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  1. Vince Rollason

    If I have to terminate/discontinue my Camino

    On one of my Caminos I had to return home due to illness when I got to Pamplona. A month later I returned to Sarria and walked to SDC from there getting two stamps per day as required. I got my Compostela but also a Certificate of Distance Walked which detailed SJPDP to Pamplona and Sarria to...
  2. Vince Rollason

    Walking with my grandson

    Hi Bob. Last year I walked the last part of Camino Frances with my son-in-law and 2 granddaughters aged 10 and 7. I had given them my shells from my first two Caminos and at the end of one they came and spent a week with me in Santiago. They had expressed a desire to revisit Santiago and maybe...
  3. Vince Rollason

    Starting Point Question for registering for Compostela

    On my second Camino I walked from SJPDP to Pamplona where I got very sick. I had to come home and have two weeks of antibiotics and another week of recovery. I then returned to Spain and walked from Sarria to SDC. I presented my credential and explained this to the person issuing the Compostela...
  4. Vince Rollason

    Water Quality on the French Route: Can You Drink from the Tap/Sink?

    Spanish tap water is perfectly safe to drink. At fountains etc if it is labelled Agua Potable this is drinking water. Agua Non Potable it is not drinking water. Buen camino Vince
  5. Vince Rollason

    Making friends on the camino

    Hello I did my first Camino 10 years ago when I was 60. On the second day I met a man in his late 20s from Korea. We walked together some times, we drifted apart, we met up again we ate and slept together at various times during our 33 days of walking. On my 4th Camino at 66 I met a young...
  6. Vince Rollason

    All the single ladies, all the single ladies

    Hello I am a 70 year old male and walked my first Camino ten years ago. I have met and walked a while with several solo females. On two occasions once on the Camino Frances and once on Camino da Costa I teamed up with solo females and we walked together for a couple of hundred kilometres. We...
  7. Vince Rollason

    ATM withdrawal

    Hi Cilla I was there in May/June this year and the limit was 300 euros a day. hope this helps. Buen Camino Vince
  8. Vince Rollason

    Problems convincing youth to go on a Camino...any experience?

    I can't help you with teens but I can tell you of my experience this year and perhaps it will give you some hope. When I walked my first Camino my granddaughter was not even a year old. I gave her my shell when I finished. A few years later my second granddaughter then aged 4 asked where her...
  9. Vince Rollason

    Pillow

    There is no need. Every alberque I have ever stayed in has provided pillows and pillow cases. Even May/June this year post covid.
  10. Vince Rollason

    Etiquette/ what to wear at churches

    Hello I don't know if this will help but here goes. I was born to an Irish Catholic mother and a CofE Brummie father so brought up Roman Catholic and schooled as such. I learned of the Camino at school and it was always in my mind. I lost all faith and eventually, in my 40's, through family...
  11. Vince Rollason

    Aqua para beber- drinking water

    Hi Agua potable is drinking water. Agua non potable is not for drinking. That is all you need to look out for. Buen Camino Vince
  12. Vince Rollason

    How to get my parents permission to go?

    Hello I can only reply to you as a 69-year-old grandfather with four Caminos behind him. I have always started my journeys walking alone but have never been alone, if you understand my meaning. I guess your parents are concerned for your safety and while I can understand this, they need not...
  13. Vince Rollason

    My Shell!

    Yes. My brain is not in gear today I meant not enough of a stretch. Melide is a possible stop for us depending on how things are going.
  14. Vince Rollason

    My Shell!

    Yes. I realised as soon as I pressed send. We have only managed to negotiate an extra week off school for them after the half term break. Melide would be too much of a stretch.
  15. Vince Rollason

    My Shell!

    How lovely. Let me tell you a story about my shells. When I finished my first Camino, I had a one-year-old granddaughter and I gave her my shell which she keeps in a memory box. One day a few years later I walked in and she was showing this to my second granddaughter who looks up and asks...
  16. Vince Rollason

    Travel Pre paid debit cards

    Hi Rowie I am also from the UK and have been 4 times on the Camino. I only took an initial supply of Euros and used my bank card and credit card without any problems. hope this helps. Buen Camino Vince
  17. Vince Rollason

    Looking for a Camino T-shirt online

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  18. Vince Rollason

    Is it okay to want to walk the Frances alone?

    Hi. When I walked my first Camino my son was due to come with me but some work problems meant he had to pull out at the last minute. I decided to carry on and go alone. He flew out to Santiago to spend a week with me at the end. The first thing I said to him on arrival was "don't take this the...
  19. Vince Rollason

    Post-Camino Travel: A Mistake or a Blessing?

    Ater completing each of my Caminos I have spent at least a week in Santiago itself before returning home. I have hired a car and used public transport to get around the area. There is plenty to see and do and I found this to be a good wind down from the Camino and it was good to meet up again...
  20. Vince Rollason

    Which Camino to choose?

    Hi Jimmy I walked the costal route in April 2019. It is beautiful and not overly demanding. However, be prepared for the storms that come in off the Atlantic. The days it rained were some of the wettest I experienced on my Caminos and the sunny days were a dream but I guess that is the same...

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