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I understand people being frustrated with the river of peregrinos that begins at Sarria, but there's (as always) another way to look at it.
My first Camino was in early May 2018 — Sarria to Santiago. I was 68 and simply didn't know if I would be able to do it. I'm in good shape but was wary of...
I walked the Camino Frances last year, only from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, as I was insecure on my ability, since I was 68. But I walked it in honor of the 30th anniversary of my first wife's death, lighting candles in the churches that were open, finally to request a requiem mass at the...
One other point to put this in perspective, I am a very early riser and usually try to tiptoe out of the alberges about 6am or so with my gear all packed up the night before, making a very minimum of fuss and noise. I also walk relatively fast, about 5kms/hr or so. That means there are...
Didn’t have a map (finished 4 May, 18) and the only real challenges were in Melide city along N-547 and again curiously from Monte do Grozo to Santiago, where all the new construction seems to have eliminated some of the signs. Even though one of our party has a GPS with the Camino on it, we...
Just finished a Camino with my iPad. I only kept & the keyboard in a ziploc freezer bag next to the packboard while walking, and took it out to cafes as needed & as wifi was available. No problems. I used the sea to summit daypack on a two month trip to Nepal, India & Taiwan last fall, & also no...
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