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I have walked the camino frances twice, once with my husband and once alone until I got to Sarria where I joined a friend I met on my first camino. My sense is that the camino is much more trafficked and noisy the last 100 km. There are a lot of tours that come for the last 100 km. For myself I...
I had blisters on my first camino in 2019. For my preparation for my camino this year I bought a pair of armaskin liners. So far, and it’s only training, I have had no problems with blisters. These liners have a sticky surface on the inside that prevent the liner from shifting on my foot thus...
I didn’t avoid the blister debacle on my first camino in 2019 but I have been training wearing armaskin socks. They have a light rubbery lining and do not slip on your feet causing friction. They are pricey at $35 a pair.
I tried to bring back a lot of the dishes I ate on the Camino, garlic soup (much better than the albergues) and of course Santiago cake. The one recipe I would love to find was a dish I had in Fromista. We stayed at the Casa Rural Oasibeth. That evening I had a dish with a brown gravy and...
My husband and I will be walking the Camino this fall. I expect we will mostly walk together but there may be times we want to walk separately for whatever reason. We are wondering what strategies other pilgrims have used for staying in touch. Text if you’re going to stop to visit something and...
Your post has touched my heart. In 1994 I attended a spiritual retreat called The Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation. Fast forward through 9-10 more Five Days, 3 years of seminary, ordination, leaving the church, attending The Two Year Academy for Spiritual Formation (you can learn more...
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