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  1. thepacman

    We come from a land down under

    Sawasdee, and greetings also from Oz. Indeed, as you say, older than some, younger than others ... my wife and I walked our first Camino in 2015 (from SJPdP to SdC)- I was 62 when I started and 63 when we ended, and only 3 weeks ago returned from nearly all of the Via de la Plata. I say...
  2. thepacman

    Hello and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat

    Thanks @Robo - others have advised just that. My wife and I aren't really "morning people", so that presents a bit of a challenge. But moreso I do like to look at world around me as I wander along, rather than just focus on that little white dot a few metres ahead of me. We'll leave earlier on...
  3. thepacman

    Hello and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat

    Thanks Kelli (@KFD) - I'll be setting out on the VDLP in a little over 3 weeks (from Sevilla). The string of 40+ days forecast over the next fortnight look a bit daunting, and I'm hoping that in that time the extremes will have settled somewhat by the time we start. Even though we're Aussies and...
  4. thepacman

    Please talk me off the ledge

    Hi @Mikeylats - hopefully by now you're well on your way. I've no further words of wisdom beyond those previously offered, but perhaps in a few days you might give us all a bit of an update to let us know how you're going. Buen Camino ...
  5. thepacman

    Portuguese Camino Spiritual Variente - trouble finding accomodation

    Hi @JaneMB. It was 5 years ago now, but here's where we stayed on the Variante Espiritual. Pontevedra Armenteira Pousada Armenteira Vilagarcia Hotel Vilagarcia Hope this helps. It's a magic little walk. Well worth the effort of planning it. Rgds, Peter, Yallingup WA.
  6. thepacman

    Hello everyone,

    Namaste Sujan, and welcome. I will actually be in Kathmandu in just a few weeks; perhaps we could catch up and we could talk about Caminos and travel and related things. Please send me a private message if this interests you. Best wishes, Peter, Western Australia.
  7. thepacman

    Hello everyone

    Hi @backlasher - I walked my first camino at the age of 63. That was 8 years ago. I walked a "baby" one (Portuguese Coastal) a couple of years later, pre-pandemic. Unless the sky falls in, I'll be walking the full 1,000 klm VDLP this year, starting 2 days after my 71st birthday. I say this...
  8. thepacman

    G’day

    G'day Richard, Greetings from WA. I'm walking the VDLP later this year, and so won't be anywhere near you. But as well as the wider world, there's quite a lot of Aussies on this forum, so I've got no doubt that you'll make some useful connections. Buen Camino to you ...
  9. thepacman

    Good morning fellow pilgrims 👋🏻

    As others have suggested, it depends on the situation. To try to ensure that I don't sound too rote or automatic, I will often reply to a fellow walker "gracias, y tu!"
  10. thepacman

    New member. Looking for info.

    Hi @Glennw - as @trecile said there's heaps of threads, but as a fellow Aussie (from Yallingup WA) I do know that the very start can be a bit overwhelming, as there's so much information. If you ever want chat off-line please feel free to send me a private message, and I'll be happy to share...
  11. thepacman

    Class of 2021

    Greetings fellow pilgrims from hibernation in south-western Australia. I had been planning to re-walk part of the Frances (St Jean to Astorga) in September this year, and then the full VDLP in Sept 2021. So, obviously, like many other folk, the 2020 plans have been put aside, but all being...
  12. thepacman

    Greetings from Western Australia

    Hi everyone ... my profile details remind me that I first joined this forum in 2011, and yet here I am making my first post, 8 years later - talk about a slow start!! I live in south-west Western Australia, right down in the bottom corner of the state, a long way from anywhere. I walked the...

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