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A footprint for new pilgrims

kdespot

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Francés SJPP-SdC Sept-Oct 2016
For folks taking off for the first time, I thought I'd go ahead and post my blog from my Camino of Fall 2016. Why? I don't know. There's so much available now, including drone footage with amazing aerial photos. Maybe my detailed day-by-day can serve someone. Give it a click. Hope you have at least half as wonderful a Camino as I did.

¡Qué los dioses te guíen en tu Camino... esta experiencia mágica de la vida!

www.walkingthecamino2016.wordpress.com
 
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
Great blog, I really enjoyed reading it and looking at your great photos. It brought back lots of wonderful memories.
Judy.
 
For folks taking off for the first time, I thought I'd go ahead and post my blog from my Camino of Fall 2016. Why? I don't know. There's so much available now, including drone footage with amazing aerial photos. Maybe my detailed day-by-day can serve someone. Give it a click. Hope you have at least half as wonderful a Camino as I did.

¡Qué los dioses te guíen en tu Camino... esta experiencia mágica de la vida!

www.walkingthecamino2016.wordpress.com

Just one more comment, especially for new pilgrims...

I maintained this blog daily while I was on the Camino mainly for my friends and aging mother. While I wasn't always in the mood to do it at the end of the day, it wasn't difficult (it was all done on an iPhone through Wordpress) and I'm really glad now that I have it. The experience was too precious and I know that I wouldn't be able to remember lots of it if I didn't now have this log. Also, in the months after I returned home I organized the text and photos and had it made into a coffee table book. The process really helped me have closure and to readjust to life off the Camino. Having the printed version is wonderful, too!
 
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