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  1. Theresa Ruttger

    The truth about Camino fashion

    After my first Camino, I went home and took 3 garbage bags of clothing to Good Will. I’ve been a minimalist ever since and it’s been transformational. Second Camino took 5 minutes to pack. I am moving to a hiking dress so I can eliminate some more clothes in my pack for my next one this fall...
  2. Theresa Ruttger

    Pondering the experiences of refugees

    Thank you for the deep insights. All people on journeys need the energy of the Universe to push on. There are many souls in poverty on the Camino too. Each knows their own desolation as we carry our baggage and wrestle with the past and hope for a new future to emerge. Godspeed to all -
  3. Theresa Ruttger

    ...on painted toenails...

    I have had painted nails as long as I can remember. I absolutely agree on the callous issue but compromise on the polish by using a very light translucent barely pink. Also I know after two caminos which toes have skin that don’t mind their manners and routinely blister. Prophylactic Compeed...
  4. Theresa Ruttger

    Souvenirs! What have you done with them?

    I made an end table in my living room by using a birdbath with a glass table top. My grandmothers rock collection, old family watches, Christmas ornaments- and now my Camino pins, rosaries and the prayer I had in my pocket the whole way - all are in the collection. And I return to the Camino on...
  5. Theresa Ruttger

    How accessible and frequent are bathrooms on the Camino?

    I too have digestive issues and found the following routine helpful - Get up and walk for a few hours. Usually we found a town and stopped for breakfast. Use the bathroom. Walk for a few hours and stop for lunch. Use the bathroom. Walk for a few hours and end the day. I never had to use a...
  6. Theresa Ruttger

    You know its December when...

    Airfare sales at Thanksgiving and I have a round trip ticket from Minneapolis to Madrid for $653 leaving April 1. Pack is packed and I’m doing training walks in the Minnesota cold. This is my Camino prep and it satisfies the soul to no end. I have a camino picture on my office wall so I am...
  7. Theresa Ruttger

    Walking poles solution....

    My foldable poles went through in Minneapolis and Paris. Coming back through Santiago they were a no go. The Scanner person changed and the people behind me were able to go through with their poles. So, either mail them home or check them. I ended up going back to the ticket counter and...
  8. Theresa Ruttger

    Early Morning Pilgrims - Suggestion

    Wax earplugs are so much better than foam. If I was on a bottom bunk I hung my towel and jacket so that I made a little curtain and couldn't see the headlamps. Upper bunk I didn't see headlamps at all. Congregate living for under 10 Euros --everything has a draw back. The only way to ensure...
  9. Theresa Ruttger

    Spanish Mass Primer

    The Mass in Spanish follows the same order as in English. The priest enters and says opening prayers. When you are seated a lector comes up and reads from either the Hebrew Scripture or New Testament. A psalm and response follow. Then a second reading from the NT (weekends and special feast...

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