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    LIVE from the Camino @TiedyeAT on the Camino Francés

    Your writing, even more than the photo, evokes old dreams and future thoughts vividly. Thank you.
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    Flies. Just sayin…

    One should be careful deciding what is a significant issue for others. I was gently admonished, in October, for suggesting, tongue in cheek that the house fly was the Spanish "national bird." The fact remains that for the month on the Camino Frances, I ate no meals in restaurants without using...
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    LIVE from the Camino The Adventures of Dani7 on the Camino Francés

    As a former fellow Ottawan, I wish you all the best. Relax, enjoy. What happens will happen.
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    20% drop in pilgrim numbers at Roncesvalles

    I am in Galicia at the moment. I have never seen this many walkers, anywhere, on my previous 5 trips. As mentioned; not many in other parts
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    Accommodation in Morgade

    Just asked staff and they indicate somewhere around Nov 5th. Maybe longer, depending on the weather. They say they will be gone by the end of Nov. at the latest. Best to check when you are going to be in the area
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    Accommodation in Morgade

    Staying at Casa Mongrade at the moment. Easy place to recommend.
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    Winter Camino Francés video (arrived January 6th, 2021)

    "Longing for snow here on the west coast of Canada" What is your address? I'll send you some snow from Ontario. ;)
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    Illy is to Italy, what Delta is to Portugal... what is the ubiquitous coffee brand sold at bars along the Frances?

    Having been raised in a dairy area in Ontario Canada parts of Galacia are nostalgic. Places where the trail meanders between the house and barn of a farm are particularly redolent. The smell of cow patties rising off of the path and the smell of fermented feed grain wafting out of the barn...
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    Alternative route to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    I quite enjoyed the walk down the long hillside when you can see Santo Domingo della Calzada ahead of you. When I last walked there was the riot of colour, of different crops, off to my left and a herd of sheep in the field to my right. A man was working a large flock of sheep with two dogs...
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    Camino Snobs

    I would most definetly go ahead with wearing a kilt on the Camino. I have a full Ancient Christy kilt of 8 yards of good Scottish wool. However I would not wear it on the Camino. The care of it as well as the weight and weather variances make it impractical I feel. I wear a hiking kilt of man...
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    Is it good to sing and dance during Camino de Santiago?

    It is good to sing and dance wherever and whenever you get the chance. ;)
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    Camino Snobs

    I am 76. If I took mine off, they wouldn't cheer for very long:eek:
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    Camino Snobs

    This point of view annoys me to no end as a Canadian who has walked the Camino; or parts thereof, on five occasions, wearing a kilt. I even had a women advise me that I had better move along before her husband arrived as they had "heard" of me and as I had no right to the kilt, he was...
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    “Cheating”

    By the way, I meant to say to Barobins: Good for you for not being bothered by it. ;)
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    “Cheating”

    Oh dear...are we doing this again? I am an older man with a bad back who has been to the Camino five times including walking from Roncesvalles to Santiago. Prior to my last Camino, I was struck by a car while crossing the street. I was able to get up and move on with my life. However, since...
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    Help Albergue Santa Cruz in Sahagun

    Donated. A special place!
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    Observations on the Meseta, September 2019

    Thank you for this post. I have had some issues lately, both physical and emotional, and am 76. I was actively contemplating walking from Burgos to Astorga this month. I had just about talked myself out of it, due to time, cost etc, until I read this post. I have walked the Meseta twice and I...
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    The Camino does NOT start in StJpdP - discuss

    This should be interesting! A disclaimer: I started my Camino in Roncesvalles. I do remember arriving in Sarria and sauntering down by the station as the train arrived. There were "newbies" everywhere. The excitement was palpable. They were taking pictures of each other, street signs, stray...
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    From which country this pilgrim is from?

    While walking the West Highland Way, I had a Scot identify me as American. I replied that I was Canadian to which he replied: "what's the difference?" To which I replied: "oh you are English are you"? For some reason my question was more offensive to him than his was to me. ;)
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    Time: a relativity on the Camino

    This resonates with me on many levels. Those moments when "everything clicked.....your body can handle the task and your spirit glows". Beautifully expressed. Those moments, we get too few of in daily life, where there is no other place, physically or emotionally, that could be better or more...

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