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  1. Walkerooni

    Best app to accurately record distances, elevation and descent per day

    Google "Gronze available in English". Not an app, but it's there.
  2. Walkerooni

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    The only thing that really concerned me the first time were the logistics of getting to the "start line". Friends had told me that after that, everything would just unfold as it should. They were right.
  3. Walkerooni

    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    To be fair, in the movie he learned of the death of his son, and a few days later was in SJPdP to collect his remains, only thereafter deciding to walk the Camino himself to honor his son. I think in the same circumstances, most of us would not have decided on the flight over to sign up for...
  4. Walkerooni

    Diversity on the Camino

    On my first Camino I met people from over 40 countries, and on my second, over 30. All heights, weights, personalities, hair colors, skin colors, and size of feet. I have travelled a lot and nowhere have I found the level of diversity in both landscape and people that the Camino provides! But I...
  5. Walkerooni

    Albergue San Miguel, the painting albergue, is on sale for personal reasons!

    I stayed this September and loved it! In between a very warm welcome from Arturo and his wife, and a goodbye hug to send me on my way, I really enjoyed the beautiful paintings done by current and past pilgrims. Nice facilities with a lovely outdoor patio. Arturo, I have informed Canadian...
  6. Walkerooni

    What I lost on the Camino

    Which brings me back to a former post...how do some of you make it out of your driveways? 🤣😂
  7. Walkerooni

    Finisterre -it’s raining cats and dogs- should I just sleep in?

    Finisterre is a soulless place with no vibe at all. Skip it. Go to Muxia.
  8. Walkerooni

    Lodging in the Meseta

    I walked the Meseta section a few weeks ago. Can't comment on municipals, but found every private albergue I stayed at was anywhere from 10-50% full. It was dead out there the last week of August, when in a full day of walking I typically saw anywhere from 4-10 pilgrims .
  9. Walkerooni

    The “new normal” isn’t necessarily bad

    Currently walking CF, not booking, not getting up early--in fact often among the last to leave. Stopping wherever I feel like it. So far every albergue at least 1/2 empty. I love the spontaneity and freedom.
  10. Walkerooni

    Best options for paying and getting cash in Spain as a US citizen

    I informed my Canadian bank years ago about plans to travel. They said they don't need to be informed. I suppose the fact you've purchased a flight to another country using your credit card is their first clue.
  11. Walkerooni

    What surprised you the most?

    Do. Some of my most amazing photos were "behind" me.
  12. Walkerooni

    What surprised you the most?

    How wonderfully freeing the simplicity of life feels with just the open path in front a few things on your back. How overwhelmed I was with gratitude at being able to do this special thing in this beautiful place. The amazing people I met along the way--pilgrims and locals alike.
  13. Walkerooni

    Research on Pain Coping Strategies on the Camino

    It is NOT the job of a thesis committee to treat someone defending a thesis kindly! It IS the job of a thesis committee to treat the candidate FAIRLY and to grill the person defending their thesis to ensure academic integrity. I read through the questions. Agree with another poster that many...
  14. Walkerooni

    Injured. Requesting suggestions for a plan B

    Just a question...the OP says she’s looking for affordable accommodation, and several are suggesting a series of Paradores. 🤷‍♀️ Am I missing something?
  15. Walkerooni

    LIVE from the Camino Last Day Walking Blues

    Before I went, friends warned me that I could expect the last day to be anticlimactic. Great advice. Because it really did feel like it was more about journey than the destination and that the magic had already happened. Over the next few days it was fun to see people I knew arriving. But...
  16. Walkerooni

    Poppies

    I walked a spring Camino and loved the views of poppies going on forever! Simply amazing. Will be doing a fall Camino this year. Looking forward to a completely different look. But I WILL miss the poppies.
  17. Walkerooni

    Planning a Group Trip on Camino Trail with Offroad Wheelchair. Recommendations?

    I agree with Felce—this would have been good information to open your original post with! Much of the CF will be much easier than what is in your video. Many days will be similar. What a team! Enjoy.
  18. Walkerooni

    Planning a Group Trip on Camino Trail with Offroad Wheelchair. Recommendations?

    I see a lot of views of this post with but few replies. This is likely because most who have walked the full Frances are recalling the sections that were tough for us on our own. Much of it I can’t make suggestions on, but will offer bits that if not helpful, may at least steer you to things...
  19. Walkerooni

    Going "off stage" - Camino Frances

    When I did it I booked only in Orisson, then walked until I felt like stopping. Sometimes that place corresponded to a place at the end of the arbitrary “stage” in a guide, sometimes it did not. There was nothing to compare, as each place was a unique part of the whole. I found the mix...
  20. Walkerooni

    Easy ways to share Camino updates with family?

    Anything wrong with a simple group e-mail list? No apps required.

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