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  1. AlwynWellington

    Advice… please… 🙏🏻 (About starting time each day)

    Absolutely nothing wrong with your plan. Your plan is your plan. Your camino is your camino. For albergue, whether, community, municipal etc, you will need to be aware of and follow the latest departure and arrival times. These are not hotels and the volunteer staff need time (and rest) to do...
  2. AlwynWellington

    Who has been on the Camino for more than 12 months? How was it?

    Is that another way of saying "dreaming" ☺️ which is the category I am in at present 😢
  3. AlwynWellington

    I really wish I knew that!

    Do you know something I don't? Kia kaha
  4. AlwynWellington

    How to cross hazardous streams safely

    Close to home there is a 20 km stretch of a main highway I would love to walk. And there are two waterways. One is called a "stream" and the other a river. In both cases the road bridges are close to 100 years old, are curved and do not have shoulders. Both waterways are dangerous, even on...
  5. AlwynWellington

    August heatwave on camino

    Easy it might be, for some. And if that is all you want to do each day, then (I suggest with great respect and humility) fill your boots. On the other hand, the forum is not a place for conversions (of temperature, distance or souls). As I understand it, the forum is for helping us all plan...
  6. AlwynWellington

    August heatwave on camino

    With great respect @Richmond Gardner , and trying to avoid the moderators' eagle eye: I know not how to understand your post. As this is an international forum and as the focus of the forum is walks in Spain, that references to temperature (as I think is what the numbers are suggesting) should...
  7. AlwynWellington

    How far do most typically walk before resting?

    @trecile is close For me the following works - wind / rain? use parka/Altus for one layer <0 = three layers <5 = two layers >9 = one layer (plus wind/rain loosely worn as required) The point being, our limits can be learnt or our bodies are just different Kia kaha (take care, be strong)
  8. AlwynWellington

    That ‘first camino feeling’

    My first entry into Santiago de Compostela was the fifth days after starting from Sarria in July 2009. In many ways I had been on a pilgrimage for over a fortnight before, travelling the battlefields, and cemeteries for my country folk of nearly 100 years before. For all those reasons I...
  9. AlwynWellington

    Should we give recommendations on the forum?

    @DoughnutANZ, thanks for starting this thread. I believe I have quite a good recall of many things on most days on my various camino / pilgrimages / long distance walks since 2010. For this reason I have opted to NOT repeat my journeys on foot: there are enough different routes that I can...
  10. AlwynWellington

    A young girl gave me a euro

    At the Parochial albergue in Logrono I went to the evening mass. During the Peace a little "old" lady to my left extended her hands in the customary way. As we gently gripped one another I felt some metal left behind. I held it up, so she could see I had it, noticing it was a 1 Euro coin. I...
  11. AlwynWellington

    Camino pilgrims prepare with shell ceremony

    @SMOM Pilgrim, hi and an interesting question. From the replies above my surmise is a recent north American phenomena. My tuppence worth is it comes from a near universal desire for recognition/acceptance as normal of an undertaking that is not an everyday event from those who do not otherwise...
  12. AlwynWellington

    Doing the Backstroke on the CF

    Slightly off topic, I know: Climbs are easy: normal fitness and pace, short step, dress for the next few hours - no changing tops. It is the descents that can be more problematic!!
  13. AlwynWellington

    Easy ways to share Camino updates with family?

    I have rather enjoyed reading this stream and you all have given me much food for thought. For reasons I will mention later, I have set aside using emails, WhatsApp and other interactive apps such as Facebook. Find Penguin seems an attractive solution in that "everything happens while your...
  14. AlwynWellington

    Where to next? Favourite caminos

    I read some very good suggestions above that I will put on my to do list. September and October are relatively popular months. Your calendar age is irrelevant: your general approach is the most important factor. So, where, in Spain, to start the Camino Frances for a 3 or 4 week trek? I...
  15. AlwynWellington

    Missed opportunities

    On my camino I had only one (fantastic) place I wanted to see when on camino. It was a location and burial ground and reflected my father's interest in the troubles some year before. While I forget the exact text at the site, they were a memorial for those who fought on a particular side...
  16. AlwynWellington

    Churches and attire?

    That was my point. There was no origin given by @palmah and others before. It was just a personal view expressed (as I read the posts) as binding on all. My understanding: the first biblical mention of clothing is a single fig leaf each. Collectively we are adjustable over time on rules to...
  17. AlwynWellington

    Monasteries and Churches

    My suggestion does NOT meet your criteria of a short distance. Monastery of San Miguel de Escalada at this link On leaving Mansilla de las Mulas, cross the river and turn right along the LE-5625. It is about 13 km (up to 3 hours). Built about 1142, practically complete and still in use for...
  18. AlwynWellington

    Churches and attire?

    Is this rule (and others given above) from the bible? My experiences in Spain and elsewhere when on camino is a pilgrim is welcome in a church wearing what your everyday walking clothes with backpack and poles. And given that I wear what many might see as a skirt (and what others do call the...
  19. AlwynWellington

    Can you Jack Reacher the Camino??

    Agree with that usage @dick bird. As you note, in many parts of the anglophone community the "f" bomb you refer to is as offensive as and has the same meaning as the "c" bomb. Neither should be used - moderators please note.
  20. AlwynWellington

    Can you Jack Reacher the Camino??

    Quite right. The Distance certificate might be a better example - room for a world record for personal exertion!?

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