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  1. psychoticparrot

    LIVE from the Camino Lost in Santiago

    But a Camino pilgrimage is an exploration -- of the road, of Spain, of oneself. I too feel "called" to the Camino; why else would I want to eagerly subject myself to the time, expense, and potential pain of walking 500 miles? I am going to find out for myself what the Camino is all about and for...
  2. psychoticparrot

    LIVE from the Camino Lost in Santiago

    I'm not at all surprised that your second pilgrimage is not living up to your expectations. I have yet to walk the Camino, so I may be talking out of turn, but --- I don't understand "Camino fever," which seems to compel many people to walk the various Caminos over and over again. I plan to...
  3. psychoticparrot

    Rumours of Pilgrims being held in SJPP due to crowding?

    Rumor -- A new French underground movement has sprung into existence in response to the local SJPP government officials' holding as many as 900 pilgrims against their will, although the exact number cannot be determined at this time. Pilgrims belonging to this new movement are suspected of...
  4. psychoticparrot

    The View From the Ditch, or How I Gained Euphoria

    I'm glad there's plenty of soft grass along the road in Spain. I've done two total body splats in the past year -- all by myself! Not wearing a pack or anything else except my clothes and purse. It's very easy to do. :confused:
  5. psychoticparrot

    Wake up! It's a Camino not a Shame-ino!

    Note to self: Add some small garbage bags and latex gloves to packing list. :rolleyes:
  6. psychoticparrot

    What's happening on the Camino?

    To paraphrase an old maxim: The Camino experience is like any other experience; only more so.
  7. psychoticparrot

    Tough tests.

    Personally, I've never met a Kiwi and am looking forward to doing so on the Camino next year. I'm American and even in my own country, I've encountered visitors from abroad who disparage the U.S. and me to my very face in the very country that is allowing them to visit, work, and thrive...
  8. psychoticparrot

    Bad experience Logrono

    But ... but ... but ... Martin Sheen put his backpack on his bunk in the movie. Remember? In the albergue in Roncesvalles that wasn't really in Roncesvalles? ;) And that hospitalera wasn't any too friendly, either. And later, when he did the right thing and left the backpack outside the cafe...
  9. psychoticparrot

    Breaking in shoes

    I just finished reading "Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes" by John Vonhof, who, though not a doctor, is a lifelong trail runner and a volunteer medical aid provider at "numerous sporting events around the world." Based on his book, there appear to be more ways to prevent...
  10. psychoticparrot

    Speak English Well as a courtesy to others

    When I was in Managua, I understood my non-English-speaking Nicaraguan housekeeper better than I could understand some rural farmers in North Carolina (I'm a Pennsylvanian, three states away). When I was visiting my aunt in NC, her farmer neighbor spotted me and asked if I wanted to take home...
  11. psychoticparrot

    Martin Sheen needs a GPS!

    Yup, one of the lucky ones.
  12. psychoticparrot

    Martin Sheen needs a GPS!

    That boat-shoe pilgrim is the kind of pilgrim most likely to have to cut his Camino short because of foot and knee problems. I live on a boat 6 months out of the year and wear Topsiders constantly. They are great on a boat but devils when walking any distance. They have no support for the foot...
  13. psychoticparrot

    Mosquitos - Camino de Santiago

    The mosquitoes on the Chesapeake Bay in the summer are big enough to carry you off to their lairs to feed on you at their leisure. They can be a real nuisance at our boat pier parties. I find that Deep Woods Off applied on my skin under my clothes as well as exposed skin will keep them away. I...
  14. psychoticparrot

    Pilgrim in Roncesvalles in shorts

    Northern Spain (43 degrees north) is fairly close to the latitude of Pennsylvania (40 degrees north), where I grew up. My hometown is 10 miles from the Appalachian Trail. Because of the Gulf Stream, northern Spain is, on the whole, about as warm (and cold) as central Pennsylvania. However...

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