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  1. MKalcolm M

    Can I do the camino at 16

    My daughter walked her first camino when she was 12, and did 4 more by the time she was 18 (Lock-down stopped us for a while). By the time she was 16 she could have done it well without me. Although it was a long time ago, I hitch-hiked all around Europe for several months when I was 17, and had...
  2. MKalcolm M

    New Camino Game.

    This reminds me of the old joke: "What's brown and sounds like a bell"? Answer: "Dung"
  3. MKalcolm M

    A very long walk...(maybe)

    Took me a minute to get this, but it really made me laugh. Thankyou!
  4. MKalcolm M

    A very long walk...(maybe)

    I live with my teenage daughter in a small town on an estuary in South West Scotland, where I often walk through the harbour with my dog. My daughter will leave school in three years time, when I will be 62. I have been pondering what I will do when she flies the nest to go to university in the...
  5. MKalcolm M

    Post a Picture of Shoes or Boots

  6. MKalcolm M

    Post a Picture of Shoes or Boots

    My daughters...no mistaking these in the boot rack first thing in the morning!
  7. MKalcolm M

    Is the Camino a Curse?

    Is the camino a curse? I have walked in pouring rain, with every part of my body in pain, tired to the point of exhaustion. I have been foot-sore, bone weary, and pleading for this to end. I have had blisters that burst, then shed their skin, then turned into a bloody mess of raw flesh. But...
  8. MKalcolm M

    Hiking Quotes - just for fun.

    Forever forwards, forever alive. Walt Whitman.
  9. MKalcolm M

    An Umbrella And A Stick In Santiago

    The best place to acquire a stick, is in the garden of the Camino office where pilgrims get their compostellas. There is a box where pilgrims can leave their staffs, and you can choose one which suits you. It is a great pleasure to choose one which already has the prestige of making its way to...
  10. MKalcolm M

    Did you fall in love on the Camino?

    Yes, I fell totally in love with a fellow pilgrim from Germany (I'm Scottish), and a year later wrote a post about it. You can see all the responses here. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/love-on-the-camino.26677/ We really hoped to start a new life together in Spain, but after...
  11. MKalcolm M

    Help me choose my May-June 2019 camino (~18 days)

    Could I suggest a fifth option for your radar? Start in Irun and walk the Norte to Oviedo, and further if you have the time. I have walked the Frances, Portuguese, Salvador and liked them all, but the one I would do again would be the Norte. Many people walk the Norte and then move to the...
  12. MKalcolm M

    Are most questions on here facetious??

    My daughter, aged nine informed me that "only dead fish go with the flow".
  13. MKalcolm M

    Camino Portugues vs Camino del Norte: who's done both and can advise?

    There are plenty of alberges to stay in, I walked the whole route staying in them every night, starting in mid-May. In the high season of July/August there are many tourists about, and the coastal towns tend to be busy, but that does not preclude pilgrims. Rats? Never saw any. Alberges varied...
  14. MKalcolm M

    Camino Portugues vs Camino del Norte: who's done both and can advise?

    I've walked both, I started the Norte in Irun, and the Portugese at Porto and walked the inland route. The Portugese is an easier walk, much less hard uphill and downhill and more stopping point for a coffee along the way. The Norte is stunningly beautiful, very varied with wonderful beaches...
  15. MKalcolm M

    Tales of love found on the Camino??

    I fell hopelessly in love on the Camino Norte in 2013, by coincidence it was 5 years ago today that we first met. I started a thread on this forum called "Love on the Camino" as a consequence. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/love-on-the-camino.26677/
  16. MKalcolm M

    Long vs Short Camino Emotions Experienced

    I have walked both long and short caminos, the end result of walking a short one is that I feel restless and start planning another one soon! Last year I only had one week, so I walked the Salvador, which was lovely, but it ended in Oviedo and the vast majority of people in the albergue were...
  17. MKalcolm M

    That one Dispairing Moment?

    I remember trotting along on the Norte in the spring of 2013, fighting a loosing battle against mud, mud and endlessly more mud, and realizing that every part of me except my arms hurt. I wanted to stop, but there was nowhere to sit down or even put my pack down that wasn't three inches deep in...
  18. MKalcolm M

    Stand at the Crossroads

    I live at a cross roads, my house is literally at the junction of the only two roads in this tiny town. My house is an old Lodge, run by the Ancient Order of Oddfellows, who gave lodging to homeless itinerant people. There is an emblem on the main wall which says "In the Lord is our trust"...
  19. MKalcolm M

    Describe your Camino

    I quickly found that the vast majority of people just want a very simple answer. Those that genuinely want to know more will ask. My usual reply was something along the lines of "A long piss-up with a few church's thrown in, sore feet, great friends and the best time I've had for years."
  20. MKalcolm M

    What are the subtle changes you experience after the camino?

    Walking the Norte allowed me the space and time to face some big issues and make some life changing decisions, but after the camino I’ve also noticed some smaller influences as well. I walked with a bamboo staff which I picked up in the alberge at Irun. After a time, it wore down and got...

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