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  1. frmikeminn

    report from home michael and jess

    Well, it's been awhile and much water under the bridge but Michael and jess finished the Camino in good order and are on to other things. I've returned home and Jess has continued her travels. We finished the Camino 35 days after taking the first step and can say that we really loved the trip...
  2. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino portimorin

    Just few minutes left on the internet. All is well on the Camino. the Albergues are fine, the weather is clearing and the wet spaces will clear up soon. We enjoyed the walk today. a Guidebook said that there were few places to eat along this walk but we found otherwise. great places spaced just...
  3. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino going strong

    Reporting from Ponferada. All is well on the Camino. Jess and I walked into the town today and things are good for us and a lively camino community. We wave to others accross the square, we sit and drink, vino tinto and laugh at the challenge we have faced. we see those left behind earlier. the...
  4. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino villa de Mazarife

    Jess and I are in Mazarife tonight and I want to report that is albergue, de jesus orujo, is much improved over 7 years ago. many beds in small rooms, a good kitchen, internet and happy hospitalors. What more could a pilgrim want? It is cold tomight and tomorrow promises to be a cold, wet and...
  5. frmikeminn

    Pilgrim dies on the Camino

    We heard that someone had collasped on the road a few days ago, but no news if he recovered. There are so many ways things can go wrong... praying for this pilgrim and those who knew him. blessings, Michael
  6. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino sahagin

    Jess and I are in Sahagun today and all is good. The weather is good, cool in the morning and hot by noon. It is good to get to your destination by 12:30 or take a break unitl later. The alberge Cluny here has not been filling up the past several days so perhaps the upswing for a week was just...
  7. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino Najara

    stayed in Granon and it was very good even if a bit full, some 45, 50 fifty persons. All was well and we did enjoy the bell tower, the good conversation, the community meal, life is good. The Camino provides what you need. Buen Camino.
  8. frmikeminn

    LIVE from the Camino Najara

    Jess and I have made it to Najara and all is well. The refugio is full and had to turn people away. two groups of very young people are with us tonight. it should be interesting as all 100 of us will be in one room! the camino is full of many people from Spain and from Germany as well as all of...
  9. frmikeminn

    Thank U, farewell and Buen Camino

    Blogs for michael and jess: frhanley.blogspot.com highmeadow.livejournal.com hours to go before I sleep!
  10. frmikeminn

    Thank U, farewell and Buen Camino

    Same goes for Jess and me. We leave tomorrow. Thanks for the help. Looking forward to the journey. Buen Camino
  11. frmikeminn

    last minute sage wisdom

    what one last minute sage piece of advice or wisdom would you share with a pilgrim just leaving for Camino? Imagine that your good friend is beginning the walk the next day and you are sitting around with a good glass of whatever toasting your friend and sending him/her off with your best wishes...
  12. frmikeminn

    Public holiday and rest day recommendation please

    knowing me I will only discover that it is May 1st halfway through the day! I tend to lose track of time when traveling and would not at all be surprised to discover that the reason I am having trouble finding things open is that it is a major holiday. Last time I was in Pamplonia for three days...
  13. frmikeminn

    New Albergue in Burgos

    When I walked the camino in 2001 with my brother-in-law we decided to stay in a hotel one night. I wanted a good shower! Gary could not have cared less where we stayed, he saw no difference between any of the places we stayed. great alberge or poor he could not see any difference. He did like...
  14. frmikeminn

    Sleeping Outside?

    I know that people continue to travel in this fashion but I have never done so. The alberges are nice so I've never been tempted to sleep outside.
  15. frmikeminn

    Have to prospone pilgrimage due to injury

    thanls Molle, have a good camino yourself, later than you had planned but still wonderful.
  16. frmikeminn

    14 days to Santiago...

    "O'Cebrerio very touristy", that is true but If I remember right, there is a hotel on top with a nice restaurant and bar. I remember sitting outside the restaurant in the warm sun and having a gin and tonic with a great view and good friendly conversation, very joy filled. The refugio wasn't my...
  17. frmikeminn

    Daily videos from Pilgrim walking...

    thanks ivar! my daughter and I enjoyed watching a few of the videos. looks challenging and beautiful at the same time.
  18. frmikeminn

    Public holiday and rest day recommendation please

    good question and I will be interested in the answers as well. In 2001 We got into Pamplonia around the first of May and nothing was open! I really wanted to go to a fountain pen store which was closed all the time we were there! I hope the store is still there... near the hotel Pearl I think...
  19. frmikeminn

    john brierley guide

    I just used the link at the top of the El Camino Frances page to take a look at the camino guide by John Brierley. the link says the guide is sold out. Is it possible to get this guide in Spain along the camino or are there other sites I should be looking at? Perhaps the confraternity's site...
  20. frmikeminn

    Live from the Camino

    I do remember mud and rain! this year it will be with a lighter pack! I took my pack to a veterinarian and weighted it on the dog scale. yesterday it was 16.4 pounds, (7.4K) today I repacked and its 15.4! going in the right direction. thanks to Margaret for some wonderful reflections.

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