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My "personal act" was a metaphor for my life, also requiring my presence at Finesterre. My Camino dream evolved from my anticipated retirement. I planned it for years! I am a nurse by profession and when I was young and my career was new I worked in Boston. I've always had an internal tug to...
No altus, but I've used my Sea to Summit ultrasil tarp/poncho for 2 Camino's and always carry it on my CA Sierra hikes. It's very light, opens for venting on side w snaps, has hood cinch to tighten in wind, covers me and my pack. I never get wet! In a drizzle I just pull it up and stuff it in...
Now a lost Brierley is not the end of the world but inside the front flap I have a special little drawing of a bull by my 5 year old grandson which I include in all the photos I send him.
It was lost on Sep 27 on the way down from the top of that dreadful gravel walk over the top of the mountain...
Some of the above confirm my deeply spiritual encounter with the Cruciero Leimeiros. I, too, was unable to walk by the Cruz de Fero and found the ancient, weathered stone cross near Leimeiros. It literally pulled me off the Camino and I knew it was the sacred space to leave my burden of sorrow...
As I did a final sweep of packing I spied my many years departed Dad's handkerchief. It was one of the few things of his I had kept. I stuffed it in my pack and found it a great comfort....just pulling it out, even if to use as intended filled me with memories. It was extremely practical -...
Thank you all for these great ideas! I see I'm not the only one with this nuisance. I will experiment with an old pair of glasses to see how some of these ideas work. Unfortunately, my new $850 glasses (cheap frames, too, but with very severe myopia, etc., so lenses are pricey) are kind of...
I don't have the option of NOT wearing corrective lenses and my past experience walking in April & May involved many episodes of foggy lenses in the cold early mornings. Do any of you Peregrinos have any successful remedies for this?
As a last minute packer, I grabbed one of my Father's handkerchiefs from my linen closet with the thought....., softer and lighter weight than my usual hiking bandana. (My Father had been gone for many years). As I reached into my pocket to use it for different things, (quite utilitarian!,) I...
Everyone heals differently....I try to honor my body for all it's been through! My total knee replacement was at age 59 after decades of pain, etc with hiking. My recovery went well, I followed my therapy recommendations, of course, and have happily had many years of hikes, including the...
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