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  1. TaraWalks

    How did you prepare your mind for the Camino?

    I have walked three Caminos. The Frances with my sister in 2016, the Frances with my husband 2018 and just finished the Norte on June 22. Aside from preparing physically and having my kit in order, my mental preparation consists of having no expectations and expecting the unexpected. I also...
  2. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    Lovely pics! Thankyou for the suggestion.
  3. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    Of course. I know about how the CdF has to periodically be tidied up. Thanks :)
  4. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    We may! If we start from Irun, my husband and I will probably be about 5 days behind you, starting on May 17. We haven't decided if we are starting from Irun or Bilbao yet as we aren't sure if we want to do a few rest days before Dave flies home and I travel onto the UK at the end of June. But...
  5. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    Thanks @BrianLCrabtree That may be the spot for me too :) Cheers, Tara
  6. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    Thanks @trecile I'll let my soul do the finding :)
  7. TaraWalks

    Tradition…. When to start wearing your scallop shell?

    On my first Camino, I attached my shell to my pack before I left home. My shell was an old flat scallop shell I picked up off the beach on a family trip when I was 4 years old (back in the 70s). I had kept it in an old box of shells from that time and went hunting through them the moment I knew...
  8. TaraWalks

    Is there an equivalent to Cruz de Ferro on Norte / Primitivo?

    Hi everyone, I will be walking the Norte & Primativo from mid May with my husband. It's not our first Camino and last time, my mother gave me 5 prettily painted stones for the Cruz de Ferro which I carried and laid for her. They weren't small, but it made her happy I carried them in her...
  9. TaraWalks

    Where do ( did ) you walk ( locally ) in 2022?

    I hiked up Black Mountain in Canberra, Australia yesterday and loved it. There are some very steep sections depending on which direction you come from. All up, about a 10km loop from my car to the tower at the summit, around the mountain and back down again to the car. Here is a shot of the...
  10. TaraWalks

    Discarded face masks

    Ugh, that's so disappointing. Seeing discarded face masks on the ground/ on the beach/ in waterways has upset me since the start of the pandemic. I can't believe that people would make this a ritual.
  11. TaraWalks

    The Camino Ninja - Andy Jensen RIP

    Buen Camino Pilgrim. I wonder if someone will take the reins of the Camino Ninja app to continue his legacy?
  12. TaraWalks

    Our home has a name now

    Thankyou! Yes we miss the Camino everyday. Hoping to walk again next year ♥️
  13. TaraWalks

    Our home has a name now

    We recently bought a home in my home town of Canberra, Australia. It has an interior courtyard, almost like a cloister. Our bedroom opens out to this courtyard and looking out on a clear night, we can see the stars, hence the name for our new home…
  14. TaraWalks

    Flashbacks

    For me they eucalypts signify that my camino is nearly over and I’ll be back on a flight to Sydney soon enough. They mean home to me and don’t really remind me of being on camino, but dark, wet streets first thing in the morning certainly do!
  15. TaraWalks

    Is the Camino a walking Human Library?

    As someone who works in prisons, this concept speaks to me. To work in as a health care worker in these places requires a non-judgmental heart and one is frequently reminded that we all have different stories. Sometimes if I have a spare moment, I have the odd chat with my patients. I have...
  16. TaraWalks

    Experiences of ghosts, premonitions or presences?

    One particularly weird experience happened to me on the Meseta. I may just post about it when I get a moment.
  17. TaraWalks

    Experiences of ghosts, premonitions or presences?

    Hi @Lhollo I have a couple of my own experiences and one related to me from a Camino friend. I'll PM you. It may take a day or so as I'm a bit snowed under at the moment. Cheers, T
  18. TaraWalks

    My Camino regret!

    My only regret is not spending more time in Estella. I remember we walked through on a hot day and I remember thinking it was a beautiful town and how I would like to look in the church. I remember we stayed in a polideportivo in Ayegui and walked on the next day… I can’t remember if it was...
  19. TaraWalks

    What is the nicest thing that anyone has said to you on the camino?

    "I think you're being too hard on yourself..." Said to me by a lovely Polish priest after my long winded and very weepy confession in the Cathedral in SDC. And he was right. It had been a hard Camino but I had nothing to be too sorry for and he had brought it all into perspective. I remember...
  20. TaraWalks

    Your All Time, Absolute BEST Camino Moment!

    This is such a lovely thread. My all time favourite Camino moment was as we were leaving Bercianos Del Real Camino. It was very early in the morning and due to the fact that the Meseta is just one long straight road, my friend and I decided to walk that morning without lights/torches etc. I...

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