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  1. Oravasaari

    War in Ukraine - not political!

    I'm going early April. I'll walk for peace.
  2. Oravasaari

    Finances to Feet

    Just to add to what others have said concerning your foot and the challenge of SJPdP to Roncesvalles; the "start" at St Jean is only a choice of starting point on the trail, the real start is actually when you close your frontdoor. I've walked 4 times now but only started in St Jean the first...
  3. Oravasaari

    The Camino Isn’t A Pilgrimage Anymore

    This 100%! I found the camino due to a combination of unemployment in my late 50s (lots of time, no money and poor fitness). A cheap holiday? Maybe…Not a pilgrimage at all since I don’t have a religious bone in my body. Hiwever, I did need to get out and do something, just about anything in...
  4. Oravasaari

    What does the 'spirit of the camino' mean to you?

    Giving up pretence. Just doing what feels right. Being more open minded. Being less judgemental. Being more tolerant. Being welcoming. Being forgiving.
  5. Oravasaari

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

    Having walked on 4 occasions now (multiple camino combinations), I can say that for me the experience is always different even though I’ve passed through the same places and even stayed at the same alburges. The first time passing along a new route was an adventure and possibly more magical than...
  6. Oravasaari

    Dealing with Camino Regrets: My Personal Story

    I too tend to exit situations as if tomorrow we’ll be back on the road together as per normal, even on our last day in SdC. That seems normal at the time even though as I walk away I know I’ll never see those people again. But that is a similar proposition to every day on the camino (unless...
  7. Oravasaari

    I think I'm losing it

    I don't think it's an unhealthy level of 'addiction'. Of those of us who've walked before, how many have not got a Camino packing list or camino ideas note(s) on their phone or their (by now) dedicated camino pack always about half ready packed and ready to go or have a collection odds n sods...
  8. Oravasaari

    An alternative system for Albergues

    I've walked four times and have only ever "stress-booked" once (Orisson, the very first night on my very first CF - due to me havin been a newbie to the whole thing). I keep going back to walk caminos precisely because it is the most stress free thing I've ever known compared to normal life. So...
  9. Oravasaari

    What issues arise when walking with a companion?

    I walked the whole CF in 2015 meeting a friend a Leon. We had a blast from there to SdC. However, whilst I can remember every single step from SJPdP to Leon I can't say the same for Leon to SdC because we chatted about "stuff" and laughed until we cried over that leg (mostly the same nonesense...
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    Can we please talk kilometres, litres, Celsius, right-side driving, etc.?

    That was one of my best jokes....I'll get mi coat....
  11. Oravasaari

    Can we please talk kilometres, litres, Celsius, right-side driving, etc.?

    There's simply no way the US could ever change over from pounds to kilograms..... .....there'd be mass confusion.
  12. Oravasaari

    Can we please talk kilometres, litres, Celsius, right-side driving, etc.?

    ...and uphill. Both ways!
  13. Oravasaari

    Post a picture of your credential!

    I first had the SJPdP Carnet de Pelerin de St Jacques Credencial de Peregrino issued at the pilgrim office in SJPdP. I used it for 2.5 caminos by adding extra blank sheets for sellos. I then got an Asturian one at Bodeneye on the Primitivo once the first on got too filled up.
  14. Oravasaari

    What was the biggest surprise of your Camino?

    My biggest surprise was that although I'd planned/anticipated the trip to be solitary (due to the punishing daily mileage target I'd set myself to meet up with a friend from home at Leon) there are always a few people walking at your pace (however fast or slow). So there's no way to take a...
  15. Oravasaari

    What is a Pilgrim/What is a Pilgrimage?

    Oops! I just posted a thread about running the camino before I noticed this one! I must be a Runnerino or Joggerino? My next camino will be my 5th. I've never felt like a pilgrim mainly because those I've met on camino who have identified strongly as pilgrims made me realise I was so...
  16. Oravasaari

    Are most questions on here facetious??

    I think you did...then regretted not planning it out a bit more beforehand? :-)
  17. Oravasaari

    Donativo - How much is enough/too much?

    I've ended up staying at a few donativos simply by accident, the places having been the first ones I'd decided to walk into in a particular town (Viana, Belorado) or the only place available (Bodenaya on the Primitivo). The system I've used so far has worked well and that is to empty out my coin...
  18. Oravasaari

    Help me plan my next Camino!

    Late March 2017 I walked the CF from Logrono to Leon then on the Camino Salvadore to Ovieido, then the Primitivo to Melide, then CF to SfC. That was a good mix between the usual CF vibe, an all Spanish camino family on the CS and a third tight camino family on the Primitivo. It was quite hard to...
  19. Oravasaari

    Has anyone had a haircut on the Camino?

    I always have a beard trim at the end of a camino....Feels a lot like this: https://goo.gl/images/mfP24e
  20. Oravasaari

    Graffiti on the Frances

    There was a petition in the UK a while back to reinstate a much loved grafitti slogan above the M25 motorway "Give peas a chance" (peace spelled incorrectly). https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45593174 Some of the arty murals are very good on the CF. The tagging on signs is...

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