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  1. camino-david

    Australian Central Coast Camino Group

    A new group in New South Wales - 'Central Coast Camino Group' has been formed. We meet on the third Saturday of every month commencing with a bush walk (optional) at 9am for about a couple of hours, then coffee etc at 11am to chat about all things Camino. Next meeting is next Saturday 15 July at...
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    Snoring and how to stop

    A recent thread about snoring produced some strong opinions, some of which I agreed with, but maybe I can relate my experience. Some years ago I was staying at a Buddhist monastery in Nepal for a 5 week retreat and sharing a 3 bed room. My companions told me in no uncertain terms that I was a...
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    Rifle Slits

    This applies to all Caminos through NW Spain, especially Galacia. Whilst walking through many villages on a Camino, you may notice horizontal slits in walls about head height. These slits are wider at the front than the back. These are rifle slits enabling the person inside the wall to have a...
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    What makes a good hospitalero

    I have never seen this question asked before, but mention of it does crop up every now and then in posts about good albergues. I will be working later this year in as a volunteer at San Miguel albergue in Estella, and wish to give all the peregrinos visiting the hostel a good experience. So what...
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    New South Wales Pilgrims

    I am from Sydney where we have meetings on a monthly basis, also Canberra have regular monthly meetings. There are groups in Melbourne and Perth. Adelaide have regular meetings and issue credentials. I am in the process of gathering together all web sites and contacts and will post soon (without...
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    80 Years old and over

    We have had lots of posts about 60 and over, and I am very curious whether there are many 80 years old and over pelegrinos. I walked every step last year from Somport to Santiago plus a small part of the Arles Camino, a total of 925 kms in 52 days, at the age of 80, and I did hear on the...
  7. camino-david

    Class of 2011

    Theo. Will the gentleman from Victoria, Australia, that phoned me on 7 March, and is starting in May fromAstorga, please contact me again. David
  8. camino-david

    Official Pilgrim's Office website

    For those of you who are not aware of the web site for the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago, it is: http://peregrinossantiago.es/ (edited by Ivar) This shows the translation of the Latin wording on the Compostela, or certicate you can get on arrival in Santiago, plus other bits of information such...
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    Rain gear

    Hi all - so many of us that are hididen away in the far reaches of NSW, and many of you are multi-camino walkers. This is a great forum. I start for the first time on Sept 9 from St Jean, with the aim of Santiago and to Finisterre and back to Santiago. Due to a sudden change of plan, I now have...

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