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  1. thetimman

    On the Camino, on this date in March...

    Today at 9:33 AM Add bookmark #1 Today, three years ago I started my only Camino de Santiago to date, in an all too brief period on the way to visit our son in Venice. I pray to get back, but am sanguine as to the possibilities. Even that one Camino Ingles changed my life forever. To join an...
  2. thetimman

    There is truth to the maxim “Be careful what you wish for”

    I guess this virus heard the many laments that the Frances was overcrowded. 😪
  3. thetimman

    To all pilgrims who have walked in France

    Thank you so much for your kindness in that thoughtful, detailed description! I am very grateful for it, and my yearning to get going is intense! Every time I think I‘ve settled on one, I think again. I may or may not have a companion on the way. My wife and I have travelled frequently to...
  4. thetimman

    To all pilgrims who have walked in France

    Merci to everyone who replied! I will certainly check back in here when the route is chosen and taken. I’m hoping for June— I suppose waiting too late in the Fall brings dicey weather into play? Anyone who has walked these routes, is Fall walking too chancy? Starting Sept, or Oct?
  5. thetimman

    To all pilgrims who have walked in France

    I am setting aside the time to walk another Camino. I have walked the Inglés first, due to time constraints, and now want to walk the Francés. But I want to start from France, about a month out or so from St. Jean. Can set aside 65-70 days. Therefore, the choice boils down to starting from Le...
  6. thetimman

    Cruz de Ferro Analogues on Other Routes?

    Thanks for the reply. Yes, I meant more like a generally recognized place for that sort of thing, like the stones piled at the Cruz de Ferro.
  7. thetimman

    Cruz de Ferro Analogues on Other Routes?

    i was wondering if there were any sites on routes other than the Frances akin to the Cruz de Ferro, where pilgrims place their burdens, spiritually-speaking. Anybody know?
  8. thetimman

    anyone sneakily enjoy that little bit of hardship / suffering ?

    Suffering, when offered up, can be spiritually beneficial. Not perhaps a commonly held opinion, but I offer it to those who undertake the pilgrimage for religious reasons. For all people, though, the suffering makes the pleasures more memorable and treasured, don't you think?

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