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  1. ortemio

    Best weather app for Spain?

    Windy best app
  2. ortemio

    Latest Camino Fad .

    That reminds me of the newest REI backpacking product, "Dehydrated water" , no weight and no space taken, just add a bit of hydrogen and some oxygen and whala , water!
  3. ortemio

    Works of Kan Kozaki

    I found this artist works while looking for god knows what. I was perplexed when I paid attention to the detail. He must have been a caminante at some point in his life. Enjoy! Link to works :: works of Kosaki
  4. ortemio

    The Camino Isn’t A Pilgrimage Anymore

    we walk and ruminate on many things, at some point we get stuck ruminating about what's going on w the other caminantes. it is tough to let it go. Who cares if they skip a stage or all of them, or take a taxi or a bus, or use poles or have an expensive backpack or wear boots or trail shoes ...
  5. ortemio

    What do you do to remain mindful?

    My mantra from day one has been very simple, and remains the same, regardless of speed, weather, company or state of mind one step, one step, one step, one step, one step, one step ad infinitum ...
  6. ortemio

    How do you train for the Camino?

    Hi C, Living in flat Florida is tough to train for the variable terrain in Spain. So my training adaptation is to train every day about 10km with the following additions ... 1) This one helps so there are no surprises when you add the backpack that first day at the starting point : Henkelion...
  7. ortemio

    LIVE from the Camino Snow/Rain info source

    Great app, I use it every day. The last couple of weeks it has been very useful. The rain in Galicia has been unreal and every predicted moment of no rain a blessing!
  8. ortemio

    Buying a Hamlet in Galicia

    I saved this the other day for future reference, maybe it can help answer some of the questions ... https://www.wanderingearl.com/non-lucrative-visa-spain-apply-one-week/?fbclid=IwAR1AJTvS3TqBs8D68jYb4egd--QT81GOW1JYRc17cYJmVS4y7TRLcCo51QM&sfns=mo
  9. ortemio

    SNCF Sale on (Late January)

    Last year I traveled from Marseille to Barcelona to Valencia. In Barcelona the computer would not recognize the ticket because it was purchased at SNCF. For some reason if you purchase the tickets in France things dont translate in Spain. Luckily I speak spanish and was able to find a kind...
  10. ortemio

    Recommendations for a non crowded ‘pilgrimage’

    Camino Vasco Interior gets you some reprieve from the crowds for the 1st 1/3 of the way. It is quiet, good lodging and some of the best views ...
  11. ortemio

    When did you first become 'camino conscious'?

    I was visiting some friends in San Sebastian, Spain. Their south fence is part of the camino del norte. One morning I saw a couple of nuns with hiking boots and backpacks going by, curiosity got the best of me and I went after them. After a few minutes listening to them I was hooked. I was in...
  12. ortemio

    Ready to start already

    I'll see you along the way, I'll have an orange rectangular trash bag looking backpack ;-) . I start saturday/sunday from pamplona.

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