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David, I echo those who appreciated your artistic talent and your willingness to pilgrimage - a new adventure - when others might be / where others might be unwilling to go. I note two things: one that there were almost no travelers / others to endanger (so much for the fear factor); and also...
I suppose some may not appreciate me posting the question, but I'm interested to know why folks continue to return to the CF when there are other routes to experience? I don't think I am asking for any reason that is intended to be critical; I am aware that pilgrims travel under different...
Arturo, I pray that your experience is not the same as one "alburgue" my son and I ran across last year on Hadrian's Wall. It was the most pleasant place we stayed, but we talked to the proprietor who told us that he had 2 experiences where someone rated his bunkhouse extremely low and would...
At 70+ I'm looking forward to another pilgrimage either in the fall or next spring. I, too, am fairly healthy but finally will work with the doc to straighten out a heart out of rhythm. It doesn't keep me from plodding along and occasionally passing a younger crowd! Seriously, the enemy of...
I'm surprised, a bit, that many have missed the plague that I experience. Soon after ... well, sort of soon after... I incessantly talk about my Camino experience and offer pictorial proof, I'm changing the subject to my upcoming Camino experience in, well, x or xx number of months or years...
RevBarbaraG.... If I may be so bold.... quit with the worry! Under 8kg in the pack and a few pounds over in the other areas will still be doable! You're in great position to enjoy the challenges of the CF.
Buen Camino!!
heigl. I, too, am in the "don't worry" camp. Although a male, I walked during May / June (2009) and only once had to go a bit farther to find an albergue. By the way, had I been traveling alone then I could have stayed - one bed! You tend to find a group of folks with whom you are...
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