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  1. MarkyD

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Mozárabe, Almería to Granada

    Finally, I've got back onto a Camino, it's been a long time since May 2019. This time I'm blessed with the company of my daughter, who has never done a walk like this before. Apart from some heavy trodding through dry riverbeds, the route has been a marvelous experience so far. The support from...
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    Sign for Camino Inglés spotted on the Cornwall Coastal Path (UK) somewhere near St. Ives.

    A friend of mine recently sent me this photo (see below), which made me wonder why such a sign would be put on the Coastal Path in Cornwall, UK. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Is there a rogue "stuck in the UK" pilgrim putting signs up and inventing a new Camino Inglés in England?
  3. MarkyD

    Una Menina Peregrina

    If anyone is starting the Camino Madrid at this time, they surely would have seen this street scene when going to obtain their credential from the Iglesia de Santiago & San Juan Bautista in Madrid. Each year there are about 20 of these "Meninas", based on the characters festured in the painting...
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    Camino postage stamps

    Seasons greetings to one and all, Here is a link that you may or may not have seen before. It's about the post office (Correos) postage stamps available in Spain, which were produced this year. https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/es/sellos-camino Here is an example of one that we recently...
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    Another film to warm the heart and ignite the spirit in these times

    While teaching English in Madrid one of my students, a keen surfer and all round outdoor sports fanatic, told me about a film called Fishpeople. I recently read a post on the forum about surfing on the Portuguese coast and it reminded me of the connection of spirit between souls that seek the...
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    Stuck at home inspiration on film

    Hi everyone, my second attempt to leave Madrid and meet a good friend on the Camino de Santiago has been thwarted. However, I just have to accept that things are what they are meant to be. I just came across this wonderfully uplifting film, that I would like to share with you all. For me, it...
  7. MarkyD

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Camino del Norte restrictions query

    Good morning, afternoon, evening to all, I was due to head north from Madrid this Saturday and meet a friend coming from the UK. Unfortunately, I now won't be able to go because I'm ill. However, he has a flight booked to arrive in Santander from London tomorrow. His plan is to stop one night in...
  8. MarkyD

    Good map apps for El Norte?

    Good morning, afternoon, evening to everyone who has been on El Norte and found good ways to reduce/avoid too much tarmac crunching, especially the more dangerous sections. I'm interested to find out information from anyone who has any good tips or could recommend an app that shows not only the...
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    Late call to get boots back on

    A few days ago an old friend of mine asked me if I would like to join him picking up where he left the Camino del Norte about 3 or 4 years ago as he took the left fork at Casquita to go on to Oviedo and join the Camino Primativo. So for me, having mused through the summer about possible "short...
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    Part 1 highlights photo movie of my first Camino in 2018

    I have written a basic introduction in the information section of the video, link given below. It was my intention do a section of the Camino Francés with my wife this year, but in the end we decided against it. So, I've finally got around to putting together YouTube video (oh no, not another...
  11. MarkyD

    Various photos taken while passing through Camino places in Spain and Portugal

    Here are a selection of photos I have taken over the last 10 days; it's kind of like a "Camino Trivia" to see how many places you can recognise.
  12. MarkyD

    A couple of days stay in El Acebo de San Miguel

    We have come here for a couple of days from Madrid, en route to visit family in Ponferrada and Villafranca del Bierzo, and the weather is spectacular here. Truly a joy to see how many happy pilgrim faces, many partially hidden by masks, but all enjoying their Camino experiences. I've attached...
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    A sign of the times

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    Mochila de la luz - video clip

    I heard about this about a month ago, so it's great to see that it has come to fruition. The video clip here is from a Spanish local TV channel. It's about the relay walk from Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela, which is undertaken by volunteer walkers in Spain to carry a special rucksack as...
  15. MarkyD

    Camino withdrawal symptoms help is here

    There is a great vlog series on YouTube at the moment, another series by, the by now legendary, Efrén González. This time he's posting regular uploads on his stages along the Camino del Norte, which he completed in 2019. It makes for great viewing.
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    History documentary (in Spanish) about the region of El Bierzo

    This official documentary, see link below, may be of interest to pilgrims who have walked through this wonderful part of Spain. Those of you walking on the Camino Francés would have first entered El Bierzo at El Acebo, on the way down to Molinaseca with the beautiful stone Roman bridge over the...
  17. MarkyD

    Congratulations to Mabel Smith 92 arriving SdC today

    Hi everyone, if you are in Santiago today, there is an Amazing Lady arriving. I was sent a Facebook screenshot of the message for Mabel Smith, 92, who is completing her Camino Francés today (SJPP to SdC). See attached image of screenshot:
  18. MarkyD

    Templars vs Crusaders

    Hi guys, I have just come across a short YouTube video that some of you might find interesting. A historian explains the differences between the Templars and the Crusaders in the Middle Ages. While walking the Camino, and having read Paulo Coelho's book, I was intrigued to find out about the...
  19. MarkyD

    Santiagua - the scuba-diving route from Hondarribia to A Coruña

    A Galician friend of mine just sent me this link, which is in Spanish, about an amazing new pilgrimage route: under the sea in diving gear! A group of intrepid pioneering Basque divers set off on 25th July 2019 from the port town of Hondarribia to go via the coastal waters submerged to reach A...

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