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  1. bergmannfamily

    When using booking.com, double check a city location first... it can be confusing...

    We almost booked a hotel in Santiago, Chile, for the last night of our camino. Thankfully we caught it before committing the dollars. We couldn't figure out how far it was from the cathedral.
  2. bergmannfamily

    Look behind you!!

    Our camino frances and fisterra was just over 1200 km long as we spent time exploring almost every extra site mentioned in Brierley. It made days tiring but wonderful. May he rest in peace.
  3. bergmannfamily

    Walking the Camino at age 95!

    Late to this discussion, but I had both knees replaced in 2017. We did the Frances in 2021 and it was wonderful to walk without that terrible pain. A camino is more than just possible! The most important thing in my opinion is to get as much mobility to the knee as you can. Aggressive...
  4. bergmannfamily

    The very best souvenir from the Camino!

    I loved caldo galego! The pictures are so good I can almost taste it. Definitely my favourite food from Galicia. Thank you for a memory of the senses.
  5. bergmannfamily

    LIVE from the Camino Losing motivation after believing you can finish

    Woo-hoo! Congratulations.
  6. bergmannfamily

    LIVE from the Camino Losing motivation after believing you can finish

    Hi hawkeyepierce ( I love the name, the character is one of the reasons I went into Medicine) I recall a half dozen mornings in the last two weeks when we did our camino that I sat up in the morning and my feet would refuse to swing over the side of the bed. They adamantly were not going to...
  7. bergmannfamily

    Anyone else already rocking a Pilgrim's Tan?

    So our camino tans were unlike any other tan I have ever had. The best tan was on the back of the calves, and then the next best was the left side of the body. By the time we reached Sarria you could tell who had walked the whole Frances because we all had the same tans from always walking...
  8. bergmannfamily

    Is the Camino for the poor??

    This may be hijacking the thread somewhat, so ignore if you like. Poor folks have a difficult time making it to the camino to walk the camino, but the camino is surrounded by poor people who are living their lives on and around the camino, but as pilgrims in their land our lives intersect with...
  9. bergmannfamily

    LIVE from the Camino Paq Peregrino - our experience

    We have never forwarded our stuff but we are using the Correos paq mochila service to move our bags. They have been exceptional. This morning they arrived at our albuerge too early and came to our private room to ask if they could collect our bags a bit early. They were quite apologetic. Finding...
  10. bergmannfamily

    LIVE from the Camino Just cleared customs in Paris from the US

    We are a bit stressed also. I was immunized with two Pfizer doses, but my wife received one Pfizer and one Moderna, as per the "Canadian' plan. At this time France does not recognize her vaccine as valid. Then we have to figure out how to get our paper info from Canada into the French app...
  11. bergmannfamily

    Knee Problems that you can fix yourself - knee effusion

    That guy has gonads bigger than his brains. As an ER doc with 29 years experience I cringe at stuff like this. Draining a knee is not done if it can still bend 90°. The approach from a sitting position is not very successful. The 'sterile technique' is appalling. Don't try this at home...

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