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Wow! What a cool expression of your experience. I really love that shot of the pilgrims hanging clothes up on the washing lines at about 3:45 of your video. Beautiful work.
I too have shared my photographs, but it has also influenced my artistic expression in other ways. I've made stickers, and...
Great pics everyone!
Here's one from an early morning climb out of Villafranca:
Foggy Morning out of Villafranca by Jonathan Melot, on Flickr
And another, from somewhere after leaving Palas De Rei early in the morning:
Morning View by Jonathan Melot, on Flickr
I'm listening to the Camino podcast that Ivar so helpfully posted about and the host talks about walking St. Olav's behind a group of incarcerated men who had applied to be able to walk. 8 men, one warden, and a guide. Sounds like it still happens!
In regards to a towel, this is what I took and it was AWESOME. It gets crazy small, but unfolds to be a generous size towel (compared to what I saw being used around the albergues). Fast drying, easy to pack, and depending on the size it weighs in at 1.5 ounces. I think I ended up getting the...
Nice list! Yes, that bag is huge! I'd definitely try to find something smaller. I think you could save some serious weight on the sleeping bag though. I'm glad I brought a sleeping bag just for the flexibility, but it was just over a pound I believe. There's always the option of just a liner...
I had a similar issue... the day before arriving in SDC we booked a room on booking.com. When we got there the room was not as advertised. Only one bed as opposed to three, etc... So we didn't take the room. Booking.com still charged us a night for a cancelation fee as the property owner said...
I don't think you're crazy! I walk a lot more now that I'm home... and I don't go anywhere in particular. I just walk out on the country roads for 5 miles or so , and then turn around and walk home.
This is a hot issue all over the web. But, a photo's copyright belongs to the photographer who takes it. Just because the photographer choses to upload to a website does not transfer the copyright to anyone else. Publishing a photo on the web does also not place a photo in the public domain...
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