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    Compostela Craziness!

    Suit yourself. Standing in line requires humility and is a proper culmination to the pilgrimage.
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    What portions can be skipped on CF (if necessary)?

    I would keep my plan open. Your body will tell you when you need a rest day. You can take a bus then.
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    The meseta is a desert? Ummmm

    Perhaps the reference was symbolic
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    A few questions re: 1980s Camino Francés

    I have a friend who walked the Frances in the early 70s. He was just graduated from high school (in Spain) and he walked with his father. This was under Franco and people were very suspicious of them. They were questioned by the police more than once. There were no--or very few--pilgrim...
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    Surely we can find an older pilgrim on this forum

    In Sept/Oct of 2013 we met Mike from Florida who was 92. He walked from St Jean to Santiago. One stage he took a bus because of an injury, but went back and walked that stage after he completed his pilgrimage.
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    Adding pages to the Credencial

    I ran out of space on my American credential and picked up a second Spanish one in Leon at the municipal albergue. My husband got his French credential in St Jean and had plenty of space as they are bigger. They are all different and I enjoy looking at them now 2 years hence.
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    That movie

    On the other hand, my husband and I met a man in Sarria, and again in Porto Marin, Larry, whose wife had recently passed away. He was lost, until he saw the movie, and knew he had to go walk the Camino. We went for an evening walk in Porto Marin, and I sensed the Camino was very healing for...
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    Which is more accepted, Visa, Mastercard or American Express?

    When you get your credit card request one with a chip and PIN #. Ours didn't have one so we couldn't use it in train station ticket kiosks etc. when I used it in a restaurant they had to process it a different way because it didn't work in their machines. They took it but it was annoyance.
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    Camino Frances Guide or things Brierley never told you

    Thank you Richard for the generous amount of time and thought you put into your post, for the benefit of others planning their first trip.
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    A few observations upon completion of the Camino France

    This very informative post was perfectly formatted in paragraphs on my iPad. Thank you Craig for sharing your personal opinions and experiences.
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    Things I lost on the Camino

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    Nostalgia and gratitude

    And take your husband with you for whatever length of time/distance works for the two of you!
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    Real life friends - Camino friends - Soul friends?

    I didn't collect email addresses along the Way and have received only one from another pilgrim since my return a year ago. But all the people I met will be with me always, on the Camino. Part of being present and letting go. Sandy
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    Cost to walk?

    At LEAST 35 Euro/day

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