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  1. homa_bird

    Top Five Things I Hate About (returning from) the Camino…

    Yes I struggle the same way you do!...I just want to run/walk away all the time! Life is hard right now... I finished my camino a year ago, and all I want to do is take off and walk away again. Buuuut, this doesn't seem wise, so I don't. For me, it's pretty simple. All I had to do when on...
  2. homa_bird

    accommodation in st jean de pied

    I really loved the La Napoleon Auberge just outside of town, within easy walking distance (on the Camino, actually!) Probably impossible to book, though. The owner is a wonderful Basque man, and he has an English wife. You can find out about the place only through the pilgrim office. Ask for...
  3. homa_bird

    Walking for a sick friend

    I walked the Camino for my grandson, who had been battling cancer for a year when I left. He had finished his chemo and radiation therapy before I planned for and began the CF, and we thought he was going to be okay, but it was a very bad kind of cancer and there was a substantial chance of it...
  4. homa_bird

    How Dangerous are the Pyrenees?

    Walking to the moon! That's quite an image! I think there was a rocket involved? But I was young, alas, and cannot remember for sure. :) Anyways I went over the top in fog so thick you couldn't see the peregrino two steps ahead. Sometimes the fog would thin for a few moments and we could see...
  5. homa_bird

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    Oooooh yeah! Got 2 b Tote happy feet now! :) ...<<<***!***>>>... Here's to a byoootiful foot dream! While they heal, they can dream! Dream Good Dreams Feet!
  6. homa_bird

    How do people adjust to home after their return from the Camino?

    Best way to adjust, imho, is to not stop being on Camino. How do I know I'm still on Camino? Still walking. Still learning how to accept adverse circumstances with grace. Still pullin up next to someone, sharing time and stories, then continuing on. Still looking up at the same sky. Still...
  7. homa_bird

    LIVE from the Camino When your Camino doesn't go 'as planned'

    This is your camino! And a beautiful one it is, if I may say so. The worst possible journey would be the one with no struggle, the easy-peasy feather in the cap camino that raises one's self esteem but lessens empathy, tolerance and love . You, friend, are breaking open your heart and your...
  8. homa_bird

    Upset stomachs!

    Thank you so much Rebekah! I think this is all those of us who experienced illness in that region are asking for; a discreet inquiry. Who in their right mind/heart would want to harm or damage a business trying to make ends meet, support a family etc.? Certainly not me, or anyone else on this...
  9. homa_bird

    Upset stomachs!

    Actually the most common varieties of food poisoning occur in two hours. 2-6 hours is standard, what you can expect. Check any state or govt website: most common reaction time to food borne toxins: 2 hours. Here is Indiana, which is taken from a pretty standard info template re food...
  10. homa_bird

    Upset stomachs!

    Ummmm, This is a bit of profiling? North Americans are a vast population (about 530,000,000) we are all over the map with our hygiene, as diverse as any group of folks half a billion strong. I personally live a very microbe rich life, (you don't want to see my kitchen, and as we speak there is...
  11. homa_bird

    Upset stomachs!

    Yes, I appreciate what Mr. Fitz says, but I am another pilgrim who ate dinner at (name deleted) and was vomiting violently two hours later (last September), and all through the night. I have no intention of dissuading people from going there specifically, but what is in my heart is to help...
  12. homa_bird

    Rain ... And more rain

    "think (ing) back" being the key phrase here ;) kind of like labor pains: if we really remembered how it felt, there would be, maybe, only a dozen or so people on the planet, tops :D
  13. homa_bird

    Rain ... And more rain

    Living on the Oregon coast in the Pacific NW, we know rain and rain gear. If you REALLY don't want to get wet, I suggest professional police rain gear. Nothing like it. http://www.galls.com/rainwear Tactical patrol rain pants and long coats will keep anyone dry no matter what. And plastic...
  14. homa_bird

    LIVE from the Camino In Punta La Reina Second Time Round

    I remember lots of early mornings spent walking backwards because the sunrise behind me (always behind me!) was just so drop dead gorgeous, especially on the Meseta. So mesmerizing to watch that little hint of light start eating the stars up, till a full blown orange fireball striped the sky...
  15. homa_bird

    Is the Camino safe for a solo female? (and other pressing questions)

    I can't remember every being in a place where i was truly alone, you can pace yourself to walk alone, but there will be numbers of pilgrims ahead and behind you pretty much minutes away, especially in the summer. If I am wrong about this, please others chime in. Only time I was scared was once...
  16. homa_bird

    How do you manage to get out of work for 5 weeks?

    Work in the school district! We need good people. Turn over rate is high, especially in the States, especially rural areas. And summertime is time off. I work as a special care aide for kindergarten and 1st grade disabled children...LOVE my job. Imagine if schools subsidized teacher Camino...
  17. homa_bird

    Why oh why

    Aaaaaaaawwww. So cute wittle kitty (kinda scary at the same time). She will def keep you safe. Let's all throw weight concerns to the wind and just carry bags stuffed with stuffed animals. And cracker jacks. And funny hats. And board games. And tiny violins. Yay Camino!
  18. homa_bird

    Water on the Camino Frances

    Keep in mind: It's all about the weather. I went from SJPDP to Ronc on a foggy rainy day, and hardly touched my water...we were drinking in wet clouds as we breathed heavily up the Pyrenees. On a hot dry day, I imagine one could (should?) drink a gallon on that walk. (There is a fountain...
  19. homa_bird

    Why oh why

    #1 I had a bunk by the open window (CF) on a warm September night and was reading, enjoying the evening air before lights out when a young man across the aisle came over and shut it with a vengeance. I asked him nicely, with gestures, how bout we keep it open just a crack? And an angry...
  20. homa_bird

    When does one stop walking the Camino

    I felt sooo done and finished when I reached Santiago. Camino friends wanted me to go on to the sea but I had no desire. I was done, and wanted to get back to my family. I felt as if I was done traveling for a while. You can go wide, or you can go deep. Camino was a wide journey, and when it...

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