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  1. EL LECHERO

    All the single ladies, all the single ladies

    Although I am male I traveled solo on the Primitivo. I was fortunate to start making my Camino family at the Madrid Airport with a Polish guy and it only grew from there. I did walk alone some times and met up with them at the end of the day. My advice to you is to trust your gut, and keep you...
  2. EL LECHERO

    Shipping souvenirs from France to the US

    Does anyone have knowledge of how to ship back souvenirs such as a pocket knife or corkscrew to the US from France?
  3. EL LECHERO

    Saying Goodbye: Leaving From Home or the Airport?

    Follow your heart.💖
  4. EL LECHERO

    How do you feel when you finish a camino?

    I walked the Primitivo last April ( thanks Jungleboy for the advice prior to walking). I think the last day walking into Santiago was quiet solemn. A sense of sadness of what was about to come. One last day of walking with my camino family. Infact, we kept stopping for coffee trying to prolong...
  5. EL LECHERO

    Did you frame your credential?

    How did you get both sides of your credential? Made a copy?
  6. EL LECHERO

    Daily Time Schedule?

    I I just finished the Primitivo and learned through one of my walking mates is to try and reach or destination by 2-3pm in order to be able to eat the Menu del Dia. Otherwise you'll miss the meal and have to wait until 8pm for dinner. I found that was a good standard to go by so we would see...
  7. EL LECHERO

    How many days walking from Porto to Santiago?

    Hello, I just finished The Primitivo in April. Now I am off to planning the Portuguese next May I walked the Primitivo in 12 days without rest days. Knowing that how many days do you think I should do for the Portuguese starting from Porto? Also, Can I fly into to Porto from the States or do I...
  8. EL LECHERO

    Having spouse join for final 100km, or meet in Santiago - I’m thinking it’s not a great idea…

    IMHO, Don’t try to integrate her into your Camino. You’ll be going from staying in Albeurges, walking Solo to most likely sequestering yourself at Pensions with your wife/daughter. You’ll have figured out your patterns many days ago. They haven’t. You’ll come to resent them. My wife and I...
  9. EL LECHERO

    For coffee addicts that like to walk early

    YUP!
  10. EL LECHERO

    For coffee addicts that like to walk early

    One of the days we walked, I believe the day before Robidiso we started early with no breakfast or coffee thinking we would hit the next village. Well we walked 10 miles in the rain with no food or coffee because there wasn't anything open or any villages. Well by lunch time the Caldo, bread...
  11. EL LECHERO

    Awoke with second thoughts.

    Mi Gusto, amigo! Camiente no hay camino, se hace camino al andar
  12. EL LECHERO

    Awoke with second thoughts.

    While laying in bed last night I though perhaps if enough time take a bus/taxi to the end of the world for the day before heading back......
  13. EL LECHERO

    Awoke with second thoughts.

    THANK YOU SO MUCH? The fact that I'm getting chills when reading your post confirms my decision. I've cancelled my reservations on the CF...........
  14. EL LECHERO

    Awoke with second thoughts.

    I think I'm going with my gut. I'm getting chills about the Primitivo. I'm going to cancel my reservations in Pamplona and start over. What time of year did you go. Pearls of wisdom? ie Getting there. where to stay etc. I do have the Wise pilgrims guide book for the Primitivo
  15. EL LECHERO

    Awoke with second thoughts.

    I was awake most of the night wondering if I made the right decision. I leave for Spain at the end this month. I've made plans to start my Camino at Pamplona and walk 15 days probably stopping at Sahagun. Then taking a taxi to Leon to head back to Madrid. But now I'm having thoughts of...
  16. EL LECHERO

    Second time still a charm - or looking to repeat past experiences?

    Have you ever have a memory or sensation that was so fleeting that it was there one moment then gone the next? I've experienced that frequently and try to hold on to it without success. Like the familiar scent of rose scented soap that my mother used to wash her hands.
  17. EL LECHERO

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    Also, one has to be ok with telling a fellow pilgrim with whom you’ve been walking with that it’s time to part ways, that you want to walk alone. Americans in particular find it hard to say goodbye, end relationships without feeling badly. No harm no foul it’s just time to move on….. Now can I...
  18. EL LECHERO

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    This poem got me through the first Camino after the death of my mother.......
  19. EL LECHERO

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    Almost two months until my solo Camino...I've got my wife's blessing to be be gone for 3 weeks. We have a 4 yr old son. I'm starting to have guilty feelings about going. I worry about something happening to me or my son and not being there for him.
  20. EL LECHERO

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    I walked from Astorga to Santiago in 2016 with my wife. We had a great time. But we only stayed in an Albergue once and the rest stayed in Pensions. It was cheaper and more convenient. But I was a faster walker and and had to slow down for her and we had to compromise about a lot of things. This...

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