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  1. Dennis Pack

    Acquiring second credential, mine is almost full

    Try any tourist office, or ask at your accommodation.
  2. Dennis Pack

    Portable Wifi / internet / dongle from Spain?

    I just use an esim data plan (Nomad works for me), Google Fi and Whatsapp for phoning, and hotspot to my tablet if I can't find a signal elsewhere. Never been an issue.
  3. Dennis Pack

    Portable Wifi / internet / dongle from Spain?

    And many squares
  4. Dennis Pack

    What to carry in my wallet

    I carry the same things in my wallet everywhere I go ... the world ain't the dangerous place you've been propagandised into thinking it is. Just use common sense ... and you can't put that in your wallet 😉
  5. Dennis Pack

    What to carry in my wallet

    US banks like to show you THEY actually have full control of you and your spending 😡
  6. Dennis Pack

    Live music on the camino?

    I came across a couple community events while walking the Norte, and saw evidence of other scheduled activities ... 10 km run, BBQ's, markets, craft beer fest ... mostly toward the weekends. Remember, the way is not your typical "tourist route". Unless you come from a place that has live music...
  7. Dennis Pack

    Things I Fear - Revisited after my camino

    "Expectations" can be very debilitating .... Experiencing something new (with an open mind and heart) can be very fulfilling. Buen Camino
  8. Dennis Pack

    How has the Camino changed you.

    I lived for 4 years in a subsistence culture on a remote island in the Pacific before my first Camino at 72 ... I was actually disappointed that I found the Norte much easier than I was hoping. I did love it, though, and spent more time absorbed in the Spanish culture than in the Pilgrim...
  9. Dennis Pack

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    I found the drinkable yoghurt quite satisfying after a morning coffee (and inexpensive) ... and something like Power Aid mid-morning.
  10. Dennis Pack

    What’s going on?

    Planning is overrated ... be flexible ... and enjoy what the Camino throws at you ❤️ Buen Camino 🙃
  11. Dennis Pack

    Changes to the Camino

    "Expectations" ... Why should we "expect" anything? Most pilgrims are visitors from other cultures. Why can't we just immerse ourselves in the Spanish culture and accept it for what ever it is? As a Pilgrim, what have you contributed to their culture? We come, we walk, we take advantage of what...
  12. Dennis Pack

    Caution to the wind or planning safely? Which way should we travel?

    "The Camino Provides" ... just let it. Don't let "fear" rule your life. Be flexible and make the best of what the Camino gives you. There are lots of options when you're really not doing much more than walking from town to town. Buen Camino
  13. Dennis Pack

    Need to pause for 3 days

    Forget anyone else's schedule. It's your camino, go at a pace that suits you and your time restraints, if you have any. Buen Camino
  14. Dennis Pack

    Do I need to learn some Spanish before my camino? Yeah, you probably should...

    I've always had a lot of respect and admiration for countries that refuse to push high levels of English usage ... kind of like rejecting modern colonialism ... or western exceptionalism. Plus, it adds so much more to an authentic experience.
  15. Dennis Pack

    Excessive planning, research and expectations being set

    I'd say the same about the Norte. Everything you need is there. Just be flexible and accepting. Buen Camino
  16. Dennis Pack

    Succinct advice

    Take your time ... notice and smell the roses 🌹
  17. Dennis Pack

    Albergue idea - group snorers together, away from non-snorers

    Or, we could just accept there are a lot of things in life that may not be to our liking ... and adapt. Isn't that part of our caminos? Adversity, problems, solutions ... getting out of our comfort zones and extending our world experiences ... tolerating others ... 🤔 Stay awake a few nights and...
  18. Dennis Pack

    Addicted to Spain

    "settle down"? 🤔 No need to do that either ... "roots" are overrated 😉 So much world to experience ... so little time ❣️
  19. Dennis Pack

    Hi friends. I'm back in the USA.

    If you cut out all the fine things of the Spanish culture ... you could have walked anywhere 😉
  20. Dennis Pack

    A hard landing upon returning home

    I love it when I see amerikans discover another (the rest of the?) world ... and not so much as a "tourist" ... but as a part of something bigger and more meaningful. I was born and raised in the NW as well, and until I moved to another country and ended up spending 4 years as an Australian...

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