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  1. WldWil

    LIVE from the Camino 2 days early

    It worked out great. I went down to the ocean side and followed it to the river and then followed the river to Lires and back to the path to Muxia. It was longer and harder, but I had the whole coastline to myself. My footprints were the only ones in the sand. Thanks
  2. WldWil

    LIVE from the Camino 2 days early

    I MADE IT! I called home to let them know how our went abs that I would see them soon. They said no, I had somehow gained a couple extra days. I walked with no schedule and must have done well. Arrival in Santiago was head banging loud celebration of something. I promise a longer report...
  3. WldWil

    2016 August Peregrinos Departures

    August 23 or 24 from Fromista. Picking up from last year
  4. WldWil

    Feeling a little judged from other commenters so...

    I had someone pretty special that was considering walking the last 100 with me, but the cancer did not allow it. We would have been slow. We would have had to ship the bags forward. But I would have treasured ever so much that walk with that special person then the SJPP by myself. If someone...
  5. WldWil

    How much and how long did you train?

    You have all day to walk as well. The challenge in training is that it is often a marathon of 5+ miles after a day of work. Here you can get up, walk a while, get something to eat, walk a while visit with people, walk a while and so on. My training is mostly 5 miles a day and longer on...
  6. WldWil

    I think I bought a train ticket, but cannot print it.

    I realized that I never followed up with the rest of the story… Air flight went great. They actually served real food and you got to eat it with real silverware. Arrived in Madrid. I carried my bag on and could skip checked luggage. Bought a sim card for phone. Found out that even if your...
  7. WldWil

    Meniscus recovery time to do Camino

    It has been a while and thought I ought to do an update. Less than two months to go before returning to the Camino. I have tried to be more balanced on training this time. It has been 9 months since knee surgery. I can handle 5 miles a day and an occasional 10 miles with no pain and will be...
  8. WldWil

    yellow stripes as markers

    That explains a lot. Thanks. The other time I got messed up was on going pass construction on a roundabout and there were arrows painted on the road by road crews earlier that were faded out to a light yellow. I ended up on a path with 2 fellow pilgrims which ran in the right direction, but...
  9. WldWil

    yellow stripes as markers

    Here is an example. I saw these quite a bit before Burgos and other places. I was by myself most the day coming into town and started to follow out, but something went wrong. Relying on the arrows sometimes is less than fun sometimes.
  10. WldWil

    yellow stripes as markers

    I’ve been meaning to ask and cannot find information. When walking the Camino, I would sometimes see markers that were horizontal stripes. Sometimes they were yellow, red or white or all three. At one point there was a yellow line with an x over it clearly showing that it was the wrong way...
  11. WldWil

    Meniscus recovery time to do Camino

    I picked up some Glucosamine and will give it a try. I have been looking at those copper knee brace Brett Farve advertises as well. I also am doing some weight training, but not much with the knees to build up supportive muscle. The doctor thinks I biggest problem is that I am no longer 18 and...
  12. WldWil

    Meniscus recovery time to do Camino

    I was really liking the first part of the response and grimaced at the last. It is a bit of relief though to know. I am hitting the gym at least 4 times a week. Weights were not much my thing, but every bit helps I guess. Thanks for your input. : )
  13. WldWil

    Meniscus recovery time to do Camino

    Last year I made it from SJPDP to around 30k past Burgos before returning home. This was done with a torn meniscus before my trip and only had 2 weeks. I am returning in August with hopefully enough time to finish. In November, I had knee surgery in which they removed part of the meniscus...
  14. WldWil

    Travel to Fromista from USA

    Thanks for the great info. I bought my tickets! For family reasons, leaving August 23 works best, flying to Madrid, train to Palencia and taxi or bus to Fromista. Technically, it should be Badilla del Camino, but I think this close enough to pick up where I left off. If I get in early enough...
  15. WldWil

    Travel to Fromista from USA

    I use America Airlines and Iberia to get there. They do not have Leon available. That would have been great though. The train runs twice a week to Fromista. I wonder if it keeps the same two days the whole year and if I it is worth the risk to change flight plans to fit the train. To get home...
  16. WldWil

    Travel to Fromista from USA

    This year I almost made it to Fromista. I am returning August 2016 to complete my Camino. I have airline tickets on hold for 24 hours. It is the same cost to fly into Madrid as it is Santiago de Compostela. I can also fly into Madrid and fly home from Santiago de Compostela. My question is...
  17. WldWil

    Knee woes

    Another update... Stitches have been out for 4 weeks. I am up to 5k with no pain, but have not tried running yet. I hoe to buy my tickets for next year this week.
  18. WldWil

    Rainwear -again!!

    Every day when I repacked that 1 pound rain suit I wondered the same question... until the rain came down sideways for a day and a half. My ideal solution would be to have a couple extra "rain days" in my schedule if possible for the bad ones and enjoy the gentle ones.
  19. WldWil

    Peregrina Held Hostage

    It is not extremism of opinion as it is the interpretations and attitudes about another's religion which is why it becomes controversial. Apparently it has become politically correct that we only need to be sensitive to certain groups of peoples and not others.
  20. WldWil

    Massages

    I had a calf and foot massage one day that was offered where I stayed. He was very busy and the physical benefit was like having taken and entire day off.

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