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  1. Pilgrim1960

    What is Your Marching Music

    I'll keep that song in my brain because if I hear it on the Camino, I will know it is you!!
  2. Pilgrim1960

    What is Your Marching Music

    I have no electronic devices with me except the phone. I want the solitude to scream at me as it desires. I walked the camino Madrid and had no one around for a long time. I would burst into singing operatic songs with gusto and little talent. If anyone did hear me, I suspect they took a bus...
  3. Pilgrim1960

    All the single ladies, all the single ladies

    Hi Jane Thank you for sharing. I have thought about the problem of having a spirit that is alive enough to do the Camino yet having a body that will not cooperate. Right now it is one of my great fears. Thank you for "lurking" in the background and enlightening us as you take cover there. I...
  4. Pilgrim1960

    All the single ladies, all the single ladies

    You will be fine but do take care as you should anywhere. I think it might be naïve to think that problems could not arise. You seem very friendly and you will meet people like you. Buen Camino!!
  5. Pilgrim1960

    At 62 thinking of getting my first tattoo, A Tau Cross?

    Ok I put a comment out about tattoos being a negative thing. The post was removed. I have had a few moments lately where I realize that perhaps life should not be seen in a rigid way. Lately I am embracing humanity more and frankly we make little sense most of the time. We pilgrims are...
  6. Pilgrim1960

    At 62 thinking of getting my first tattoo, A Tau Cross?

    Marc you are absolutely right. The immune system has a very hard time dealing with tattoos and they are not recommended. The tattoo is identified as a foreign invader and the body struggles to clear it up. I think over the long term, tattoos will become treated much like smoking is now- a...
  7. Pilgrim1960

    Jeans on the camino

    Ok folks. ALL THESE COMMENTS ABOUT JEANS!!! We are an interesting and warm bunch of people to take the time to comment and assist someone about their jeans. The Camino community is just so darn wonderful and I feel privileged to be a part of it. Buen camino.
  8. Pilgrim1960

    Policia and Pilgrims

    All I have had were positive interactions and I have appreciated their presence in many places.
  9. Pilgrim1960

    Seeking Canadian secular pilgrims who experienced transformation on the Camino for research

    and who decides????? I have seen these ethical tribunals become the new ecclesiastical judges of our society. Let's not forget there is a 23 years old on the tribunal because we want everyone represented. Sometimes these work but sometimes it is the self proclaimed arbiters of truth that are...
  10. Pilgrim1960

    Seeking Canadian secular pilgrims who experienced transformation on the Camino for research

    Hi Jordon, I would be interested in talking with you. I think the camino is transformative and i would like to share my experience with you. Kind regards Mark PS Jordon- can you provide an email address?
  11. Pilgrim1960

    Weather in March and April along Via de la Plata

    Hi Gerald Just bought your book and app!! I never expected a "celebrity" to answer my little question. Thank you
  12. Pilgrim1960

    Weather in March and April along Via de la Plata

    Greetings from Canada! I am planning on starting the Via de la Plata in the first few days of March. I have noted some posts about the weather at that time but I am trying to invite more responses. I am wondering about your experience along the Camino at that time of year. If you can share...
  13. Pilgrim1960

    My only regret walking

    The camino can be an inner experience. I walked alone and met no pilgrims for 300 or so kms along the Madrid. It was a transformative experience. I am going to do the via de la plata with a friend and it will be an altogether different experience. I think you should embrace being alone and...
  14. Pilgrim1960

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    I used a large laboratory oven for my daughter's gear when she got back from a trip to india. Heat is the answer.
  15. Pilgrim1960

    How to stream the movie "The Way" in the US

    On amazon prime in Canada. If they pull it, it could be a disaster as I watch it whenever I have more than 3 glasses of wine. I have pretty well memorized the entire script- I need to drink less.
  16. Pilgrim1960

    Where do you carry your valuables?

    Try and plan for a theft! I have a debit card for a bank account that has little money- leaving other cards at home. I have a credit card with low limit but enough for trip. I keep cash but cash can be replaced. The real issue is just my phone - take a cheapo with a tourist sim card. I keep...
  17. Pilgrim1960

    Overweight on the Frances?

    They say the camino provides.....I think you would prefer the camino take away.... a few pounds. We can obsess over these matters- you will be more than fine.
  18. Pilgrim1960

    Overweight on the Frances?

    I walked the Madrid then to Santiago. I weighed about 245 when i started and was at about 200 when I finished. For a long time, I thought it was due to the walking. After some sober thought it occurred to me that it was portion control. While on the Camino I ate the pilgrim's meal and it was...
  19. Pilgrim1960

    Overtaking étiquette.

    I think any slow walker should be shamed completely, asked to leave the path, drop the compostella, and return to the country they came from. Fast walkers deserve the same fate and everyone should go at my rate and there should not be any problems. 😜 I remember watching an old Candid Camera...
  20. Pilgrim1960

    Thank you Camino Angel

    I will be a bit contrarian here. I never took a shower in the morning and made every effort to keep my feet dry. Feet will absorb enormous amounts of water. I used merino wool socks and I massaged and used - excuse me but I used vics vaporub to massage. The reason I did this was that it...

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