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  1. sempervivum

    Identification of tree

    The first one looks like a linden tree.
  2. sempervivum

    2nd Camino - Repeat CF or try something new?

    Tim, when you went for the first time and found yourself on the Camino, you didn't know for sure that you will have good moments, when they will arrive or where. Now, you think back and say that you had "best moments". Nothing is going to be the same. You may have other best moments, but you are...
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    Camino Frances with 5 Year Old--Am I CRAZY??

    I don't think you are crazy, e.s. bateman. You are a mother who wants to be a good mother. We all have read your questions - about food and eating, sleeping, and safety issues - and many of the members have offer you good advice.I hope you read all the posts. It might sound like a good idea to...
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    Is Finisterre worth the extra time?

    If you have 41 days, you have enough time to give it a try. I would almost bet my boots that you would enjoy walking all the way to Finisterre, maybe even to Muxia. (This last day was the most quite one of all my Camino. I was on my own almost all the way.). Perhaps you know about that ritual of...
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    Still overwhelmed it is over.....

    Feelings are not right or wrong, good or bad, positive or negative, as we tend (or taught) to see them. They are the expressions of the profound, inner world of us, and they have the function to signal, to (re)mark what is inside us (our thoughts, our sense of ... everything), and bring those...
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    I'm Worried about Walking with my Wife !

    Robo, I see things a bit different. At one point you said that you'll "actually have each other for company all the time. " If you are concerned about being together all the time it could mean that you two are not enough used to be with the other. Maybe you don't spend enough time together at...
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    Did you ever cook on your camino?

    The cooking depends on the albergue's kitchen, the people being there before your arrival, and also on the people you are with, not only on your willingness to cook. At times, there are too many people in the kitchen and no equipment or none available (in my case, the most frequent situation...
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    Advice needed: go now or wait until I have more time?

    Being your first camino experience is precisely the reason you should start walking the Camino this year, when you think and feel like doing it in those 3 weeks, before anything else. You could have more time some day or you could not, as you already know - you waited for 10 years to get closer...
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    To bring or not to bring...

    Hi, Helene! You will congratulate yourself for all the changes you've already made. Think twice or threefold :), as Kitsambler suggested, over the rest of things. If you decide you need them all, that's fine. By the second week on the Camino you will know for sure what you need and what you...
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    To bring or not to bring...

    Helene, what do you mean by "a few pounds over what I would like it to be"? Even a pound is much. A few more is too much. I think this is far more important than a pair of gloves. Maybe we could help you with this ...
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    Budgeting info for Solo Pilgrim?

    Thank you, David! I was only thinking to be as helpful as possible. I think in kilometers :) One mile is about 1,6 km, so we could say 1,6 Euros per mile :)
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    Budgeting info for Solo Pilgrim?

    You could start with the idea of having a budget of 1 Euro for each kilometer you walk. It means aprox. 900-1000 Euros for the entire Camino. As you will see, some days you will walk ~ 20-30 km and other days you will make around 40 km. It doesn't mean that you have to spend those 40 Euros when...
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    Do you need a pack lock?

    No, there is no need to lock your backpack. Do not be afraid of this kind of thieves in the albergues. Still, always take or have with you all your valuable things, as domigee said, at shower, when walking around, when you sleep. On the road, however, don not let any of your belongings unattended.
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    Unprepared for the path ahead

    You will see all sort of people on the Camino, the average age being around 45 and most of us being "slightly" overweight. The majority of us is also most of the time unprepared (or under-prepared) for almost every major event in our life: marriage, the birth of our children, the retirement, the...
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    What makes you come back to the Camino?

    I walked the Camino Frances and then all the Way to Finisterre and Muxia this year and I can't stop myself thinking of going back. I'll come back to the Camino mainly because I feel I must give something back. Every single day on the Camino I felt I was safe, I was looked after, and I belonged...
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    Worried about St Jean

    I hope that everything is OK with your family! I also know that you have found a place to stay (almost wanted to say "hope" instead of "know" :) Be confident and strong. Buen Camino, S
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    Trouble finding accommodation in SJPdP and Orisson . . .

    Re: Trouble finding accommodation in SJPdP and Orisson . . . I'll start in 10 days from now and I've had the same probleme a couple a weeks ago. L'Esprit du Chemin was all booked, and so was other places. Two days ago I read a post on this forum and I've tried my luck again writing to Gite...
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    which part to miss?

    I totally agree. Instead of an answer to their request, ask them why they would think to skip something they planed and, let's hope, wished for? Maybe they want something else... S
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    The call of the Camino

    You're right. It is often easier to answer than to ask a question. The progress is made mostly by those asking questions and not being happy about the answer.
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    Leaving tomorrow

    Take care. Keep your eyes and your heart open. Enjoy. Share. Buen Camino, S

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