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When the walking gets slow remind yourself "It's her Camino."And what's yours ?
The Catholic Truth Society, CTS publish an English Spanish mass book for about £2.50 plus postage. Check out their bookshop online.When I first watched the forum (before I joined) I saw a notification from a person who had booklets with the words to the Spanish Mass and also some prayers, (possibly with translation) which were helpful to English speaking pilgrims. If you are that person or know where to get such a booklet please answer me!
Great advice! Take the journey as it comes.Great advice.
Mine is...Let go of expectations and goals and just allow yourself to enjoy everything there is about this walk whether you to get to Santiago or not.
PS And don’t pack anything that you are not prepared to throw away!
Thank you for the out loud laugh!When she is impatiently waiting for me to finish packing (the CPAP and accouterments), remember its not me that she is impatient with, it is packing the CPAP.
Figure our a way to gather up my stuff faster!
Thank you!The Catholic Truth Society, CTS publish an English Spanish mass book for about £2.50 plus postage. Check out their bookshop online.
Buen Camino!
IT'S NOT A COMPETETION!
When I first watched the forum (before I joined) I saw a notification from a person who had booklets with the words to the Spanish Mass and also some prayers, (possibly with translation) which were helpful to English speaking pilgrims. If you are that person or know where to get such a booklet please answer me!
Sometimes the best views are behind you, so stop and turn around. I saw some great sunrises.
Right! I very much agree. The only note on the side: I got fed up with the menu del dia, so I soon learned to look for other food.My first walks were very .. let's call them goal oriented. I mostly concentrated on the joy of walking, spending very little time on the places I blew through, falling in with other fast walkers. Alas, it may have been what I needed at the time, but I've had to revisit many of the places and actually see them.
I've since learned to take the time to enjoy where I'm going, taking time to enjoy a menu del dia, watch the sights, watch the locals and, most important for me, stop to see the places that are all too easy to rush through. If nothing else, then just to get a few more sellos. You may meet some interesting people that way.
Now I plan on making stops, plan on attending markets, explore the side streets, and plan on staying an extra day, or two, when I get to interesting places. Especially places like Atapuerca and the larger cities, with their rich culture - old as well as new.
It's not a race.
Peanut butter. Took me 2 weeks to find "crema de cacahuete". Almost cried when I did. I know it is culturally weak of me but don't care. Mmmmm!
Pack a picnic and share your food.
Kindness - Pass it on.
Be nice to the grumpy people - one has no idea what has brought them to the Camino.
The advice I needed (and got) on my first camino? When it all gets too much, take a day off and sit in the plaza. The next day, get up and Just Keep Walking. You can do it.
Quite!While she waits impatiently at the top of a steep bit remind yourself "its my Camino too".
Another option, anywhere with wifi, any time in the whole wide world:When I first watched the forum (before I joined) I saw a notification from a person who had booklets with the words to the Spanish Mass and also some prayers, (possibly with translation) which were helpful to English speaking pilgrims. If you are that person or know where to get such a booklet please answer me!
It can't be said often enough: Pack light!
Not only will your body feel better and recover faster from carrying less weight,
but the constant packing and unpacking and trying not to forget anything is so much easier with fewer items.
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