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Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place
Right? It wasn't "hip" then. And I totally get that whatever she says about it after the fact is weird and doesn't make a lot of sense. I tried explaining to my partner what I went through when I did it, and he looked at me sideways. There is no great way to describe what is both an intense...- Smash123
- Post #108
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Look behind you!!
I am sure you didn’t mean to imply a binary of reasons for which people choose to do a pilgrimage, I.e., that it’s either religious or sightseeing, but that is how your post comes across. A bit dismissive of anyone who is not religious doing a pilgrimage for any number of reasons. I believe the...- Smash123
- Post #39
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Look behind you!!
Some of my favourite stories from my Le Puy pilgrimage involve things people lost. It demonstrated how close-knit the pilgrim community on the Podiensis is/was. I got a text from a host saying he had found my eye mask in my bed, and he had tied it on Elizabeth's bag. She was having her bag...- Smash123
- Post #35
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Ancient Varieties of Trees Planted Along Pilgrimage Routes in France
I saw a few of those fruit trees at the end of my Le Puy trek this spring. Be a few years before fruit will be there, but I was charmed by it.- Smash123
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How far do most typically walk before resting?
That was close to my rythme on the Via Podiensis. I would usually try to get almost half way thru my day’s distance (so, 10 ish kms), before a morning break, then another 8km before lunch and the remainder after. I was averaging 23km/day. Of course, tempting rest spots and cafés did influence...- Smash123
- Post #82
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Any advice for when you want to quit?
So, you have loads of comments, and I didn’t read thru them. I hope this is not horrid repetition. You need to find a place where you can rest up a few days. I haven’t done the Frances, but where I walked one could find very sympathetic hosts who would grant all-day access the thé gîte, supply...- Smash123
- Post #68
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Toilet paper on the camino
When I went in April/May, I picked up all the Pilgrim garbage I saw for three of the five weeks. It wasn’t a lot, I didn’t search off trail for garbage, but I certainly left the trail cleaner - that’s my principle for any hiking I do. Rather than set a difficult goal, just vow to leave it...- Smash123
- Post #36
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Toilet paper on the camino
Did the same. I have dogs, so I just bunged a roll of poop bags into my pack, with a 1/4 roll of TP (squished flat). I would use the bags to pick up paper (banana skins, other pilgrim garbage) I would see on the trail as well as my own TP, and empty them into a bin. If they got gross, I would...- Smash123
- Post #34
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