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    Snow at O Cebreiro

    Hi, I was working at the 'English' refugio in Rabanal during the 1st week of November and we had snow showers - winter has definitely arrived in the mountains.
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    Happy New Year!

    Hi Arn and Happy New Year :) Regarding the knee problem it might be solved by treating it gently :!: , it's allowed :!: . In 1997 I met a German pilgrim whose knee had locked as he approached Cahors on the Le Puy route in 1996. He picked up again in 1997, having had an operation on the knee...
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    Tired hospitaleros

    Hi Sil :) Thanks for the post re tired hospitaleros :( Just thought I'd add some thoughts to the discussion. For those of us who do only 2 weeks as hospitaleros the work is tiring but very rewarding, and working for a short time it's relatively easy to keep up enthusiasm and give a smile to...
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    self-guided tour groups on the Camino

    Hi All :) I suppose I'm a bit late on this topic but just been going down the posts and some thoughts came to mind. These thoughts are just that, not criticisms of anything others have said. When walking with a Dutch pilgrims in 1996 one told us that he was going home to a broken marriage. I...
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    Special moments

    Hi Sil, :) Thank you for the report and along the same lines as the blog you reported: the Dominican Sisters in Lascabanes, on the Le Puy route, used to welcome pilgrims but I think the work has become too much for them. However there is a gite next to the church in the village. Each evening a...
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    Only 16 more to go

    Hi Karin and Minnie, :) I think there's a chance you ( one or both) may be passing through Rabanal during 2nd half of June. I'll be working as hospitalero at refugio Gaucelmo and will be wearing sun hat with forum badge - hope you have time to say 'Hello', perhaps even stop the night. Buen...
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    Arn in Santiago

    Hi all :) 200 km on crutches :!: I'm absolutely gobsmacked, as they say in NE England. If I had had an injury that bad I think I would have cried and gone home! Well done Arn, I'm sure you'll be back. Hope you have a speedy recovery, and maybe you'll be in the Class of 2009! Best wishes, Brendan
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    May is the most popular month - St Jean

    Hi Sil, :) Thanks for posting the stats re pilgrims in May. In practical terms it means full refugios. When working as hospitalero in Rabanal in last 2 weeks of May last year there were 3 nights when every bed in the village was taken and pilgrims were on mattresses on the floors of at least 2...
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    2010 Holy Year

    Hi Folks, Re numbers of pilgrims for 2010. In 2003 there were planning meetings to anticipate the million pigrims estimated for 2004 - it just didn't happen. It seems that many pilgrims deferred their journey to 2005 - it was certainly busy at times that year. Brendan
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    Statistics

    Hi Sil, Hapy New Year :) and thanks for stats. Brendan
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    Accommodation in the Morvan/ Massif Central ... and keeping

    Hi Rae, Just a little bit of info re Pilgrimage from Vezelay to Le Puy. If after this you think I can help we can go into more detail. ( Maybe best then to go on to private mail.) In 2005 I set off from home, crossed to Amsterdam aiming for Le Puy, I thought a more direct route via roads was...
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    Wine: The Pilgrimage BIERZO

    I've only just come across this post. My previous info was that the Bierzo wine was hard to get hold of outside of its own region in Spain. In Spain it tasted wonderful. Brendan
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    snow storm in October?????

    Hi Dorothee, You mentioned the clothing you wanted to take. However it is really a matter of taking the clothing that the conditions may demand. Respect the mountains, remember that Astorga is 869m and you are climbing from there to over 1500m at the Cruz de Ferro, heading towards O Cebreiro y...
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    Video: The naked pilgrim (must see)

    Hi Ivar, Thanks for posting 'The Naked Pilgrim' which was first shown on UK Tv. I would recommend everyone to see it. We often concentrate on the physical aspects of the Pilgrimage, and while the spiritual is mentioned we rarely get to see the effects on another pilgrim. Bearing in mind that a...
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    A Striking Sew (iron?) on badge or patch

    bades/patches Hi John, You appear to be have some difficulty re an emblem for your pack. Why not try DIY and get hold of a shell yourself. You can then attach it anywhere you want, tie it to your staff, if you carry one, fix it with string onto the pack ......etc. Perhaps you can...
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    How to Become a Hospitalero/a?

    how to become an hospitalero/a Hi John, Great to hear from someone who wants to put something back into the pilgrimage as hospitalero. As Jeff001 says, the Confraternity of St. James, England, have two refugios, one at Rabanal del Camino, just after Astorga on the Camino...

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