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  1. KJFSophie

    Steep passes on camino frances sjpd to logrono (fear of heights)

    Many people who express having a 'fear or heights' actually have a fear of 'falling', not heights. One can stand on a high, flat surface on a mountain and not have the anxiety that standing close to a cliff/railing on the edge of that mountain. I can't recall any edge hugging steep paths that...
  2. KJFSophie

    Favourite Accommodation Splurge along the Camino

    I stayed here in 2015, it was quite lovely. It was a bit off of the Camino itself and I was separated from my group of walkers, but it was a nice stay.
  3. KJFSophie

    Singing Nuns of Carrion de los Condes

    I was blessed to have had the opportunity to stay there on one of my walks. The singing, the beautiful community created meal was lovely. One of the most memorable stops for me. My recollection was there was a mass at night in the church near the convent where we were gifted a handmade star from...
  4. KJFSophie

    Camino awesome, Santiago not so much

    Wow @Kathar1na , I'm surprised to read your response and to learn the street artists are not allowed. I've seen these 'frozen statue' performers in the square on numerous camino. There was also once an old man with a scruffy dog wearing a pilgrim cape, hat, gourds...he wanted money to take a...
  5. KJFSophie

    Albergue kitchens closed down

    I did see a small group burn a big pot of rice to black, laugh, and leave it right on the stove top. In the morning, it was still there with no attempt made to even discard the contents or clean/soak the pot. I'm sure even after my effort to clean it, it had to be thrown away...( not sure why...
  6. KJFSophie

    Be prepared... pilgrim rescue

    I would like to see photos of your Buff hat...lol @t2andreo ...love the multi purposing. I once used a clothespin to clip my Altus Poncho hood to the visor on my cap, which was anchored to my head by a buff...got to love Camino fashion!
  7. KJFSophie

    Advice: should we attempt SJPP to Roncesvalles?

    I passed thru this way twice and plan to do the CF again in 2023. ( 2022 is the CP ) I loved the Pyrenees and will once again try to stay the night at Orisson so I know I can take my time enjoying this lovely pass. Twice now, the trek from Orisson to Roncesvailles were met with torrential...
  8. KJFSophie

    Is this a bad summer to go on the Camino

    The Via San Francisco was beautiful, but we hit it in a very difficult year. We walked in May/June following a hard and late winter, so the mountains were 'traumatized' with felled trees, uprooted forest sections, mudslides and missing trail markers. It was rather treacherous and I was...
  9. KJFSophie

    Is this a bad summer to go on the Camino

    COVID risk, Busy crowded risk, risk of few accommodations...the biggest risk of all is not going when you can on the bet that you can always go later.
  10. KJFSophie

    Recent thoughts on walking in September during Covid

    What always weighs heavily in my decision making process, is not the facts surrounding my own behavior but the unknowns surrounding the behaviors of others. I liken it to my driving in the snowy New England (USA ) hard winters...I trust my driving skills, I trust the sturdiness of my car...but I...
  11. KJFSophie

    Wallowing in Self Pity

    Well if we know anything, we know misery loves company. I would have been leaving in four days to walk the CF for the third time...I can't bring myself to put away all of my gear, shoes pack, etc.... I feel fortunate that I was able to have all of my flyer miles reinstated and refunded the...
  12. KJFSophie

    Animals that I met (and was quick enough to get their photo)

    We were told by the locals the horses belonged to "Princesses" that were riding on the Camino, being followed by horse trailer and attendees.....
  13. KJFSophie

    Is anyone doing the Camino without any specific purpose

    As a leaner to the religious /spiritual side, I don't believe we're privy to the master plan. I do believe NOTHING is random. You are called to go. So was I. And I went, with absolutely no idea why I was going. And I wasn't exactly happy walking my first walk, faced many challenges, met many...
  14. KJFSophie

    'Addiction'- an appropriate word for wanting to walk the Camino again (& again)?

    Well put @Turga ...and I agree. I generally take a step back and consider that the poster may not have english as a primary , or even secondary language. Translations often come across as blunt. In addition, humor is often lost. Good point.
  15. KJFSophie

    'Addiction'- an appropriate word for wanting to walk the Camino again (& again)?

    We live in a world where no matter what word you use for anything at any time will offend someone at some point. I appreciate the OP point of view and understand it in some way, but if we continue to seek offense in everything heard or read, we'll find it. I would be offended by the world on a...
  16. KJFSophie

    The camino is boring landscapes, paved roads, traffic…

    I like to say "When the Camino calls...You listen" , but if it doesn't call someone, they will never hear. I have ready access to the Appalachian Trail and the Presidential Range here on the east coast of the States, but it doesn't appeal to me at all. It's not the walking or the mountains...
  17. KJFSophie

    A pet peeve

    I've been blessed with countless opportunities to speak on the Camino. A big part of the preparation is knowing the audience. What is their common thread? Why have I been invited to speak? I've put in effort to create / edit videos to target my audience, used age/situation appropriate language...
  18. KJFSophie

    Summer on the CF 2020

    Oh my ! I'm glad I asked the question! This looks like a very good possibility...I'll be researching this possibility. Thank you !
  19. KJFSophie

    Summer on the CF 2020

    Can you tell me more about this option? benefits?
  20. KJFSophie

    Summer on the CF 2020

    Teaching a course on the Camino in Jan/Feb, having surgery in March, expecting first grandchild in May...looks like life has prescribed a summer camino as I'll be back to working in the fall. I'd like to run a possible plan to the well seasoned walkers...Begin in Pamplona July 22 ( a week or so...

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