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  1. andylm65

    Afraid of top bed without fence

    Ask for a litera inferior. Lower bunk. Say “tengo miedo de caer “. I am afraid of falling.
  2. andylm65

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Yogurt, chocolate bars, packages of nuts, chocolate covered cookies, baguette. Onion, avocado , tomato, chorizo, fruit like peaches apples, oranges. Bananas.
  3. andylm65

    Is the Camino for the poor??

    Who is poor? Poor in what way? Of little means, or poor in spirit? It seems to me that the Camino is for those who desire to do it. Our whole lives are paths ñ. Sometimes our lives lead us to the Camino or another such pilgrimage, no?
  4. andylm65

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    Sopa de ajo 🧄
  5. andylm65

    Pilgrim Menus - what are your favourite items?

    Sopa de ajo 🧄
  6. andylm65

    A note on reserving beds and the spirit of the Camino

    I’d say, don’t injure yourself. There’s almost always a taxi availability on the major routes, for poor planning or whatever you want to call it.
  7. andylm65

    Is cash still King on camino?

    Is PayPal only an American thing?
  8. andylm65

    Opinion on Son walking the Camino

    This.^. In the US many of us are caught up in the flurry of acquisition and must do’s that we are tendered by advertising. To walk younger shows the lie in that. Even at a later age the lessons are there if you are willing to see. How little all the junk in life matters when all you need is in a...
  9. andylm65

    While Waiting to Walk - What are you doing?

    I am skiing cross country and snow showing. At least a couple hours maybe 4 days a week. And of course shoveling snow for an hour at least every time it snows. I’ll be walking and paddle boarding and canoeing soon. And gardening. Reading a lot. . . . Learning some more spanish..
  10. andylm65

    Something understood

    Thanks for the post. It was lovely.
  11. andylm65

    Pilgrim "customs"?

    Attend a mass or pilgrim blessing along the way. Visit the cathedrals whether you believe or not. Be kind and courteous. Ask for help if you need it. Offer help if you can. Greet people. Talk to people. Pay extra at the albergue if you can.
  12. andylm65

    Pilgrim "customs"?

    Maybe to pay more than the base amount at albergues when you can.
  13. andylm65

    Walking a Camino is a Very Selfish Act - Isn't it?

    Selfish only in the need to take care of yourself.
  14. andylm65

    Some of the science on what walking does for us.

    It has always been known, has it not? Just rediscovered. “Solvitur Amblando”.
  15. andylm65

    Why the hurry?

    Don’t take it personally. Those questions are about those people. Let it wash over you like water, certainly do not attach to resentment or annoyance. Find a nice neutral answer and let go. It depends on if you want to engage. ❤️
  16. andylm65

    Cathedral Closed...Is the Camino still worth it?

    The best ever mass I experienced was not even in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostella. It was at the church on the peninsula of Muxia. Nuestra Senora de los Barcas. It wasn’t until my return from Muxia to Compostella that I saw the botafumiero swing at a mass and really I mostly watched all...
  17. andylm65

    learn practical spanish online site

    What’s nice is you can do them over. I usually bomb the first time or two then start getting better.
  18. andylm65

    learn practical spanish online site

    Also spanishdict has lots of good quizzes! 😁

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