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  1. Morning Waters

    Tattoo

    I once met a man with extensive tattoos up one arm, down the other, and across his ribs. When I asked what his art represented he told me the story that was woven in his tattoos. It was a beautiful multifaceted story that brought tears to my eyes.
  2. Morning Waters

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Knock Knock Who's there ? Isabelle Isabelle who? Is a bell necessary on a bicycle??? HAHAHAHAHA
  3. Morning Waters

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Or people who feel the need to verbalize EVERY single thought or question that passes through their head.
  4. Morning Waters

    Don’t forget your driver’s license!

    I had renewed my US driver license the fall before my summer 2022 trip to Ireland, when I went to rent a car they wanted me to prove I had been driving more than 2 years. ( I have been driving for over 50 years!) They wanted at least a copy of car insurance coverage for 2+ years. I had to call...
  5. Morning Waters

    Is Business Class Worth the Extra Cost for Long Haul Flights to Madrid?

    I totally agree with all of the above. I would also like to add Virgin airline as a great company to fly business class with. The Lounge at Heathrow is wonderful, the food on the plane awesome. The seat is very comfortable and folds down into an equally comfortable bed with a mattress pad...
  6. Morning Waters

    Trekking poles

    I beg to differ with David. I tried his experiment on the bathroom scale and found a 30 lbs difference when using walking poles vs none. I am one of those Pacer Pole fanatics and I packed into my carryon a 3 piece carbon fiber collapsible pair and had absolutely no problem at security here in...
  7. Morning Waters

    Question (about walking poles) for older walkers

    I had no difficulty packing my Pacer Poles in my carry on luggage when I flew to Spain and Portugal . I had the 3 piece, carbon fiber poles and had rubber tips on the ends. They went through security here in the States and three times in Madrid without ANY difficulty. I did carry a long thin...
  8. Morning Waters

    Solo Female Porto Coastal

    I walked the Camino Portuguese as a solo woman, age 63 in 2019 in May. I had minimal hiking experience, though I walked a lot for training before I left. I do not speak Portuguese except for a few common polite phrases, and found that the people I met were helpful, friendly, and many spoke...
  9. Morning Waters

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Any new restrictions returning to US ?

    Where would one get a PCR covid test in Spain, either Santiago or Madrid, for returning to the USA? Pharmacies, clinics? What are they costing? Anyone currently on the ground who can give information about that they are doing to get a test done prior to their return home?
  10. Morning Waters

    Hotel pricing is low right now.

    AHHHH I remember walking into Vila do Conde my first stage of my Camino from Porto. I was delirious from fatigue, hunger and a blister, having bit off more that I could chew with a 20 lb pack and walking further that I should have that first day. (I know, I know). I checked into the Hotel...
  11. Morning Waters

    Thefts/arrests In albergues along the Camino/Just a reminder !!!

    The travel stuff company Magellans has a door stop alarm that is only $15 and 3 oz. and does not look like it would mar a floor. To be used in a private room or a hotel room like the previously mentioned door wedge. It looks like it would help alert everyone that an unwelcome entrance was...
  12. Morning Waters

    U.S. Passport will expire within 6 months of entering Spain. Help!

    Good information. I was surprising to see: Americans to Apply for EU Travel Authorization starting 2022 US citizens will have to apply for an ETIAS prior to their travel towards Europe, in order to be allowed to enter the territory, by the end of 2022. This was something I had not heard about...
  13. Morning Waters

    Efren Gonzalez is BACK !!!

    David-Thank you for including Jeannee James. I really enjoyed her "Alaskan Pilgrim" series of vlogs as she did her camino in 2018. Being a woman of certain age myself, I was inspired by her trials, tribulations and triumphs.
  14. Morning Waters

    Efren Gonzalez is BACK !!!

    Per Perigrina-Álvaro Lazaga is currently walking and posts a 3-5 minute video every day. His youtube vlogs are in Spanish. I put on the closed captioning to practice my listening Spanish!
  15. Morning Waters

    Efren Gonzalez is BACK !!!

    I just noticed that Efren Gonzalez is on the Camino Francis now and posting his Vlogs on You Tube about his travels. He is starting in Ponferrada, sporting a cute man bun and is his usual cheerful, passionate, loquacious self. For those of us who are aching to be on the camino it is a real...
  16. Morning Waters

    The end of our pilgrim mission.

    I also walked the Camino Portugues in May of 2019 and want to add my gratitude for all that your group has done to cherish and serve the Caminos to Fatima and Santiago. Bless you all and thank you so very much.
  17. Morning Waters

    This is my favorite creation made while On Camino!

    Thank you.
  18. Morning Waters

    This is my favorite creation made while On Camino!

    Here are some sketches from my Camino Portugues May 2019. Most of my sketches were done in the afternoon as I was exploring the town I was in. Occasionally I would do a sketch while walking, stopping for a particular picturesque scene. I would then take a photo and then water color in the...
  19. Morning Waters

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Got my first Covid-19 shot!

    I got my second Covid vaccine dose yesterday and nearly cried with relief. I am a health care worker (in Obstetrics) but we have been seeing a steady increase in Covid positive pregnant ladies, this is on top of the increase in deliveries from 'Covid shut down' conceived babies ; >}. The first...
  20. Morning Waters

    Anyone got ideas where to take couple of days break during Camino?

    Definitely spend an extra day or two in Porto, a wonderful city with some great places to see. I moved inland after Vila do Conde and spent an extra day in Barcelos/Barcelinhos to see these two wonderful towns that straddle a river. Valenca on the border of Portugal and Spain is worth an extra...

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