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  1. Ray J

    This says it all

    I went to the Oficina De Acogida Al Peregrino site the other day and saw this. Pretty sad. We were planning to hike the Via Francigina in northern France starting May 22nd in Calais, and unless something dramatic happens that's pretty much a no go. Fortunately, we have plenty of great memories...
  2. Ray J

    Feels Like a Lost Year

    How do you compare a sunset vs a lazy, rainy afternoon - both are perfect and great in their own ways. That's what it's like trying to compare food in Italy to France to Spain to Portugal. Each are delicious in their own special way. That said, France is probably "specialer", although Italy is a...
  3. Ray J

    Feels Like a Lost Year

    So sorry to hear about your friend. I'm sure you'll keep her memory alive on your travels.
  4. Ray J

    Feels Like a Lost Year

    Sorry to hear about your sister. Hope all turns out well.
  5. Ray J

    Feels Like a Lost Year

    This is the first year in the last four that we didn't do a Camino due to obligations at home ... and it's driving me crazy! A bit of history (mine): I was unaware of any of this until one day my girlfriend said she was going to do the CF and wanted to know if I wanted to come along. Being...
  6. Ray J

    Animals we meet on camino

    A beautiful Spanish snail, an incredible French Rhinoceros Beetle, and the best good boy, Vaillant
  7. Ray J

    How accessible and frequent are bathrooms on the Camino?

    Been noted in several other posts, but it bears repeating: Pack it in, pack it out! Take a baggie so you can finish the day with the same number of tissues you started with. And not just from bathroom breaks. When we did the CF, we couldn't believe how many people just casually dropped tissues...
  8. Ray J

    The future of Camino Hospitality

    Finally! I imagine there were pilgrims back in 1993 who lamented all the newbies who used backpacks instead of wicker baskets, had boots instead of sandals, and used maps instead of dead reckoning. Short version of the original post: Things change.
  9. Ray J

    How to deal with dogs?

    I have used steps similar to those described in this article: http://www.wikihow.com/Handle-a-Dog-Attack . One thing to note is to not hit a dog on the head - they have thick heads and you'll only make them angrier. And where the article says to yell "Back away!", I think it's better to shout...
  10. Ray J

    My Last Post for a While--and a Call for Your Favorite Pic

    A lucky shot of my girlfriend on a beautiful day.
  11. Ray J

    Practical Tips to take care of about 2 weeks before you leave for the Camino...

    Here's the USPS online mail forwarding site: https://www.usps.com/manage/forward.htm
  12. Ray J

    FICS Forum: Why Change the 100 km. rule to 300 km.?

    From the article: "Finally, another logical exception must be granted to disabled pilgrims, for whom the 100 km limit should continue."
  13. Ray J

    Pilgrim shame

    No shame here! Getting out of Leon, we took a taxi to La Virgen del Camino, as our guide book recommended, and I'm glad we did as it was all city pavement pounding to get there. Only 5 miles (which we'd already more than made up for in side trips and, yes, getting lost once or twice), but well...

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