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My wife (of 37 years) and I walked the Camino Frances together this Fall. An amazing experience for both of us and such a gift to be able to do it together. We generally walked together, but often I’d drop back to take photos and leisurely catch up or one of us would walk and chat with someone...
We drank tap water and from fountains. I did get sick (my wife didn't) but I have no reason to point a finger at the water -- more likely poor handling of food in restaurants or perhaps a virus. After being sick, I continued to drink from taps and fountains. Not a fan of bottled water -- and...
We stayed there this past Sept. Nice old building. I liked the interior -- tasteful and it oozed Camino. Owner is interesting, has lived around the world, done the Camino himself, but is in the process of selling, as he says the Camino has changed and I think he's a bit burnt out. No evening...
We spent two nights with Cimmaron, the first at Orisson, where everyone stands up after the pilgrim meal and introduces themselves. Cimmaron got a huge round of applause. Then, a couple nights later at Zubiri municipal Albergue, I was telling an Aussie fellow I met about the 91 year old, and a...
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