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  1. DJwalKing

    Advice please

    I noticed that Ivar has just added a new rule for the forum to address this. No more discussions about whether people on the camino are a "tourist" vs. a "pilgrim" Others' judgement has more to do with them than with you. Do the Camino your way. That was one of my biggest lessons when I did it...
  2. DJwalKing

    Finished my first Camino Frances. Thank you Forum for all your advice.

    Do stay for the communal meal at Orisson! I met the people who have become lifelong friends there. Seven years later we're still looking for reunion opportunities.
  3. DJwalKing

    Renting horses to O Cebreiro

    I had planned to walk to O Cebreiro, but the woman I was walking with has scoliosis and didn't think she'd be able to make it on foot, so I decided to ride up with her last minute. It was thoroughly enjoyable! It's a very slow, leisurely walk with the horses nose to tail. Victor held the horses...
  4. DJwalKing

    Accomodation in SJPdP

    Does anyone have a recommendation for a place to stay if you'll be staying in SJPdP for a week or more? I'm thinking of voluteering at the pilgrim office next year and I believe I will need to make my own accommodations. Not sure if any of the places mentioned here allow longer stays or if they...
  5. DJwalKing

    UK Guardian story today

    "There are two Caminos, one external and one internal. The external reaches its destination; the internal never does" Truer words were never spoken.
  6. DJwalKing

    Anyone done a Camino Frances with someone with limited mobility

    You may want to see if you can find the video "I'll Push You." A heartwarming story of two friends, one with a neurological disease, who did the Camino together. Buen Camino to you both. I admire your courage and your family member's tenacity.
  7. DJwalKing

    If the Camino Frances stays crazy...

    You've gotten so much great advice, but thought I'd chime in with a few more cents worth! You can get caught up in the 'bed rush' if you choose, or you can trust the Camino to provide -- and then stay away from the guidebook end stages. Those towns/villages were the places last year (which was a...
  8. DJwalKing

    Day One - Survived!

    Congratulations, Mariam! You did it! What an accomplishment. And just the beginning of what will be a magnificent Camino, I'm sure. Already it's showing you how much you can trust in being taken care of. :-)
  9. DJwalKing

    Lodging reservations needed on Camino Frances?

    For me, a lot of the experience was being able to be spontaneous. To go as far as I wanted or needed to go. To stop when something felt right (or when I was too tired to go on). If you book, you can't do that. Also, if the distances you choose are too far apart, you will push yourselves to go...
  10. DJwalKing

    Camino Day 1 From Sjdp. A Bit Scared !!!

    I understand your worry, Karen. Like you, I was most worried about crossing the Pyrenees. Last year when I walked my first Camino, I was a 60 years old solo woman and hadn't trained. I spent the first night at Orisson (highly recommended!!!!) and day 2 crossed the Pyrenees in 30 degree...
  11. DJwalKing

    Looking for Daniel from England...walking with crutches

    Thank you SO much t2Andreo!! I am thrilled to find out that Daniel did arrive in Santiago and received his Compostela. He was an inspiration to me at the very beginning and it makes my heart soar to hear how much he inspired others all along the Way, and that he completed this daunting journey...
  12. DJwalKing

    Looking for Daniel from England...walking with crutches

    Thank you!!! That means he made it within his 90 day window!! He started in SJPP in early May. I started on the 7th and met him on my second day. I think he had already been walking for about 5 days at that time.
  13. DJwalKing

    Dangers in the Pyrenees?

    Hi Matt I get out of breath going up hills, too!! :-) I understand your nervousness, I was, too. I didn't find the first day (from SJPP to Orisson) all that difficult. There were only a couple of kilometers that were particularly steep. As for the rest of the crossing to Roncesvalles, I...
  14. DJwalKing

    Dangers in the Pyrenees?

    Thanks for sharing (again), Mark. Wow, only 3 minutes to cross the Pyrenees! But even at that speed, it was a great reminder that it wasn't all that steep or that hard!;)
  15. DJwalKing

    Dangers in the Pyrenees?

    Hi Matt The only part of the Camino I was truly worried about before starting was crossing the Pyrenees. I am not a big hiker. And I hate climbing hills (much less mountains!) The weather when we crossed was 30 degrees with a 50MPH head wind and freezing rain. It wasn't easy. But it wasn't all...
  16. DJwalKing

    It is with a heavy heart....

    So sorry to hear about your losses, Lee. One thing I learned on the Camino is that the experience of it begins long before arriving "in country" and actually never ends. I have only recently returned from my first Camino and I know that now is when the actual practice of putting the learning...
  17. DJwalKing

    Looking for Daniel from England...walking with crutches

    Thanks to everyone who responded to my thread. I have tracked Daniel down, he's still walking!, got a last name, and have connected with him on Facebook. I am so grateful to everyone for the help. As one pilgrim said: The Camino provides!
  18. DJwalKing

    Looking for Daniel from England...walking with crutches

    Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who responded with Daniel sightings. My heart is soaring with the knowledge that Daniel is still on the Camino and doing well! I will continue to keep him in my prayers and send him love and encouraging thoughts!
  19. DJwalKing

    Looking for Daniel from England...walking with crutches

    Has anyone met Daniel from England, a young man who has cerebral palsy and is walking with crutches? I met him on my second day on the Camino. He's an amazing young man and I carried a prayer for him the entire way to Santiago. I thought of him often, especially in those more treacherous areas...
  20. DJwalKing

    Walking from SJPDP to Roncesvalles around 10 in the morning. Would it be too late?

    I completely agree with everyone who has advised you to either leave the next day or make a reservation at Orisson, if possible. I started the Camino on May 7th in SJPP and only went as far as Orrison. It was wonderful for two reasons: it broke up the pass over the Pyrenees and I formed deep...

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