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I can still remember exactly where 'George" had shed his underpants on the track through the vineyards leading into Villafranca de Bierzo because the name-tag was clearly visible as was the bend to the right in the track as you emerge from the sunken track and the loose-stone barn directly ahead had a sign advertising the private Albergue. Poor Gearge: I hope he got over his tummy-upsset.
Diary/ Log Books for me. And memory. I was taught from an early age to remember where I had started, and where I had gone so that I could find my way back. I learned to pay attention to sun direction, slope, landmarks and prominences, the sound of water and the direction of wind. I build mind-maps / song-lines though it doesn't matter what you call-em: my grand-fathers taught me, with a cuff-around-the-ear, to pay attention to my environment. I can still remember exactly where 'George" had shed his underpants on the track through the vineyards leading into Villafranca de Bierzo because the name-tag was clearly visible as was the bend to the right in the track as you emerge from the sunken track and the loose-stone barn directly ahead had a sign advertising the private Albergue. Poor George: I hope he got over his tummy-upsset.
Yes, I was a little surprised to remember little things on the way that I hadn't thought about since the last time!I have walked the CF 3 plus times and remember virtually every bit of it while walking. I always seem to know what is around the next bend.
Or does the solitary nature of these walks allow you to mull over the information while you walk, remember it better, and then give time to write it up in the evenings?
That's what I would like to do, but I know how time consuming it would be. (I have a number of family-photo-organization projects in the works.) I was wondering what tools/apps different people use to make this easier.Besides, I confess that matching my photos with the exact place in Google Maps has become a kind of hobby to me. Very time consuming, sometimes...
That's what I would like to do, but I know how time consuming it would be. (I have a number of family-photo-organization projects in the works.) I was wondering what tools/apps different people use to make this easier.
I have been inconsistent with turning on location data on my phone (mainly to save battery). Also, are there apps that would organize photos by location in the location data is recorded? There must be, but maybe training myself in observation would be a better way to spend my time.In the file info of each photo are day and time when it was taken plus some cameras also add the GPS data for location purposes. All of that is in the file info btw and not visible in the photo itself ;-) SY
Hi Laurie, I am taking a small book to note things along with many cards for my camera as I find that things tend to blend as I have gotten older. But all I can add is I am only 27 days away from De Levante.......Hi, Clare, I think the title of your thread gives part of the key -- "little travelled routes". I think those of us who walk them feel a kind of bond with the other forum members who are planning to follow in our footsteps or who are considering the route for the future. I walked some untravelled routes this year as well as the popular Salvador/Primitivo, and my habits were very different. I typically take pictures and write a blog for my family no matter what kind of camino I'm on. For the untravelled routes, like the Ebro, the Castellano-Aragones, and San Olav, I also keep a journal with notes on the nuts and bolts, surprises, good food, route problems, etc. Then when I get home, I write up a day by day for the forum. It's amazing how this pulls things all together for me. And since there are only a few of us who can respond to questions about these routes, things keep coming up, so that also cements our memories. I am much less likely to be able to respond to a Camino France's detail question, even if it covers parts that I've been on recently, because I'm just not paying as much attention! Buen camino, Laurie
Exactly. I can second this and also @Tincatinker 's post.Hi,
I think the answer is something like above. When I walk with friends, my focus is on the topic of conversation... Which can occasionally be the places and the directions, of course... But walking alone you think a lot about how to get safely to the next place, because there's no-one to ask, so focus is much more on the Camino. I think that helps to remember afterwards.
But I don't write it down in the evening! (I do take short notes whenever reality clashes with the guidebooks so I can correct them.) I don't know how, but most of the Camino comes back when you start to write about it afterwards. Looking back on maps helps as well!
BP
Yes, there is a connection, but they are very different mental activities, neither of which results in boredom for me.What forum members have written in response to this question would go some way to providing an answer to another recent question on the forum, about how not to get bored on the Camino.
... We're the people who don't complain about assembling furniture from Ikea.
Yes, it is quite boring! I tell myself for watch for differences each day - what cars are in the driveways, what garden projects are being done, etc., but that's not very captivating either. So I end up daydreaming about my packing list.I think that it may be hard for you to recreate that sense when you are walking in familiar territory, even if you try to be observant and remember details.
me tooYup! That's me and I even enjoy it! Buen Camino, SY
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