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  1. longwayhome

    LIVE from the Camino FRANCÉS: Flies, spiders, isolation & roommates: not what I expected!

    I hear your frustration and tiredness. I appreciate your gracious acceptance of feedback, some of it is downright rude and know-it-all. Good on you for staying open, because this is how the Camino is coming to you at the moment. I also understand that you feel you need a holiday more than you...
  2. longwayhome

    Lost & Found Lost Apple Watch Alto Perdon

    Was it that useless magnetic strap? I couldn't find my new Apple watch and used the "Find my " beeping feature on my iPhone whilst walking around the house. Fortunately a very faint wailing was heard from the depths of my hiking cupboard . Eventually after tossing things out all over the floor...
  3. longwayhome

    Remote working from the Camino Frances

    Any approach to the Camino by an individual is a response to its call. How you interact with the history and the un-nameable feeling of your own feet following those ancient paths, or your own purposes being met, is entirely up to you! Congratulations on your creative thinking! My own experience...
  4. longwayhome

    Have you encountered accidents on the Camino?

    I just read your blog post and was literally just a few minutes ahead of you . I met Dublin Debbie and Rozanne that day at San Juan de Ortegas - I took a selfie of the three of us which Rozenn is using as her profile pic. I likely nearly tripped over you too. It seems amazing we were all there...
  5. longwayhome

    Talking about work while on the Camino

    My experience was that it will matter little once you are out there and some magic may even happen as you reconnect with yourself. I was quite concerned about this issue before my Camino Frances because I was professionally exhausted and I really needed a break from anyone asking me for advice...
  6. longwayhome

    Camino Snobs

    Love nothing better than lunch with a room full of camino bores in our local chapter every month! I am sure I am one too :0
  7. longwayhome

    Camino Frances 2019 PostScript 2: CAMINO COLLOCATION

    Caminoland..somwhere East of Santiago where time moves so fast it seems to stand still, where the cafes are sublime , the inhabitants are generous and the landscapes abound in beauty. In this fair realm you never want for a caring companion and your joyous spirit roams free .
  8. longwayhome

    Camino Snobs

    What is Camino snobbery? I suspect there will always be those who demand their personal standards be adopted by others, who like to live by "rules" they set for themselves AND others , who feel they own the rights to how something "should" be done and who are very vocal in expressing these...
  9. longwayhome

    Camino Snobs

    It may be helpful for prospective pilgrims to remember that, romantic as it sounds, being a Pilgrim has no automatic association with being kind, thoughtful, generous, honourable, humble , valiant or steadfast. Yes pilgrim stories about camino Angels, and the goodness of fellow peregrinos...
  10. longwayhome

    To those on the Frances now...

    If I am not mistaken I walked with ? your sister for a couple of days in late august 2018, as she was heading to the opening of your albergue ..here is a picture of her ..
  11. longwayhome

    Camino Canal Boat near Frómista.

    When a gaggle of tourists and a BOAT appeared surprisingly out of the dust haze of a passing sheep flock around noon on a late summer day, my poor tired brain struggled to understand what I was seeing in the middle of the meseta. As I came over the rise I was surrounded and questioned by some...
  12. longwayhome

    Four more days until SdC - and no motivation anymore to continue ...

    Whether it is the journey or the destination that matters? Excellent to ponder this. It is the journey that tests and teaches and stretches us in all directions if we are open to that at a physical and mental level. But it is the destination that is the soul of the Camino for me, Its that...
  13. longwayhome

    A camino aborted (or maybe completed) plus bonus toe question

    I found my very light mid height boots protected my curly little toes beautifully as the boots were big enough for double layering of socks and wide enough to wiggle, PLUS the big bonus that wearing boots cured my pre existing ankle tendonitis completely by day 3 and I had zero injuries or...
  14. longwayhome

    How did the camino provide for you?

    Synchronicities...walking along towards Carrion de los Condes I saw something out of the corner of my eye and recognised it as a boot lace in the dust. I remembered that a new pilgrim friend who was somewhere up ahead had mentioned needing to replace his broken lace so I went back and picked it...
  15. longwayhome

    My parting thoughts on my camino

    Consider “why” you are going on a Camino, and be as specific as you can. This may seem silly, but as you walk, you’ll face choices that will require you to revisit the “why?” So you need to have the answer in your pocket. This part I most relate to. You make an excellent point. If you have an...
  16. longwayhome

    Reading and listening - history, language, Spain

    Thanks for this info! I have done the Audible deal. I was looking for a good resource on Spanish history and I will do this one in the car. Thanks again.
  17. longwayhome

    Toilet tissue on or by the trail

    This is an older thread but I happened upon it today and would like to suggest for the ladies an FUD as an option . The particular Female Urinary Device I prefer is the Pibella http://www.pibella.ch/pibella-travel/outdoor-reisen-expedition/?lang=en . Mine arrived promptly by mail from...
  18. longwayhome

    Drones Coverage

    As a prospective pilgrim, I love watching this guy and his travelogue is really excellent . The drone cam is only a smallish part of the overall footage and I get to see from all kinds of new perspectives. His editing is also very good. I do understand the issues of noisy intrusion and...
  19. longwayhome

    Conflicted about going, plane leaves Friday?

    So happy and inspired to read your post!

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