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  1. strangecreature

    Holy Year & Feast Day

    Just my two cents as someone who has studied the revival of the Camino, 2021 is going to be the busiest year for the Camino, by a wide wide margin, in several centuries. Also St James Day is the busiest day in Santiago even on a normal year. With all due respect to the seasoned pilgrims here...
  2. strangecreature

    Camino observation

    In school we were taught the theory that there were three traditional stories: Man vs. Man Man vs. Nature Man vs. Self And some argued two new stories in modern times: Man vs. Society Man vs. Technology I think many of these could come into play during your Camino!
  3. strangecreature

    My Camino 2019

    Hi @mette I am also starting out from SJPdP on the 3rd. I will look for the stuffed doll and the duck pilgrim patch!
  4. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Okay we will definitely meet because I will also be arriving at Roncesvalles on the 4th. Very exciting. As I posted elsewhere I am a very large American man with a very bright red backpack so I will be hard to miss lol
  5. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Wow a bunch of new post on this thread, it’s very exciting to hear from people that will be on the trail at the same time. I’ll be in Zubiri on the 5th so I’ll be right behind you. Hope we do meet up at some point. Buen Camino! (It’s coming up so fast!)
  6. strangecreature

    Where have you been 50 years ago?

    50 years ago I wasn’t born and even my parents were just small children at the time. I do remember Woodstock though, Nine Inch Nails played a killer set, though there was little peace love and harmony involved! 😂 #GenerationX
  7. strangecreature

    I can't get through to Refugio Orisson!

    @Sarandipity You have a reservation, it’s based on that PayPal payment, Orisson doesn’t actually send you a confirmation email. I had a thread about this a few months ago cause I kept waiting on a confirmation too. I had the same wording and same concerns.
  8. strangecreature

    My First Camino

    Hi Tom, I will be a few days ahead of you, I leave SJPdP on Sept 3., but I plan to go fairly slow I am sure with our timing we will meet up at some point on the road. I hope you can talk when we do meet. My name is Steven, I’m a very large American with a bright red backpack 🎒 so I’d be hard...
  9. strangecreature

    I can't get through to Refugio Orisson!

    Lmao, @Marla in CA you DO have a Camino family already cause I’ve been checking this thread everyday hoping to hear you got a spot at Orisson! I know what that stress was like, so glad for you. Buen Camino!
  10. strangecreature

    I can't get through to Refugio Orisson!

    Hi Marla, I had trouble booking Orisson as well and it took me a couple weeks to figure it out. I think booking a few months in advance is the best bet, but obviously that doesn’t help you now. On The Napoleon there is another Alburgue at Hunto which is a few kilometers BEFORE Orisson, so it...
  11. strangecreature

    Starting from St Jean Pied de Port on August 23rd. Advice?

    Hi Guys, I’m starting 10 days behind you but I’ve only got 45 days to finish so at some point our paths will cross along the way. Hope we see each other somewhere along the road. Buen Camino!
  12. strangecreature

    Some of the science on what walking does for us.

    Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve known personally that walking, especially long distance walking on trails, has helped relieve some symptoms of depression far more than the “endorphin rush” of exercise would explain. I’m glad to see cognitive research is exploring the how and why. I am...
  13. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    I live in Upstate New York so I’m use to cold. Unlike Cali there is never any sun here except June-August. A lot of cold. I was hoping a fall Camino will be more moderate. I expect a lot of rain maybe in Galicia in October when I finish.
  14. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Hey Debra, I’m always excited to hear from someone that is starting around the same time. Here are my plans for the first week Sept 2 SJPdP Sept 3 Orisson Sept 4 Roncevalles Sept 5 ??? (Wherever my feet take me) Sept 6 Pamplona Sept 7 Pamplona Sept 8 ??? (Wherever my feet take me) After that...
  15. strangecreature

    Yet Another Orisson Question

    Buen Camino Everyone. I’ve looked through the many previous treads in booking at Orisson and I can’t find the specific answer I’m looking for. I went to the Orisson site, tried to prebook a bed for September 3rd. They sent the email with the PayPal link and I paid through PayPal, I received an...
  16. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Thanks Lua, I saw your post on the calander and was going to comment. I’ll be ten days ahead of you but we may meet before Santiago as I plan on going very slow so you might catch up to me by the end! I hope no matter what we both have great weather and the best of luck this September. Buen Camino!
  17. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Thank you. I appreciate hearing from someone that did the Camino at the same time and pace as I am doing it. I wondered about how hot or cool it will be in the fall. I guess I should expect more summer weather in early September. I am a cold weather person, I like it cool. I am from Upstate New...
  18. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Thank you Catherine! I plan to try for around 20k a day. I think that is a good pace for me. The Portuguese Camino sounds amazing! Buen Camino!
  19. strangecreature

    It’s finally happening! September-October Camino Frances

    Hello Everyone! After 3 years of research, planning, saving, praying, and dreaming I finally booked my tickets to France this morning. I will be arriving in SJPDP on September 2, 2019. Plan to go very slow and end in mid October in Santiago (or maybe to the end of the world if I have time) I’m...

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