Kerstinh47
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances 16 May - 29 June, 2014
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Ernie and I wish you a great trip!
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My thought this morning when I first read this thread that it has somehow morphed into the thread that was running for the past couple of weeks: "The ignorance of the English language..." Perhaps these comments could be moved there?I am afraid @alexwalker my friend, your English has got you into trouble. Always difficult when it is a second language. Particularly when you are a straight talking Norwegian - our darling Norwegian exchange student was scrupulously honest; its a cultural thing. I'd ask him "Do I look fat/ugly/old" and he'd answer "Yes"! Not something mealy mouthed Americans, Australians and others of English heritage can comprehend. We disemble instead, for politeness sake.
@saltwaterpearl would you have been so offended if he had used the phrase "young cur" instead? I'm assuming it was the feminine adjective that offended, rather than just any prejorative term.
Wow ...you go girl.....totally understand your need for "me time" same happened to me a few years ago.....bought motor home on spur of moment and lived in it for eighteen months......best time ever..once I had got over the shock of what I had done......my next escape from reality is April and camino frances. I hope with all my heart that you leave your troubles along the way and go home with a nice clear mind...enjoy each day as it comes. Buen caminoAh thank you so much. That makes me feel so good. I am just having a little meltdown - you know yourself - life isn't at all easy at times and you just need a little space and time for yourself instead of always being there for others. I am actually feeling better already. Cheers!
First; apologize to those offended.I think it is not always language. Different cultures too. My experiences with Norwegians is that they are very direct. That can be somewhat shocking.
If the boot fits wear it.My left boot seems tighter then the right one, I wonder if I am drinking enough water?
(just keeping the thread off course)
Terry, welcome, do it!
In your shoes, I would just reconsider your starting point (SJPdP); why endure the complications of getting there and the physical strain to cross the Pyrrenies in a rather dicy season weatherwise. Take a train to Pamplona from Barcelona or Madrid! You can buy whatever you'll need in this town and start walking whenever you're ready. (Use Booking.com to reserve a room in the center)
Whatever you decide, have the buen camino you obviously need!
I planned to walk the camino in September of this year but right now my brain is frazzled and I need to go NOW. Have decided to fly to Paris tomorrow and then on to Pied a Port and stay there for two nights while I compose myself and make plans. Any recommendations for reasonable accommodation, single room in hotel at a reasonable price near to everything as I will need to purchase a few things. I am a 60 year old lady with very little walking experience so I intend to take it easy, possibly 15 to 20 km daily with maybe a day of rest here and there.
I think the fact that the epithet was gender specific made it offensive. As you are not a member of the specified gender, nor of a gender that is often specified in such a manner, I can understand that you can't find the offense in it. But I can.Goodness! Are our ears so gentle here that we can't let an ex army boy speak speak like an army boy? Had my wife been there the lady would have learned words for water buffalo anatomy in Indonesian.
I heard much worse than that on the Camino, particularly one Saturday night in Sahagun where the locals screammed obscenities in the street until dawn.
I guess civil discourse is always preferrable, though give Alex credit.....he has been very concerned and helpfull here.
I believe there is a bus that will transfer you, and I think if you have any checked luggage you will have to retrieve that and re-check it at terminal 4.My Delta flight lands in T-1 in Madrid. My flight departing to Pamplona departs from T-4. Has anyone gone from T1 to T4 in Madrid? I have a 3 hour layover. Thanks!
and he carved up the piano at the Hotel Burguete.......This is shameless thread drift, but the topic has run its course and we are just waiting for updates.
Some how Hemmingway and I end up running into each other....it must be shared appreciation of Hispanic culture, particularly when it involves party towns.
I found him in his favorite bar Havana, back when Americans were forbidden to travel to Cuba. He asked me to join him for a drink.
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Be sure to see him in Pamplona!
Alex it actually ended in Idaho.Have enjoyed a couple of drinks at Sloppy Joe's in Key West, and visited his house there, where it all ended...
My Delta flight lands in T-1 in Madrid. My flight departing to Pamplona departs from T-4. Has anyone gone from T1 to T4 in Madrid? I have a 3 hour layover. Thanks!
Cimarron (Mike) the 91 year old Pilgrim thought the Pyrenees were easy 2 years ago. He finished the Frances in just over 30 days. His quote is, "My goodness, the Pyrenees are paved almost all the way and not steep." He is a very experienced hiker having done the whole AT and another several thousand miles of AT in sections after age 80. He walks 4 miles every day. He often speaks to hiking groups and compared to the AT thinks the Camino was a piece of cake. So, there is room for debate on the difficult of this trek. That being said, anyone can die in a snowstorm and taking off over the Napoleon (or anywhere else) against bad weather is stupid.The difficulty of walking over the Pyranees is greatly exaggerated, in my opinion, because everyone wants a war story. Go slow, one foot in front of the other and there you are. Buen Camino.
Cimarron (Mike) the 91 year old Pilgrim thought the Pyrenees were easy 2 years ago. He is a very experienced hiker having done the whole AT and another several thousand miles of AT in sections after age 80. He walks 4 miles every day. He often speaks to hiking groups.... So, there is room for debate on the difficult of this trek..
My Delta flight lands in T-1 in Madrid. My flight departing to Pamplona departs from T-4. Has anyone gone from T1 to T4 in Madrid? I have a 3 hour layover. Thanks!
I planned to walk the camino in September of this year but right now my brain is frazzled and I need to go NOW. Have decided to fly to Paris tomorrow and then on to Pied a Port and stay there for two nights while I compose myself and make plans. Any recommendations for reasonable accommodation, single room in hotel at a reasonable price near to everything as I will need to purchase a few things. I am a 60 year old lady with very little walking experience so I intend to take it easy, possibly 15 to 20 km daily with maybe a day of rest here and there.
Hi Terri,Ok everyone, I have decided to take your advice and start in Pamplona. Leaving tomorrow instead of today because of change in starting point. Have booked a hotel in Madrid for two nights and then on to Pamplona where I hope to purchase the necessary equipment. Thank you for that link to the store . I am nervous and excited at the same time but know with certainty that this is my time to do it. Will keep you posted on how I fare. Thank you all for your good wishes and advice and I wish everyone else who is presently walking or intending to walk the camino a pleasant and safe journey. Cheers
She's probably been scared off!! ;-)))))Yes this is getting way off topic, the word has been edited so there is no need to dwell on it. Try to answer the OP's question or give her encouragement.
She's probably been scared off!! ;-)))))
I keep thinking about her also, I hope she is doing well.Terri Moynihan, does anyone know if her journey has started, and how she is doing. I am curious has to how she is and how she is managing. When some one posts asking advice like Terri its great to know how it all went IMHO. Yes she may not return to the forum till she has got home but I am still asking just in case, so forgive me my curiosity.
How is it going? Buen camino.Ok everyone, I have decided to take your advice and start in Pamplona. Leaving tomorrow instead of today because of change in starting point.
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