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  1. Older Guy

    Nutrition

    My advice was learned over years of long distance running (and training daily for running), long distance bicycling, and mountain climbing. The thing that most folks don't factor in is that a Camino is more like training for a half marathon over a one month period. Most long distance runners...
  2. Older Guy

    First Lesson Learned.....

    Not at all! They are designed to breathe. I own two pair and took both with me on my Camino and last summer on my Coast to Coast bike ride across England. I use my CWX tights for skiing, running, hiking, mountain climbing and long distance biking in all kinds of weather.
  3. Older Guy

    Looking for past pilgrims

    Actually, I have two post graduate degrees and helped/watched my wife earn her doctorate. She is now a Director at a nationally ranked University. What I have seen is that a PhD is suppose to advance the field of learning and be publishable at a major conference or Journal. My extended family...
  4. Older Guy

    Looking for past pilgrims

    I am going to be a little blunt. I think you don't understand how a Camino pilgrimage differs from Lourdes in France, St. Anne's in Quebec, and Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. I have been to all. In Lourdes and St. Anne's the obvious signs of miraculous medical condition healing are on...
  5. Older Guy

    Guided vs. Self-Guided Caminos

    I met a fellow pilgrim in Leon at a laundromat. He suffered (and that was the word) a hernia early in his Camino. He was traveling with his brother and another person. Sometimes he could walk, sometimes he took a taxi and waited for his brother. Every night at dinner, I asked pilgrims why...
  6. Older Guy

    Guided vs. Self-Guided Caminos

    My response will be a little different. I believe that we are called to the Camino. Even with a tour group, the Camino, unless just the last 100 km, will test your resolve. A tour group will provide you with the "illusion" of support, the illusion that someone will watch over you, the...
  7. Older Guy

    What to drink in Spain II

    I got to the bodega early in the morning and by the time I got there the wine for the day was almost gone. I also know that some tour buses stop there and let the bus traveling pilgrims have a glass and get a picture taken. Still, it was kind of a fun and historic connection to the past.
  8. Older Guy

    10 great European pilgrimages, the Telegraph

    Thank you for sharing. I agree with others that part of the greatness of the Camino is that it is well marked, lots of guide books, and there are lots of inexpensive accommodations for "pilgrims." Not many other historic routes have that. This past summer, I biked from the Cathedral in...
  9. Older Guy

    Walking the Camino changes lives - or does it?

    I also believe that we are called to the Camino. I think that how you approach the Camino and why you do it are central to the experience you get out of it. In planning my Camino, I wanted "balance" between a religious experience, tourism, a physical challenge, doing something way outside my...
  10. Older Guy

    Arriving to Compostela - then what?

    First, go to confession, then several Masses, maybe one in your native language. Then explore and hand out with fellow pilgrims and tourists. It is a great city and university town. there are lots of nice shops and because it is a university town you can find many things at reasonable prices...
  11. Older Guy

    Food and snacks to carry along....

    I took with me when I flew over to Spain, a bunch of 100 Calorie mini zip lock bags. I also took with me several commercially sealed beef jerky packages. In Spain after I eat the beef jerky snacks (high protein and energy), I bought various kinds of shelled nuts. They seemed to be quite...
  12. Older Guy

    Are There Really That Many More Pilgrims?

    My experience with Albergue meals is that they were more about the "social" experience and comradery of being a pilgrim than quality food. I found that at least a few shared meals or actively joining other pilgrims for a lunch or dinner, even if it was at a village pub or restaurant was an...
  13. Older Guy

    Most helpful advice before and during Camino

    The best advice before was what I got from this forum on Camino "customs." Don't put you pack on a bed. Make sure you bring your own towel, wash cloth, bag to hang valuables in when you shower, flip-flops to wear in the shower, ear plugs, etc.. The best advice on the tail was from fellow...
  14. Older Guy

    Running and walking the Camino

    Didn't try it. Where I live trail running is a big sport, so yes it could be done. The problems I see have to do with your gear. Most extreme distance trail runners have some ultra-light packs that include hydration, first aid supplies, food, rain gear. My suggestions would be (1) Take...
  15. Older Guy

    What did you do with your Pilgrim Passport and Compostella?

    OK I picked up my stuff from the Camino all nice and framed and thought that I would share. Thank you everyone for sharing what you have done with your Compostella and Pilgrim's Passport.
  16. Older Guy

    Places of interest after the Camino

    I have taken a bus between Santiago and Porto Portugal (less than a full day). Porto is great as are trips up the River to the wine growing region. Also since you are doing a Camino, I must ask if it is for religious purposes? If so you might consider going to the Shrine of Our Lady of...
  17. Older Guy

    What did you do with your Pilgrim Passport and Compostella?

    I was talking about the ones that he sells. Yes, they are different when you get them from different places, but if he passes along the pilgrim passport from the Cathedral that should be pretty much one-size unless they change the design. The idea would be to a a pre-cut mat in a oversized...
  18. Older Guy

    What did you do with your Pilgrim Passport and Compostella?

    I do have a suggestion for Ivar and that is maybe he can work with a local frame shop that can make custom frames with non-acid matting all cut and sized for the Passport and the Compostella either together or separately. I would wager that he would sell a few of them to the same folks that...
  19. Older Guy

    What did you do with your Pilgrim Passport and Compostella?

    Not sure about the pole tips, but I like the idea of a headshot photo. I wish I had thought of that. I have a picture of me at Alto del Perdon in front of the metal Pilgrim silhouettes. It is probably the most "Camino" of all my pictures. I may do that as a separate framed picture along with...
  20. Older Guy

    What did you do with your Pilgrim Passport and Compostella?

    So what do most people do with your Pilgrim Passport, Compostela and Certificate of Distance after you return home? I left mine in a drawer for several months. Every now and then I pulled them out to look mostly at the passport and all the stamps from the different places I stayed and...

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