guess who's coming tomorrow!

Kiwi-family

{Rachael, the Mama of the family}

Time of past OR future Camino

walking every day for the rest of my life

• Jan 10, 2015

• #1

The daughter of an American we met on the Camino....yes, all the way to NZ. We are looking forward to our few days hosting her.

 

Al the optimist

Veteran Member

• Jan 10, 2015

• #2

That's simply great! Taking her for a stroll?

 

David

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Donating Member

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First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.

• Jan 10, 2015

• #3

creep into the guest room at 5.30 in the morning, rustle a plastic bag and when she starts to stir shine a torch into her eyes and then do something meaningless in the corner for a couple of minutes - she'll like that

Or, enjoy the visit, hope it goes well - Camino pals, wonderful!!

 

Carol06

Active Member

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Frances (May 2012)
Frances (May 2015) all going well and with my husband this time.

• Jan 10, 2015

• #4

Camino friends are so special.

 

pilgrim b

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Caminos Frances 2013-Ingles 2014-Frances 2015
St Cuthbert's Way 2017-Via Francigena 2018 & 2019

• Jan 11, 2015

• #5

Oh how I agree they are very special two of our camino friends came to the UK from USA just before Christmas. We cried like babies when we all parted the tug is so powerful. Have a wonderful meeting together and be strong when they leave

 

kellyz

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Camino Frances Astorga to Santiago, 2010
Camino Frances SJPP to Muxia, 2011
Camino del Salvador, 2012
Camino Primitivo 2012
Camino Portuguese, Coastal, 2013

• Jan 11, 2015

• #6

On my way from Ohio to visit my family in New England for Christmas, I stopped for the night in Boston at the Christmas party of a friend I met on my first Camino. Our continued friendship is a gift in and of itself. A few hours later, there was a group of us talking--pilgrims who had not known each other. And the connections that emerged--oh, you're so-and-so...I met your daughter walking, or, I met a man at the grocery in NY who met your friend so-and-so on the Camino. It was strange and beautiful. Somewhat similarly, while working as a hospitalera I hosted four pilgrims I had met on my previous caminos. My religious friend says it's the holy spirit. To what end, I wonder (with all sincerity).

 

frasert

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Frances and Portuguese

• Jan 14, 2015

• #7

Currently on a house boat on the Noosa River, Australia fishing with a friend I met in April 2013 in Los Arcos

 

Kiwi-family

{Rachael, the Mama of the family}

Time of past OR future Camino

walking every day for the rest of my life

• Jan 15, 2015

• #8

We had given our address out to a few people and were not entirely certain which one it was contacting us, although we did remember the conversation. We had our suspicions that it was a biker with a Bob trailer so it was really good to ask his daughter those pointed questions to make sure we were thinking of the right person!!!!! We had a great few days - and yes, of course we sent her out our front door into the bush for a run (didn't go with her, because while I can walk all day, I NEVER run!!!) Luckily we sent her on the easy route coz she came back shattered;-) Turns out our local hills are harder than we think and could explain why we were not phased by any Spanish or French hills we came across!

 

CaminoJohn

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Camino Frances 2006,2008,2011; VDLP, Sanabrias (2018)

• Jan 15, 2015

• #9

Kiwi-family said:

We had given our address out to a few people and were not entirely certain which one it was contacting us, although we did remember the conversation. We had our suspicions that it was a biker with a Bob trailer so it was really good to ask his daughter those pointed questions to make sure we were thinking of the right person!!!!! We had a great few days - and yes, of course we sent her out our front door into the bush for a run (didn't go with her, because while I can walk all day, I NEVER run!!!) Luckily we sent her on the easy route coz she came back shattered;-) Turns out our local hills are harder than we think and could explain why we were not phased by any Spanish or French hills we came across!

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Kiwi-family said:

The daughter of an American we met on the Camino....yes, all the way to NZ. We are looking forward to our few days hosting her.

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A camino friend is now my sister in law!

 

jmcarp

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Camino Frances, 2013
Camino del Norte a Chimayó (USA), 2015
Camino Portugues, 2017

• Jan 16, 2015

• #10

We had a delightful time spending a couple of nights with some of our Canadian Camino friends as we passed through their respective cities last summer on a driving vacation to eastern Canada. They were such gracious hosts, and it allowed us to relive some of our common experiences from our time together on the Camino. We hope to repay their generosity if and when they get down our way.