran pilgrim. Session One is geared for the novice who is still planning their first Camino, while Session Two is open to the general public and is free of charge...
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    Winter camino

    I walked in November/December 2001 and experienced snow, rain, hail, sun, wind, fog, clouds...every possible weather condition. I loved it all. At that time a lot of the albergues were closed in the winter so it meant that at times I had to walk over 40kms in a day. I never knew what was in...
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    Life after the Camino..

    It's said that we each have our own Camino. Be at peace for what you have had the luxury of experiencing. It's not about the end, it's about the journey anyway. How many times do we say that as pilgrims? :) Blessings peregrina.
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    "There is no way to happiness; Happiness is the way."

    Rob, thanks for reminder. I used to use that quote at the end of my Camino talks all the time as it perfectly described my journey and that idea that the Camino is a metaphor for life. To go one more step...I discovered that when I am finding true happiness, I am finding the way back to myself...
  11. suekenney

    Dragonte - pilgrims

    Neve, I walked Dragonte many years ago and yes, I got lost. What I learned about walking the Camino is that you are never completely lost, there is always a way to the path, you just have to find it and daylight is important. :) The forest is gorgeous and well worth the hike uphill. LaFaba is a...
  12. suekenney

    What makes you come back to the Camino?

    I love walking and meeting people from all over the world to share ideas, philosophies and insights mostly about how each of us can contribute to the greater good.
  13. suekenney

    Camino & the world's greatest walks?

    The Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada. I walked 425kms of it barefoot last September and it was an experience right up there with a Camino experience, albeit different. Gorgeous paths away from villages and cities and very few people on the trail. At this point, they don't have the accommodation...
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    Best Camino Books (nonguide books, in English)

    The first and only book I read before walking the Camino the first time was Shirley Maclaine's The Camino and then The Way is Made by Walking, one of my all time favourites. Have read many others which have all been listed.
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    Coincidene/Serendipity on the Camino?

    I believe the Camino is a metaphor for life and it brings to us not necessarily what we want but what we need. I've met so many incredible people on the Way in various serendipitous moments. One time I had started in Ponferrada with a group and I was walking out of the door of Brazilian albergue...
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    List your shoes

    For the last 2 years I have been walking from Ponferrada to Santiago barefoot. I take a pair of Zem Gear minimalist shoes with me for the days when there is just too many large chunks of gravel on the path. At least I don't get blisters. :) Barefoot Sue
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    Camino Documentary is 6 years old

    Las Peregrinas, the women who walk is a Camino documentary that was produced with Bruce Pirrie, Mony Dojiji and the help of many other gifted and kind indivituals several years ago. We follow six women who walk the Camino and share their intimate moments and sometimes humorous situations.This...
  18. suekenney

    Barefoot Update

    Day 5 on the Camino. Triacastela was gorgeous though the gravel road was too rough so I wore my minimalist shoes. Met another barefoot pilgrim Andrea from Italy. I´m loving the journey. Feet are holding up. My big toe on my right foot is cracked and slightly inflammed. Yesterday I started to...
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    Barefoot Camino

    Day 2 in Trabadelo. Feet are a little tender (balls of feet) but doing ok. Gorgeous weather. Sunny and warm. Cebreiro tomorrow. My favourite place in the world. Hugs from the way. Sue ps go for the betting pool if you want!
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    A lost hiker.

    We need your help finding Canadian hiker Trevor Lind. Could you please share this with anyone you know who lives in Europe (Spain/France), is a pilgrim or associated with the Camino, albergues, Camino groups or anyone on the Camino right now? It's possible Trevor is in France or Spain and may...

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