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    Daily Distances v Risk of Injury for those who are not exactly Fit or Slim

    Thanks to all for posting - very encouraging. I've beaten cancer three times, but am nowhere near being "fit" yet. However, in my mind's eye I will be doing the Camino slowly because I want to visit many sites, towns and cities along the way!
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    You know its December when...

    It has changed so much! Used to be hearing the Christmas music and seeing the decorations, but now all that is out in November. Ugh. But if I'm not out into the "commercial" world, December for me is doing things with a bit more intention, and awareness and appreciation of all my blessings. I...
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    What to do with scallops?

    I hope to be able to walk the Camino Ingles next summer, and hopefully on to Finisterre and Muxia afterwards. I have been wondering what I would do with the scallop shell, hang it outside by the front door to welcome people, or inside where I will see it more often. Sparrow, my husband...
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    Is the peseta still alive and well?

    Go someplace really, really cold. -40 is the same in C and F!
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    Pigs ears?

    How 'bout a whole head (at the market in Santiago de Compostella)?
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    Thin Places

    I should have known the Camino community would be discussing thin places! This only happen to me when I'm at peace and quiet with myself, serene. It's happened quite a few times in various places, both historic and not. Close to the Camino, when we were in Galicia last July we went to the...
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    Pilgrim shame

    I totally agree that there is no shame in using a taxi if you have to. Unfortunately, those people are likely the ones who will feel shame. For the most part, people are doing their best and sometimes pushing themselves really hard to walk the Camino, and feel badly when they can't. But I just...
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    The most emotional place?

    We adopted the term Spain Brain.
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    Academic conferences about the Camino

    Georgetown University hosted a screening of "The Way" with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez speaking. The uni posted it on their YouTube site on March 26, 2011. The Uni rep mentions launching their "pilgrimage studies" program in Santiago de Compostella in 2012. Maybe they have something relative...
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    Introvert or Extrovert?

    Count me among the introverts who resources through quiet moments. I'm actually a bit worried about zoning out during the Camino and missing my arrows LOL!
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    this life changing thing

    There is a lot to contemplate on this thread. I haven't done a Camino yet, but I do know that after a month in Galicia last summer, we came back craving simplicity and "decluttering" in our lives. I suspect the Camino will support that as well. Insofar as the "day stages" go, I must admit when...
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    Introvert or Extrovert?

    I wonder if it isn't that the Camino draws introverts more than extroverts? I somehow imagine extroverts running the albergues or casa particulars!
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    The Top Ten Things I've Learned from this Forum

    Actually sabbott, your son's video (gorgeous, by the way!) highlights one of the biggest things I learned about the Camino - it isn't wilderness. I really had to adjust my mindset in that regard. It also shows why we so often ask if there is camping along the Camino! Because, as they say in the...
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    The Top Ten Things I've Learned from this Forum

    If you'll indulge me, I'll add one more that I've read about: 28. Do not leave your clothes unattended in the washer or dryer. I read that someone who did that came back to find their clothes had been removed and put on a table, and nearly all had disappeared because other walkers thought it...
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    The Top Ten Things I've Learned from this Forum

    Great list, sabbott. I am also learning so much from the forum, and appreciate everyone sharing their experiences as I recover from illness and plan my Camino in 2018. Point of clarity (I'm guessing someone out there knows!). These types of lists often seem to be specific to the Frances... eg...
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    Tenting?

    Yes people have camped on our land (Dad had two 35-acre forest lots). For generations, the hiking/cross country skiing/snowshoeing path passed through land because there is a spring that never freezes so people could get fresh water. Very strange to see a nail and cup-on-a-string hanging 6 to 10...
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    What souvenir(s) did you bring back from the Camino?

    I haven't done the Camino yet, but did spend a month in Satiago last summer visiting friends. I brought back CDs of Galician music, safron, wine, and my husband bought me a pendant set with jet (the local black stone). I know when I do the Camino I plan to write myself postcards and send them on...
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    Dehydrated Food

    Does anyone know if dehydrated food are airline approved for carry-on bags? I have some dietary restrictions, including gluten-free and allergy to pork. Having spent a month in Galicia last summer, I know both are popular except along the seaboard. I was thinking of bringing dehydrated food to...

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