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  1. legless

    A second camino - motivations?

    I walked the Frances from St Jean last spring, it gave me so much. My dad joined me from Sarria and he came alive again after losing my mum. We're walking from Porto together this spring because I want him to have a camino that's his and not joining mine, and I can't wait to go again. Having my...
  2. legless

    Pre payment cards

    I use Revolut for travel and now at home as well, you pre-load it and you can top up using an app. I liked being able to have multiple cards (spares frozen) with me so that if a card was swallowed by an ATM it wasn't the end of the world. There's no ATM fees and currency conversion is fee-free...
  3. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Funnily enough, dad and I have literally just agreed a date for the Camino Portuguese next year. I guess it only takes a few weeks to forget how much it hurts and remember how good it makes you feel!
  4. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Hello everyone! As predicted you were all right. I could do it and I did. I walked The Camino Frances from St Jean and then on to Muxia. The support here and along the way was incredible, including a hospitalero at Roncesvalles who held both my hands and told me to "go and find joy". I did not...
  5. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Well, I've finished work for 2 months (which sounds absolutely mad and currently feels like the maddest part of the whole endeavour!), I'm almost packed and I leave at 5.30am on Friday. I've written all your quotes and inspirational words in my travel diary, I'm sure they will be helpful. Thank...
  6. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you so much, I am feeling a lot better now (2 weeks to go!) and pretty excited.
  7. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you. More excellent advice and kind words. This really has been a wonderful, supportive thread.
  8. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you
  9. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you for your reply and thinking rationally, which I am doing a bit now I've calmed down a bit, you're absolutely right. The Camino itself is part of getting back up again after being knocked down so just by going that's a good start.
  10. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you for your lovely reply, it's very reassuring and good advice.
  11. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Wise advice from someone who has walked a mile or two, thank you! I am tremendously stubborn so unlikely to give up but the reminder to take R&R rather than just try and carry on is very important.
  12. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    and Buen Camino to you. I'm excited about walking in early spring
  13. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you so much
  14. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you, I think you're right.
  15. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you, the flexibility in terms of distance and accommodation is one of the reasons I decided on the Frances. Thank you for mentioning Google Translate, I've never used it so it's good to hear that it's reliable.
  16. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has got something positive from this.
  17. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you for your kind words. I'm hoping that I will get enough alone, recharge time while walking to allow me to make the compromise that albergues require (The book Quiet was life changing for me) but I have started doing a little bit of overtime to give me more of a buffer if I need private...
  18. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you for this, you and so many others with experience have been massively reassuring. Once I've calmed down and head. has overtaken the heart again I do feel much better, I know I have the polite words in Spanish. One of the things I'm looking forward to is the pattern that you mention, in...
  19. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    I'm hugely grateful that people have taken the time to reply, and every one of the replies has really helped. I'm almost feeling invincible again!
  20. legless

    Crisis of confidence

    Thank you

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