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  1. jprogers

    Life begins (again) at 65

    Bueno camino Anna have a great walk
  2. jprogers

    Coming from Australia, only 2 weeks to walk

    Hi Holhum Yes for just 2 weeks walking you have to make a decision. Our first camino (note not the last) we had the same dilema and after alot of thought we walked 1 week from SJPdP and then Sarria to Santiago. However in retrospect I don't recommend this as we were then out of touch with...
  3. jprogers

    LIVE from the Camino Foot problems-- considering stopping early

    Hi There is a recent post on this forum by a physiotherapist.. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-physiotherapists-guide-to-injury-prevention-and-management-on-the-camino.37142/ Cheers
  4. jprogers

    poppies

    We saw poppies in June near Haro walking to Santa Domingo from Irun in 2013. Also in May on CF. I was so amazed to see how common these special poppies are. Growing up as a kiwi they were available yearly as paper or cloth ones to be worn..on remembrance day. To see them naturally it all made...
  5. jprogers

    39 Tips for Hiking the Camino Frances

    Hi -what a good summary list. I would also mention the word "knees" in #3 and therefore the walking poles in #13 can be very useful for the knees in terrain -such as the Camino Norte. And to add to #30 you may not lose weight but you will have great toned muscles.
  6. jprogers

    how I became aware of the Camino

    Great topic. I read an article in an Australian newspaper in about 1999 about a woman who had walked the camino ..800 km across Spain and my first thought was that it sounded hard ...and why would you??? But of course it stayed in my brain working its way in and in 2005 we walked part of the...
  7. jprogers

    Armed & Dangerous at the Albergue

    And in Viana....triple bunks ..what a challenge
  8. jprogers

    Senior citizen train discount?

    Hi I can't add anything to piogaws excellent explanation. It was Peregrina2000 that mentioned it on the forum so in June this year we gave it a go! Arrived Madrid, bus to Atocha train station and then we had to show our passports to purchase the Tarjeta Dora (they took details) then bought fast...
  9. jprogers

    Some thoughts from first 10 days of my Camino

    Hi Bill Really enjoying your blog and delight in reading it daily ...lovely photos and it looks beautiful weather at the moment.... We will be on a camino in early June !! Regards Jill - in Adelaide
  10. jprogers

    14 days available, best route

    Hi there We had the same work constraints for our first camino in 2005 -only 2 weeks and had a itinerary similar to silly doll except we walked to Logrono, bused to Sarria (via a one night stay in Leon) and then walked from Sarria to Santiago. We chose that because we had read that the...

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