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  1. Tessera

    Sad Day. A very Sad Day.

    Thank you, Bradypus: will try for homemade Patxaran this year! Eskerrik asko! (Thank you, in the Basque language.)
  2. Tessera

    Sad Day. A very Sad Day.

    How do you make Patxaran?!
  3. Tessera

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to Leon

    I remember the Pancho in Burgos — the same, perhaps? This self-portrait was hanging inside:
  4. Tessera

    Recent tours at Atapuerca...

    I visited Atapuerca in fall 2015 and although my Spanish is very VERY rudimentary, I was able to piece together a lot by looking at the informative signs which are presented in several languages. This helped me make a bit of sense of what the guide was showing. That said, I agree with others...
  5. Tessera

    Save the Las Herrerias horses.

    I rode his horse "Boni" (Bonita, beautiful) in 2015. A Spanish father and son rode ahead of me, and VIctor walked with us the whole way. Sometimes I could see by his shadow that he was holding Boni's tail. He goes on foot up to O'Cebreiro and back with his horses sometimes twice a day.
  6. Tessera

    Senior Newbies planning first Camino- advice?

    Another vote for Hotel Itzalpea, and for trekking poles! It took me a few days to begin using them effectively but they really helped. I walked at age 62. The first two days (SJPP to Orisson, then to Roncesvalles) were the hardest of the whole Camino for me. Have a wonderful time!
  7. Tessera

    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    I love this thread. So many good memories shared!
  8. Tessera

    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    During the last week of walking (August-October 2015), and then at Finisterre 2 days (and several long hot showers!) after reaching Santiago.
  9. Tessera

    Surprise map find.

    While I was walking 3 years ago, my then-kinda-new sweetie put a big map of Spain on his bedroom wall so he could see what town or village I had reached each day, which I reported by text message that arrived while he was sleeping. He left the big map there on the wall for the next couple of...
  10. Tessera

    Grandma's on the Camino: Reflections on a 48-Day Walking Pilgrimage to Santiago???

    One of the most memorable books I read before my Camino.
  11. Tessera

    Denise's mother's prayer

    Thank you for sharing this. I thought about the loss to Denise's family, and to the family of all peregrinas and peregrinos, as I walked yesterday from Astorga to El Ganso. I sang softly, "Amazing Grace," and "may the long time sunshine, all love, surround you. May the pure light within you...
  12. Tessera

    A Very Nervous and Concerned PilgrimMom

    From Astorga, on my first Camino: I'm a woman of 62 who started solo but made wonderful friends the first night at Orisson. Some are still keeping me company, and I keep making new friends and walking companions as I go. I feel safe on the Camino. Over and over, strangers -- peregrinos and...
  13. Tessera

    Just About Done For The Off

    I too will start soon (less than three weeks!) and I too am oldish -- over 60 -- and probably undertrained and over-burdened. I am feeling the butterflies, which I call excitement. Wishing you a smooth departure from home and happy feet all the way! (I'm off to remove some stuff from my...
  14. Tessera

    Foot Issues

    Recently, trying out various new shoes brought back lurking pain in the plantar portion of my left foot. Going barefoot on tile or hardwood floors is, for me, a recipe for trouble! So I have been stretching my feet and legs before I get out of bed, and then I step right into the Spenco...
  15. Tessera

    Foot Issues

    Does anybody know: is Rock Tape the same as KT Tape?
  16. Tessera

    List the albergues that offer communal meals!

    I will be at Orisson in five weeks and my mouth is watering already! Thank you for posing this question!
  17. Tessera

    2015 SEPTEMBER PILGRIMS

    Hola Bernie and Denis! See you in St. Jean perhaps! Buen Camino!
  18. Tessera

    Learning Spanish

    "Mi Vida Loca" on BBC site is fun! (Only drawback: it is not viewable on my iPad.) Older (80s hair!) but also fun is a "tele-novela" for learners of Spanish language called "Destinos," available online: http://www.learner.org/series/destinos/watch/. Both have helped me get used to listening to...
  19. Tessera

    2015 SEPTEMBER PILGRIMS

    Hello Denis and wife! Caroline of Express Bourricot collects two people at airport -- maybe you? -- just before me at the Bayonne train station ~ 5:30 pm. I look forward to meeting you both, there or in St. Jean or while walking. I apologize in advance for any silly effects of my jet/train-lag...
  20. Tessera

    2015 SEPTEMBER PILGRIMS

    I begin my walk 27 August in St Jean, stay at Orisson the first night, and hope to walk in to Santiago at the end of September. Buen Camino a todos!

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