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  1. jeffnd

    What to carry in my wallet

    I recommend getting some euros from a bank in the US so you have some money ready to go when you land. Even though I had informed my bank when and where I would be traveling, my card still didn't work when I got over to Europe and it took me a while to get the situation fixed.
  2. jeffnd

    To Shell-ack or Not?

    I can't tell you how many times I dropped my shell. It did not break.
  3. jeffnd

    Some folks just really don't get it ....

    Neither had I. I saw many pilgrims, those who were in fantastic physical shape, real athletes. I saw them up at the crack of dawn each morning, breezing along the path like it was nothing, passing my fat butt who was huffing and puffing after half a mile on flat ground like I was standing...
  4. jeffnd

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2018?

    I made 25 miles in 2 days, before I decided to give up and go home. The back of my heels were torn to shreds, I could barely walk because of pain in my back and legs. (This is in spite of the training I did.) I had planned to walk all of the trail through North Dakota, a distance of 430 miles...
  5. jeffnd

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2018?

    Made it about 25 miles on the North Country Trail through North Dakota, well short of the 430 I'd hoped to do. Waiting to learn these lessons that failure is supposed to bring. :confused:
  6. jeffnd

    Beware of the Ides of June!

    I didn't realize how big soccer was until I was O Pedrouzo and the albergue let us stay out past curfew to watch a game at the bar.
  7. jeffnd

    Dollar rises against Euro

    I think I worded that wrong. What I meant was in 2015 my dollar would have went a lot farther in Spain. I don't have my exact numbers, but if I spent 30 euros a day in 2014, it cost me $42 a day, or $1470 in total day expenses over 35 days. Now in 2015, those same 30 euros would have only been...
  8. jeffnd

    Dollar rises against Euro

    I walked 2014. 1 euro was around $1.40. A year later is was $1.06. I heard my bank account weeping...
  9. jeffnd

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2018?

    Actually, there is trail through the North Dakota Badlands. It's called the Maah Daah Hey Trail. http://mdhta.com It's 140 miles (recently expanded from 99 miles). The name comes from a Mandan phrase, roughly translated it means, "Something that has been here for a long time." People wanting...
  10. jeffnd

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2018?

    This summer, probably in early July, I'll be doing a section hike of the North Country Trail. The North Country Trail is a hiking trail that runs from New York to North Dakota. Being a North Dakota resident, I'll be hiking my home state. The "section" is 430 miles. (The entire NCT is 4600 miles!)
  11. jeffnd

    A Historical Question - Where are they today?

    Sorry for the confusion, that pic is from one of the bells in the courtyard.
  12. jeffnd

    A Historical Question - Where are they today?

    Good thing someone decided to get a close up of the date on one of the bells, it might help shed some light on the subject!
  13. jeffnd

    Roman Roads // Camino connectors

    I don't have the book in front of me, but Brierley mentions some of the Roman roads of the Frances in his guidebook. It says that they aren't sure where the bedrock to build them up came from, since there were no quarries nearby. The Romans would have had to have hauled the stone in from...
  14. jeffnd

    Beverage of choice?

    Aquarius Limon
  15. jeffnd

    The right credencial?

    I filled up my first credencial, which I got from American Pilgrims on the Camino, in Ponferrada, and purchased a new one at the albergue there. In Santiago, I got the stamp of the cathedral in both of them.
  16. jeffnd

    Trail magic on the Camino

    That water fountain, right outside Roncesvalles on the highway. I was not at all prepared for the climb from Valcarlos. It was early March, but it had been such a hot day. I did my best to conserve the water I had, but I still burned through it and was so parched by the time we got to the...
  17. jeffnd

    Vegan on the Camino!

    Like others have said in this thread and before, many people have been served so-called vegetarian dishes only to find fowl and fish, or something made with a meat broth. Just something to be aware of. Of course you can assure yourself of a meat-free meal if you do your own cooking.
  18. jeffnd

    6 Words

    Never pass up a good sandwich.
  19. jeffnd

    How accessible and frequent are bathrooms on the Camino?

    Should you find yourself in desperate need of a toilet, I guarantee the closest one will be at least 6 km away...
  20. jeffnd

    The Apostle Santiago ‘too sexy and erotic’

    So, I was reading the blurb and saw just the top half of the picture. It reminded me of some thoughts I had while walking the Camino. St. James and the other apostles are usually depicted as borderline elderly in art. But, assuming they were all roughly the same age as Jesus, he would have been...

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