MaggieQYogini
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I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
So very well said @Faye Walker !among the things camino can do for you, regardless, is make space to understand that you are really good at living your own life, that you are not responsible for the deleterious choices of others you love/have loved. The wide-open spaces of camino, and the ability to reduce choices down to very simple ones that are just for you really does have the capacity to show any of us just how good we are at living, how competent and so forth.
My son walked the camino at the age of 19. He did not drink any alcohol and found that he was most welcome at many pilgrim tables, because it meant more wine for the rest of them.Funny though, wine is included in most meals on Caminos, but Coke Zero is extra.
I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
I am sober and had no problems finding other company to enjoy.... The camino is not an alcoholic party unless you are seeking that out.I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
Hey Maggie i have walked 2 caminos sober and had no problems...it is only an alcoholic party for those who seek that out. Plenty if sober people.I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
For AA in the EU https://alcoholics-anonymous.eu/ I believe there are al-anon meetings on the online meeting list as well. There are english speaking meetings throughout the EU.I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
I have a badge with the AA triangle symbol for my backpack. another AA member will instantly recognise it,I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
Margro: I love that! I don't know if there are any badges for Alanon, but maybe I can make one.I have a badge with the AA triangle symbol for my backpack. another AA member will instantly recognise it,
Hi, Maggie: I wrote you a private message.I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
Despite its name, a beer labeled “sin” is not necessarily 100 percent alcohol-free. “A beer can be named ‘sin’ when the alcohol level is under 1 percent alcohol volume,” Sopena says. “Since alcohol is a potent flavoring agent, this less-than-1-percent level allows a better matching to regular beer taste.”Virtually every bar will have a ‘sin’ beer tap alongside the regular one (‘sin’ (without) is alcohol-free); so there is at least one Spaniard who doesn’t drink alcohol. I haven’t met him or her though.
I am also an Alanon member. I did not try and find meetings. I walked prior to Covid and the land of Zoom, but I did bring one daily reader and found the trip very spiritual. I tried to keep it simple and just focused on one day at a time.Virtually every bar will have a ‘sin’ beer tap alongside the regular one (‘sin’ (without) is alcohol-free); so there is at least one Spaniard who doesn’t drink alcohol. I haven’t met him or her though.
I am also an Alanon member, and was planning on taking a reader (though on the phone - for packing purposes - but maybe not? Very special to have the hard copy with all its notes…) I’ve already figured out that one evening a week the timing will work for me to make one of my regular zoom meetings! And find other online English-speaking ones in Europe that suit my time should I feel the need.I am also an Alanon member. I did not try and find meetings. I walked prior to Covid and the land of Zoom, but I did bring one daily reader and found the trip very spiritual. I tried to keep it simple and just focused on one day at a time.
I dont drink at all, and had no problem on the camino with that. I've never had the struggle or been in AA, but as far as peer pressure there was none. I had one sip of wine at the Irache fountain and that was it. If willpower is an issue though, then the camino may be very difficult for you.I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
Cerveza 0,0 is very common, but some brands are much better than others. Heineken, San Miguel, Estrella are good. I've never seen it on tap, only bottled. There are 2 types, Rubio (lager) and Tostada or Normal - darker and a fuller taste. I prefer Rubio. For a long time I wouldn't drink 0,0 because I was worried about it being a gateway back into the real stuff. I'm 35 years sober.Virtually every bar will have a ‘sin’ beer tap alongside the regular one (‘sin’ (without) is alcohol-free); so there is at least one Spaniard who doesn’t drink alcohol. I haven’t met him or her though.
Thank you for the good news! Now I can have a beer at the end of the day and my partner can choose to have a 0.0 if he chooses to over water!Cerveza 0,0 is very common, but some brands are much better than others. Heineken, San Miguel, Estrella are good. I've never seen it on tap, only bottled. There are 2 types, Rubio (lager) and Tostada or Normal - darker and a fuller taste. I prefer Rubio. For a long time I wouldn't drink 0,0 because I was worried about it being a gateway back into the real stuff. I'm 35 years sober.
I met a lobbyist for the drink industry here in Spain and he told me that Spain is the only EU member country where Cerveza 0,0 is a success. He also advised me never to try alcohol free wine as it is disgusting.
Hi Maggie I am walking now just started two nights ago and was looking for meetings along the way. Hope you’re Camino is going well[MODERATOR'S NOTE/ADDITION: This link may be helpful for people seeking AA support in Spain: https://www.aaspain.org/ ]
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I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
I am looking for aa meetings along the French Camino now[MODERATOR'S NOTE/ADDITION: This link may be helpful for people seeking AA support in Spain: https://www.aaspain.org/ ]
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I am an Alanon member and wonder if anyone who have walked the Camino Frances and also an AA member could be willing to share your experience and strength of achieving sobriety on the Camino. If you prefer, message me privately. My first Camino is only 70 days away…… much anxiety.
Hi @julijuneau - Welcome to the forum! I think you may have noticed that @MaggieQYogini was hoping to walk in 2020, and we all know what happened that year! However, hopefully Maggie or other members will soon post with some more recent information.Hi Maggie I am walking now just started two nights ago and was looking for meetings along the way. Hope you’re Camino is going well
Buen Camino! I’m 27 k away to Santiago!!!! I am an Alonon member. I was able to join a few mtgs around 4 pm. My qualifier end up not joining me on the Camino. It is tough. Alcohol is plentiful all day long !! Hope you can find Zoom mtg!Hi Maggie I am walking now just started two nights ago and was looking for meetings along the way. Hope you’re Camino is going well
Well maybe it’s just as well the qualifier did not join you. I am AA, there’s always a lot of alcohol in Europe lol. I live in New Orleans so I’m used to it And yes I have zoom meetings but I guess I’ll research some more and possibly in the big cities they’ll have in person meetings. I am so proud of you for going alone! Me too… And I’m only in zubiri. I’ve walked two days lolBuen Camino! I’m 27 k away to Santiago!!!! I am an Alonon member. I was able to join a few mtgs around 4 pm. My qualifier end up not joining me on the Camino. It is tough. Alcohol is plentiful all day long !! Hope you can find Zoom mtg!
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