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  1. PrayerPose25

    That recipe - which one is yours?

    My favorites would be lentejas con chorizo, the pimientos asados, and tinto de Verano. That soup, heavy on protein from the lentils and flavor from the chorizo, and somewhere along the middle of my camino, was something I began to crave as I walked into a town. When I got home I scoured...
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    I asked AI for a picture

    I met an older Dutch gentleman on the CF in Zubiri last year. He shared a story that he kept seeing white rabbits - highly unusual to see even one in the wild, let alone 4 or 5 - nearby in his hometown, of which there was a portion of the Camino path. He had known about the Camino but didn't...
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    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    When you look back on this experience, months and years from now, what you learned from overcoming the horrible people and scary experience will fortify you in future situations. The less-than things I faced on the my journey taught me a lot about what I'm capable of, and I dare say the same...
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    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    I agree with so many here - a rest day is a good idea. When I lack sleep, when I'm stressed, that's when I get emotional and go negative. And when I get emotional and go negative, I don't always make a clear-headed decision. Stopping for a day or so would give your body and mind a chance to...
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    Things I Fear - Revisited after my camino

    "And I'll never be a fan of putting canned tuna on a green garden salad." Right there with you. ((Shudder!)) It was often a fantastic day for me whenever I found a "real" salad, no tuna, no corn, no iceberg, but heavy on the dark leafy greens, cheeses and nuts.
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    A hard landing upon returning home

    When I finished my first (so far) Camino last year, my husband met me in Santiago, we met friends in France, and I immediately got onto a boat with 11 other people for 3 weeks. It was, as you say so well, a HARD landing. Going from long days of extreme solitude and space to even longer days of...
  7. PrayerPose25

    A Wholesome attitude to being on Camino ...

    Despite planning and prepping, I didn't know what to expect on my Camino. It was much like parenthood or marriage to me - you don't know or understand the experience until you live it. Walking from SJPdP to Santiago was entirely a "leap of faith" and absolutely wonderful because it was just...
  8. PrayerPose25

    The spirit of Camino

    When I describe the Camino to others I tell them that it's the way life is intended to be: we offer help to one another, and accept help for ourselves in turn. We meet the people we're supposed to meet, knowing that we may see them again or we may not. We commune together when we can. We...
  9. PrayerPose25

    Restaurants between Sarria and Santiago

    In Lavacolla, just before Santiago, Casa de Amancio is a nice place to stay and also has an amazing restaurant!
  10. PrayerPose25

    How to stream the movie "The Way" in the US

    I also found it here: https://archive.org/details/TheWay20101CDRO It plays in English but does have some language subtitles underneath that can be a bit distracting, but it's free.
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    Cash

    I typically carried around 200 Euro in cash. I walked off and on with someone who didn't bring a debit card, thus I paid in cash for both of us at most places. Then I kept getting charged with the insane ATM fees since I was depleting my cash more quickly than anticipated. Carry cash, unless...
  12. PrayerPose25

    Any thoughts about bed bugs?

    While I saw older evidence of bed bugs in a couple albergues, I never saw any new evidence. I diligently checked the mattresses at each stop and I always kept my pack on the floor and never the bed. Never once did I see or experience a bed bug. I had read so much about them beforehand that I...
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    Packing List : Food - What food/nutritional items are in your bag, when you leave home ?

    There are a few supermercados that carry PB, but I also found a jar of Jif at the American Market in Lyon, just around the corner from Valor (where you can find amazing chocolate con churros!). It was something I craved, but it's also fairly heavy to carry.
  14. PrayerPose25

    Packing List : Food - What food/nutritional items are in your bag, when you leave home ?

    Me too.
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    Packing List : Food - What food/nutritional items are in your bag, when you leave home ?

    The only thing that I brought with me that I couldn't find and wish I had brought more of were water multiplier packets, called Liquid IV here in the States. Even though most of the towns have a public water fountain (fuente), not all of them did and I was drinking water like a horse. Those...
  16. PrayerPose25

    So why am I addicted to the Camino?

    To someone who hasn’t done one, it seems so daunting and hard. But if you have, you know that it’s exactly the opposite - absolute simplicity. Yes to the people. Yes to knowing better who you are and are meant to be.

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