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I certainly hope so, Michele. Like you I'm also down one toenail and am getting some funny looks when wearing my flip flops. Still, so worth it for the upcoming adventure. Keep up the good work! Hope we meet up.
So I'm six weeks away from my big adventure. It's been a year long education in "all things Camino".
Books purchased, gear tested, flights arranged and training walks logged. Foundational to this important bucket list item has been my countless hours spent on this forum.
So imagine my...
Thank you for this most entertaining and comforting post. I suffer from the same affliction, quietly worrying and thinking that my husband and others close to me are all of the mind that Camino planning had become my "post retirement new normal" and really is all I have to talk about when they...
Look forward to meeting you, Zen Librarian, when we arrive on Sept 14th taking MSPath's advice to not miss the stopover in Roncesvalles and experience the Pilgrim mass.
Agreed, and I'm worried the extra Kms may be too much. Have been trying to book a double room at the Roncevalles Hotel but they are slow to reply to emails. Looking forward to the Albergue experience, just not sure starting out in a room with 183 other pilgrims is the way I want to begin. In my...
Message received. Thank you. I understand they also provide transfers back for mass. Will consider if we opt to walk on and know we can come back. Might also be a good way to "slowly come back to my catholic roots"
Just the advice I was looking for! I was hoping to stay in the off- Brierley recommended stops/stages but worried that from Orisson where we will overnight, to Espinal the next day, might be too ambitious. After reading this, I will keep my reservation and walk on the extra 6km towards a quiet...
I will definitely go by way of Orisson in Sept of 2018 when my best friend of 50 years and I make our Camino. What a beautiful reflection. By way of Orisson it is!
I have been struggling for almost four years now to come to terms with my MS diagnosis. At 52 years of age, I was not prepared for all that this disease has to offer. I have knowingly stayed away from joining support groups and MS websites that might mentally take me out when I've worked so hard...
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