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  1. Turga

    Does it ever stop – and do I want it to?

    The day after tomorrow, early morning, I will be off on my fourth Camino. All travel arrangements are in place, I have been training, all equipment are sorted out and I can pack my backpack with everything in a couple of minutes. I mean, I have done this before, so why am I still feeling tense...
  2. Turga

    Homage to the feet.

    Just a little thought for your amusement (?) - (only slightly Camino relevant). One of my favorite books is “Lykkelige Kristoffer” (Fortunate Kristoffer) by Martin A. Hansen. It is one of those books, that you can read repeatedly and each time discover new layers and interpretations. In short...
  3. Turga

    I guess it was meant to be…

    Sometimes you can get signs that you should walk a Camino from the most unexpected places. I was just informed, that apparently I have been paying too much tax the previous year and that the Tax Authorities will be delighted to give me a refund (!). Not a big amount, but by some (divine?)...
  4. Turga

    Camino Inglés August 2022

    I walked the Camino Inglés and on to Fisterra and Muxia in august 2022. The following is my personal impression of the Inglés with a few “tales from the trail”. It is always a pleasure walking a Camino in Spain and this time was no exception; it was good to be walking in Spain again after all...
  5. Turga

    Finally Walking the Camino Inglés – Overcoming Setbacks and Challenges

    In 2019, I was all committed to walk the Camino Inglés, I had everything planned, outbound travel booked and I was doing daily training walks to really get in shape. Then my left Achilles tendon let me down- it was quite a bad rupture, it took more than 6 month before I was able to really walk...
  6. Turga

    A different Camino: For the love of music.

    Just for your entertainment (?): https://bachtrack.com/feature-at-home-guide-bach-buxtehude-lubeck-arnstadt-august-2017
  7. Turga

    A small hymn in these troubled times

  8. Turga

    It feels good to walk

    I do most of my training walks in the city area. I could easily find nicer places to walk, there are pretty forests and quiet, open farmland not far outside the city, but that would require me to drive for around 45 minutes or so. I do that occasionally, but for some reason driving out to walk...
  9. Turga

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD The New Normal – or not?

    There is much talk of a New Normal and how it will affect our lives and how it will be to walk a Camino during those conditions. I almost become a bit depressed when reading these predictions of times to come. Personally, I do not believe in a New Normal, I think we will be going through a...
  10. Turga

    Memories of the Camino

    I read something the other day about journeys and goals that made me think (sic!): “It is better to travel than to arrive….. No goal, no ultimate point of arrival, is worth the sacrifice of each successive ‘now’.” I realized that this is very much how I feel when thinking back on my Caminos -...
  11. Turga

    To be lost on the Camino

    It’s not easy, but you can get lost on the Camino. It happened to me this year and maybe it happened to others as well. I guess it’s a case of bad decisions and stubbornness, but, anyway, here is my story of being lost on the Camino: On the stage from Fromista to Carriòn de los Condes, you can...
  12. Turga

    The pack is out

    On my regular walks, I use a small daypack to hold my rain jacket and some food and water. Now, with 8 weeks to go before next Camino, it is time to start training with the “real” backpack. It has resided in the back of a cupboard for a long time and I got quite excited digging it out into the...
  13. Turga

    Entering Burgos

    From what I can see on Gronze.com, it seems that there is an alternative to the ”standard route” into Burgos, that will take you away from the industrial areas and into a nicer walk following the river. It looks like you have to take a left turn towards Castañares somewhere between Orbaneja...
  14. Turga

    Camino joke - or not?

    I know there is a thread about Camino jokes, but I’m not sure that this one qualifies as a joke. I don’t know what it is, but I like this little story, it has put some thoughts into my mind and I just wanted to share. I read it in a pilgrim’s diary from 2009 (as I remember). Maybe you already...
  15. Turga

    How much weight did you lose?

    How much weight did you lose on your Camino walk? I dropped close to 4 kilos (8 lbs.) and returned home close to my “ideal weight”. But I guess the last day’s diving into my homemade stew will change that rapidly :D
  16. Turga

    Some observations and impressions

    Having returned from my first Camino just a few days ago, I have not yet really got my thoughts together to some coherent impression (if ever that happens) so this is just some random observations and impressions. I found it so much easier to walk on the Camino than on my training walks back...
  17. Turga

    Will I need a fleece?

    I am on the final preparations for my Camino on the Frances from end of August through September, and after many training walks with my backpack, I admit I am getting a bit hysterical about weight. I have gradually worked my way down to about 7,5 kilos now (just slightly above the “magical” 10%...
  18. Turga

    Pre-Camino Syndrome

    I read about it on this forum, but being an academic and boasting a rational mind, I thought it was never going to happen to me, that it was not going to affect me. But it did, it has! All my thoughts are on this coming Camino walk six weeks from now; on details of equipment, footwear, training...
  19. Turga

    Thanks

    Hello Camino Forum For the last two or three years I have had it in my mind to walk the Camino Frances, but something always seemed to get in the way. I recall someone saying (on this forum, I believe), that once the Camino starts calling, it won’t let you go until you go; and as I have...

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