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In Spring of 2018 I was forced to abort my Camino due to an injury. I returned (where I left off - Logrono) Fall of 2019. Had I not had this option, I would have not completed Camino Frances. It was affordable at 5€.
I live alone and have travelled fairly often alone to winter getaways (from Canada) and to run half marathons. So the Camino was a ‘no brainer’ in terms of going alone. As several have alluded to in previous posts, you are really alone when you want to be. Your ‘Camino family’ appears. I did...
When walking Camino Francés last September, I would use my phone at cafes and auberges when free Wi-Fi was offered. This provided an opportunity to connect with my friends and family, particularly as I was traveling alone. One morning, I looked around at all of ‘us’ with noses to phones and...
I stayed at Santa Clara mid September. She was lovely; he horrible, especially when we asked for blankets which we never got. No bedbugs then but in Eirexe at the albergue right on the main road, my friend got wicked bites needing cortisone and antibiotics! We tried to email them but...
This is a true story. I knew this topic would come up during my journey. I contracted a wicked cold on my long trip here and I had been snoring the few nights I was able to sleep (obviously). While at donativo albergue in Santo Domingo, a lady sat up, reached over and popped me in the head. I...
For me, walking the Camino has been a dream for several decades. I am a half marathon runner but a meniscus tear ended that as well as my plan to walk Camino in 2017. So 2018 was my year in March following brierley’s book for daily distances, given I still work and only had 5 weeks. Yes, I...
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