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    Tattoo

    Do it for you! I’ve had friends flip out over my tattoos, but it’s their problem, not mine. I love my pretty, artistic tattoos, and they have deep, sacramental meaning to me. Zero regrets. I can understand why some people are turned off by more subversive tattoo imagery, which is sometimes dark...
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    Tattoo

    Highly recommend the studio called “Dr Mortiis” Rua de San Pedro 96. I got a custom tattoo - the artist created it from a pic I had on my phone. Got this tattoo in 2017 and it is still pretty sharp and crisp. Blurring is normal as tattoos age, even more so on an older person like me, but I’ve...
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    Cold walk

    I love this, I love how it began as a narrative and gently morphed into poetry. I often had similar thoughts too, and sometimes thought I felt ancient presences, especially while pausing at pilgrim hospital ruins. The journey must have been so much more of a struggle and a sacrifice without...
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    Staying motivated between Caminos

    Yaktrax are ice cleats (but not for climbing), similar concept as snow chains for cars, inexpensive, and easy to put on. I got the basic kind with steel coils and they are perfect for my use, but I think they also have a heavier duty model that has actual metal chains. There are lots of hand...
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    Staying motivated between Caminos

    I hear you Peter. Sounds like you are unusually sensitive to the cold, and that can really kill a workout routine, in spite of your heartfelt desire to get Camino-ready. Not only are your exercise options severely limited, but you also experience actual pain in the cold. Add in the stubbornness...
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    A hard landing upon returning home

    I love this thread. Great responses. Now you know, April from PDX, that you are not alone in struggling with dreaded PCS (Post-Camino Syndrome). Alas, there is no real cure, although a repeat Camino (with extra time built in at the end before returning home) can alleviate the symptoms. You...
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    On the Camino, on this date in April...

    @OzAnnie - what a stunning photo! WOW. In 2018 I sat on that very bridge in Ponferrada for a good 45 minutes, pondering whether to go left & take the Invierno, with its much sparser crowds, or turn right & stay with the flow of numerous pilgrims along the CF. Decided to consult my “pocket...
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    On the Camino, on this date in April...

    Thanks Ed! 🙂
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    On the Camino, on this date in April...

    1 April 2018 - Easter Sunday Roncesvalles The day before (31 March) I’d set out in light rain from St. Jean. Napoleon route was closed so of course I chose Valcarlos. As I gained altitude, the light rain & hail turned to light snow. Pretty! (I’m a California girl so snow is a novelty.) Then the...
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    What is your perspective on this rather metaphysical question?

    Thanks Rebekah! Best answer of the thread. Gets right to the heart of Faye’s question. Agree that the Camino is a (wonderful) tourist bubble, but likely not the “real” Spain (I say this based on spending two weeks volunteering in Santiago... I did not feel especially welcomed by locals even...
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    What's the one thing in your pack, that you absolutely CANNOT do without...and why?

    Got pictures?
  12. leichecerca

    A 'One Word' Why?

    Magic
  13. leichecerca

    Walking a Camino is a Very Selfish Act - Isn't it?

    Wonderful to read these responses, and thank you @Robo for bringing up this topic. Since my first Camino in 2017, and following my 2nd in 2018, I have been utterly haunted by a desire to return. @t2andreo 's posts about volunteering in Santiago greatly inspired me, so I had the honor of giving...
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    Avoiding the breakfast trap?

    Great suggestion (to try and recalibrate the timing of your need for coffee). Or (take a breath) maybe consider going without it? I am a lifelong coffee addict, but I weaned myself off it before I went on my Camino — and I was so glad I did. Coffee was just not available in most albergues, so I...
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    LIVE from the Camino A new threat to my pilgrim tolerance and zen-like state of relaxation

    Frequent morning showerer here. It *never* caused me blisters. Loved it because (a) I am not a morning person & it helped wake up stiff muscles/creaky brain/wash off night sweat, and (b) I was always assured of hot water. Never did it if the shower was too close to the beds or would block...
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    If you had only one word ...

    sublime
  17. leichecerca

    Show me your tattoo

    These are wise words and good advice. That said, I got inked in Santiago — it was important to me to be able to do it in the place where I finished my journey — and my tattoo and i survived just fine. It still looks fresh and dark over a year later. Post-inking care is very important, but it was...
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    Show me your tattoo

    To commemorate my first Camino in 2017, when I arrived in Santiago I got a “unalome” tattooed on my forearm. It works on two levels: It’s a pretty spiral doodle, but (more importantly) it also has deep spiritual significance for me. The origins of the unalome are murky, but according to my...
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    Why so many green doors in Spain?

    me too me too! i photographed this same fascinating door in Estella, just across the way from the Cathedral.
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    Dazed or confused after Camino?

    I can totally relate… Tears in my eyes as I read this thread. Completed my first Camino (the Frances) in early May of this year, returned to my formerly beloved apartment in a beautiful city I have always loved, but that suddenly feels like a stranger's place, filled with things that I don't...

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