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  1. markgrubb

    Things to pass the time?

    I like to tune into the natural world. Try and identify all the bird song and calls I hear. See how many different types of butterfly I can identify each day, try and name the wild flowers....
  2. markgrubb

    Burgos - Leon

    The pilgrim certainly adjusts to the path, it doesn't stop him or her from having views, sometimes strong ones, on what he sees. I don't think you should meekly accept what you see on your journey and just say it is fine. I have a passionate interest in nature and the environment. Part of my...
  3. markgrubb

    Burgos - Leon

    Really? Is this not just stereotyping or can you back this up with real evidence? For me the Meseta was rather disappointing. I walked it at the start of October and after many dry months it is probably at its least scenic. Miles and miles of wheat stubble fields with the odd sunflower field...
  4. markgrubb

    Sad news. A pilgrim died near Roncesvalles.

    It is very sad to see a life lost but nowhere in the article does it say the route was closed. It says the route is closed in times of bad weather and then later tells how the pilgrims got lost in the fog. So we don't actually know if advice in SJPdP was not to take this route on that day
  5. markgrubb

    How long did you prepare for your Camino?

    I'm the same age as you Bonita and have always kept myself reasonably fit. I've done about 20 or so walks in the last 3 months of about the average length of Camino stage and carrying the approximate weight I'll take with me. It feels of real benefit now in that the kilometers just seem to fly by.
  6. markgrubb

    2016 September/October Peregrinos Departures

    Doing my first camino staying overnight in St J P-d-P on Sep 19 and setting off on the 20th. Really looking forward to it

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