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  1. Michael-FL

    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    Just my two cents, but if I felt pressed for time, I might rent a bike in maybe Burgos and pedal across the Meseta to Leon, to save a bit of time, while at the same time experiencing the Camino as a cyclist.
  2. Michael-FL

    Update and farewell to Albergue Villares de Orbigo

    I know this must be disappointing for you. Year 2020 has been an awful year for many people on many levels. It has been for me as well. It seems the catch phrase for 2020 is “but then COVID happened.” Let’s all hope and pray 2021 will be better. Blessings to you and congratulations on your first...
  3. Michael-FL

    Today would have been my first day on the camino.

    Thank you Lexi. I’m not the only one. I know there are many people who have planned for and dreamed of going on the Camino for years only to see their hopes dashed. This is so much more than the average holiday. It is truly a pilgrimage. When we all finally get to go I know how much more...
  4. Michael-FL

    Today would have been my first day on the camino.

    I am with you, Rafiki, I just can’t do stationary bikes and treadmills. Too boring. Fortunately it’s a lot more permissive in Florida. I have been able to either hike 15 Km, run 10-12 Km or bike 50 Km on the trails and country roads - all while keeping social distancing. If I didn’t have that I...
  5. Michael-FL

    Today would have been my first day on the camino.

    Thanks Rafikiphoto. Funny, I’ve been working on my bike too, as part of my coping with the isolation, but I plan to walk the Camino rather than ride. Being avid cyclist, I think I would like to bike at least a portion of a future Camino at some point.
  6. Michael-FL

    Today would have been my first day on the camino.

    I share your disappointment. Today would have been my last day in Santiago after six weeks on the Camino Frances. It was supposed to mark the end of a chapter in my life, having just lost my dear wife and a new beginning. I am determined to go whenever we get the “all clear” and the...
  7. Michael-FL

    Special intentions

    I intend to do the same
  8. Michael-FL

    Short first Day? CF

    Sue, why not be even kinder to yourself and spend the day in SJPdP, overnight there and head out the next morning? That’s my plan after a translant flight Followed by bus and train rides. I start walking 18 April.
  9. Michael-FL

    Special intentions

    SCwalker, That is a wonderful thing you're doing. I too am carrying a “laundry list” of people and their pray requests/intentions for whom I will pray along the way and at every Mass. I recently lost my dear wife and I will be leaving memorial cards with her photo at roadside shrines, chapels...
  10. Michael-FL

    The camino is boring landscapes, paved roads, traffic…

    No, it is not a hike; it’s a pilgrimage and no matter one’s religious tradition - or lack thereof, there is the undeniable spiritual pull of the Camino. For the believer, it is a time to be alone with God and encounter him in the natural world and in the people we meet.
  11. Michael-FL

    STEPS: Why Pilgrims Walk the Camino de Santiago

    Well done. I liked it. There are as many reasons to walk the Camino as there are people, but I think uou captured a good representation, save for the spiritual aspect. I realize in today’s culture that gets overlooked or denied, but this is first and foremost a pilgrimage, one deeply personal...
  12. Michael-FL

    April/may CF

    Thanks, Annie, for the assessment re April/May CF. I'm starting mid-April. I'll just need to be prepared for rain or sun. Can't wait to see the wildflowers.
  13. Michael-FL

    April/may CF

    Thanks Chrissy. I have a mid-April start at SJPdP and will heed your advice re 1 May.
  14. Michael-FL

    April/may CF

    Hi Andy, I'll be just ahead of you by a few days. I've been warned possible cold and wet.
  15. Michael-FL

    April/may CF

    Re food poisoning: Emphasis on "movable". No fun.
  16. Michael-FL

    April/may CF

    Thanks for the assessment Wayfarer! I'll be starting my CF from SJPdP on 18 April. Thanks for the warning on the possible wet weather, which confirmed my resolve to get decent foul weather gear. I'm encouraged by possible less than crowded conditions to boot.
  17. Michael-FL

    León to Santiago January 2020

    So excited for you. Wishing you a safe journey. I will be following you nine weeks later on the CF, starting at SJPP and walking it in memory of my dear wife who passed just 18 days ago. Please keep us posted on your progress. Buen Camino.
  18. Michael-FL

    Any wild life safety concerns on the French Way??

    Actually, crossing and walking alongside high speed motorways is the real “wild life”.
  19. Michael-FL

    Walking after knee replacements

    Rossco, I would certainly defer to what your doctor says. However, I met a lovely Italian lady on the Portugues, who had had dual knee replacements. I kept running into her along the way and had dinner with her a couple of times. She did just fine. Praying for the best for you.
  20. Michael-FL

    Salvador + Primitivo or Frances

    Think cool thoughts and Buen Camino!

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