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Hi, rometimed, I wish you a wonderful camino. My now 90 year old dad landed in Normandy in 1945 and was one of the lucky ones to survive, and your post reminded me of how so many French and Dutch pilgrims have expressed to me their love and gratitude for what those young guys did. I hope you carry those shells to Santiago. I am looking forward to hearing all about your camino. Buen camino, LaurieHi all!
So it is here. I am in Saint Jean Pied de Port and it is 4 AM.
I have my Camino Passport and am ready to go.
2 things I will note:
1. My scallop shells were collected a few days ago @ Juno Beach site of the Canadians landing on D-day 1945. I wondered down to the beach and happened upon 3 lovely shells.
2. I was antsy yesterday and wanted to test the camino so I jogged up the start from Saint Jean (Sana pack) and got 5km up to Hunto before turning around and jogging back down. Very lovely up here but a little cloudy.
Today am only going to Orisson so very easy day.
Will have pictures in other posts coming up.
Cheers!
Hi, rometimed, I wish you a wonderful camino. My now 90 year old dad landed in Normandy in 1945 and was one of the lucky ones to survive, and your post reminded me of how so many French and Dutch pilgrims have expressed to me their love and gratitude for what those young guys did. I hope you carry those shells to Santiago. I am looking forward to hearing all about your camino. Buen camino, Laurie
Rometimed,Hi all!
So it is here. I am in Saint Jean Pied de Port and it is 4 AM.
I have my Camino Passport and am ready to go.
2 things I will note:
1. My scallop shells were collected a few days ago @ Juno Beach site of the Canadians landing on D-day 1945. I wondered down to the beach and happened upon 3 lovely shells.
2. I was antsy yesterday and wanted to test the camino so I jogged up the start from Saint Jean (Sana pack) and got 5km up to Hunto before turning around and jogging back down. Very lovely up here but a little cloudy.
Today am only going to Orisson so very easy day.
Will have pictures in other posts coming up.
Cheers!
Have a lovely Camino and enjoy Orisson. We could not spend a night in Orisson because the Napolean route was closed the first of April. The shells are lovely. Keep us posted.MayaWell I had a nap and woke up to rain XD hopefully this tapers off a bit the forecast says light rain... though I am only going to Orisson.
Im so bloody excited for you! Perfect place to get the shells and perfect number of them! I am as if you jogged up the mountain...hahaha. Don't forget to update us if you get a chance... BUEN CAMINO!!! Yay!Hi all!
So it is here. I am in Saint Jean Pied de Port and it is 4 AM.
I have my Camino Passport and am ready to go.
2 things I will note:
1. My scallop shells were collected a few days ago @ Juno Beach site of the Canadians landing on D-day 1945. I wondered down to the beach and happened upon 3 lovely shells.
2. I was antsy yesterday and wanted to test the camino so I jogged up the start from Saint Jean (Sana pack) and got 5km up to Hunto before turning around and jogging back down. Very lovely up here but a little cloudy.
Today am only going to Orisson so very easy day.
Will have pictures in other posts coming up.
Cheers!
Me too!!!Buen Camino! I'll be living vicariously through your posts!
KKatherine post: 311975 said:Rometimed, I really enjoy reading your reports. I am old and I take care to not miss things like the holy chickens and I suspect that you and I are miles apart in more than one sense but I find your comments very refreshing. And I am mighty impressed by your 50 kms. Respect. I managed to walk 42 km once but that was the limit and a once in a lifetime experience so far.
You mentioned injuries a few times. I think many people are not aware of the fact that walking day in day out is quite different from training a day here and there, with rest days in between, in preparation for Spain.
A heartfelt buen camino to you..
Interesting. For a moment I thought that he had perhaps taken part in the Dodentocht but when I googled it I saw that this march is in fact in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, not in the Netherlands, and it is just 100 km that must be walked within 24 hours. Colleagues of mine participated in the event and one of them even finished it two years ago.
I hope you will update again, I will certainly read your reports with interest and pleasure. And I admit that I was wondering what had happened to you after we did not see any virtual traces of you after your run up to Hunto and back down again. Good to see that things are ok.
Buen camino! I hope you have good weather.then the English Camino de Santiago I believe I will start Oct 28th.
Belated congratulations on your trip! May-November is a very long trip. I was hoping to go for at least 4-6 months myself starting this summer. I ran into a problem when looking at visas and wasn't sure if I should attempt staying longer than the 90 days allotted. Did you get an extension somehow or did you just stay without it being an issue? I've been reading into there being fines, deportation, jail time but have also read it's not a big deal in places like France and Spain. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
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