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  1. indyrem

    Sad death of Irish pilgrim after completing the Oviedo route.

    RIP Seamus. Condolences to the family.
  2. indyrem

    A funny story...

    How funny!! When I told my 2 sons I'll walk the Camino Frances in 2013 from SJPP by myself here's their response: Oldest son: you won't make it, Mom-that's a lot of walking at your age (I was a young 69 yo). Son #2: if you really want to do it Mom go for it -just be careful. Oldest son: ok...
  3. indyrem

    With a heavy heart

    May eternal peace rest upon her soul. My heartfelt condolences to her family and friends. Truly a sad year for the Camino what with the losses that happened. God bless us all.
  4. indyrem

    Movie A Walk in the Woods

    So will I!! Loved the book-made me laugh so hard I almost p__d my pants!
  5. indyrem

    Prayers for S and L

    Prayers for S & L and God bless them and you.
  6. indyrem

    What to Expect on the Camino (for prospective pilgrims)

    My exact feelings when I walked in 2013 - feelings that will be with me for the rest of my life.
  7. indyrem

    Things the Camino needs more of

    I carried a trowel with me on my Camino. Fortunately only had to use it only a few times as there's always a bar, restaurant nearby where I can buy something & not feel guilty using their toilets. I also learned to "do my thing" before leaving the albergues which tied me over for a few hours...
  8. indyrem

    How Fit Were You at the Start?

    Hi Katie51- I agree with you-I bought a small pack of lambswool from the drugstore here in Indy to add to my first aid kit, very inexpensive. I was glad I did. When my left toe was sore I'd wrap it with a thin layer of lambswool, then taped it. It really helped avoiding blisters. On my next...
  9. indyrem

    How Fit Were You at the Start?

    Hi LesBrass, I walked the Camino Frances from SJPP to Santiago last year in the summer. I was not physically fit & a little overweight. Living in flatland Indianapolis didn't help either. I must have trained to walk about 4 months during the summer a year prior to my Camino. I think what helped...
  10. indyrem

    Why mention miles when Europe uses km's ?

    I was born & raised in Manila, the Philippines which uses the metric system so we were taught the metric system in school. Then my family migrated to the U.S. in 1971. Needless to say I was so confused to find out that the "good old U.S. of A " uses the English system & it took me a while to get...
  11. indyrem

    Why does everyone have an opinion!

    Hi, LesBrass- Listen to the peregrinos that encourage you not the ones that discourage you. This is "Your" Camino. You walk it in however way you want to do it. You're walking this pilgrimage for yourself & for whatever reason only known to yourself. I walked from SJPP to Santiago almost a year...
  12. indyrem

    Galicia and its horreos

    You and me both but it took me a lot longer to know what they were until I finally asked a local what they were.
  13. indyrem

    Tears on the Camino. The gift of tears.

    The first time I shed some tears was when I reached Cruz de Ferro & laid the stone with my daughter's picture glued on it. I lost her to cancer 9 years ago. And sometimes while walking I would think of my parents who also had passed years ago & the regrets & pain I felt because I did not think I...
  14. indyrem

    Small unexpected kindnesses on the Camino

    M My friend and I underestimated how far we still had to go before the next town walking from Portomarin. We both exhausted our water & food. Being a diabetic I needed food every 2-3 hours. There were no pilgrims & no cafe or bar that we can see in the distance. I told my friend I needed to...
  15. indyrem

    People like us?

    I am Asian American & looked more Asian so of course I've been mistaken for Japanese, Korean, Chinese but never American until I open my mouth and say "Hi" to pilgrims/people I meet in cafés/bars. While walking & greeting fellow pilgrims "Buen Camino" I would hear them say in their language...
  16. indyrem

    Following one's heart or one's head?

    I started training in 2012 for my Camino in the summer of 2013 and I got different reactions from family & friends. My husband & middle son were supportive but my oldest son wanted me to break my pilgrimage in 2 or 3 stages . He was worried I might not be able to make it. He said I was not on...
  17. indyrem

    Suggestions - weight loss

    I walked from SJPP to Santiago in June to July of this year. I knew I've lost weight I just didn't know how much until I got home & weighed myself. I lost 10 lbs ! I did not watch what I ate, in fact I ate every thing while on the Camino. So don't worry about gaining weight- you will be walking...
  18. indyrem

    What is a Compostela? What is it not?

    Hi Rory, I'm a fellow Hoosier & I finished my Camino from SJPP to Santiago 3 mons ago. Like you I had no expectations just a "me" time & to commune with my God. Like you I had a very moving experience at the Cruz de Ferro. I laid a stone with my daughter's picture on that hill. She was a very...
  19. indyrem

    Thankyou and goodbye

    Oh please, not you and Tia Valeria!! I will miss reading your sane comments as opposed to some of the insane and sometimes thoughtless posts we see in the Forum. I know that sometimes some pilgrims have to post just to show they know more than the previous poster ( in short tactless &...
  20. indyrem

    And you thought Peregrinos could whine

    Stop now you guys, I have tears running down my cheeks & I don't want to die laughing!!!! Indyrem

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