Thank you.

[wayne smith]

I have just completed my first Camino with my wife, no bed bugs, no blisters, no full Alberques, no being kept awake by snoring, good food and good company. The services and help offered by the people living on the camino have been given with Grace and compassion, I always found a smile and prayer when needed. I would also like to thank the people on this forum for sharing their experience and giving advice on the planning of my Camino.
My advice to newbies would be just to plan well and take some of the advice from this forum. It will then be your camino, your pilgrimage.
God Bless and thankyou
X

 

[Dennis D]

Congratulations - Now it is your turn to help others prepare for this amazing adventure. This Forum is a great place to do that thanks to Ivar.

Hopefully you will be back on the Camino again another time or two.

The Camino is a positive addiction that is worth the effort.

Buen Camino

 

[jennie]

I have just completed my first Camino with my wife, no bed bugs, no blisters, no full Alberques, no being kept awake by snoring, good food and good company. The services and help offered by the people living on the camino have been given with Grace and compassion, I always found a smile and prayer when needed. I would also like to thank the people on this forum for sharing their experience and giving advice on the planning of my Camino.
My advice to newbies would be just to plan well and take some of the advice from this forum. It will then be your camino, your pilgrimage.
God Bless and thankyou
X

your message made me smile,such a lovely post,i agree so many of the local people in the towns and villages we pass through are so good to us even when the language is a problem they will often guide/herd us like kids to the path we should take,glad you and your wife had a good time,

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

I have just completed my first Camino with my wife, no bed bugs, no blisters, no full Alberques, no being kept awake by snoring, good food and good company. The services and help offered by the people living on the camino have been given with Grace and compassion, I always found a smile and prayer when needed. I would also like to thank the people on this forum for sharing their experience and giving advice on the planning of my Camino.
My advice to newbies would be just to plan well and take some of the advice from this forum. It will then be your camino, your pilgrimage.
God Bless and thankyou
X

Thank you Wayne. What a wonderful experience both you and your wife have had.

Ah the people living along the Camino... so glad that you mentioned them. They are the unsung heroes and heroines. Your observation prompted me to revisit and now share an entry that I made sitting at Finisterre watching the sunset at the End of my Known World:

For 44 days we walked to the rhythm of rural northern Spain... its myths, legends and histories... its epic landscapes and stunning skies, through forests, mesatas and farmlands... across wild rivers and snow covered mountain ranges... navigated small hamlets and large cities on cobbles, mud, bitumen, rock, gravel and the fabled Roman roads... we wined and dined in local bars and restaurants, albergues and stands set up in the middle of nowhere...

We literally walked through the local peoples' lives, their backyards and their livelihoods... to the patient, tolerant and infinitely kind people of the regions of northern rural Spain - you are amazing. You fed us, guided us, tended our ills and injuries, proudly taught us your language and applauded our efforts all along the Way. Not since the Sherpa people of Nepal have we met such innate honesty and kindness, particularly in the small villages. A people who live their religion, not merely worship it.

What goes around... what a delight to also see you begin to share your experiences and knowledge with others just starting out.

A warm welcome to our Virtual Albergue!

 

[Phil W]

Thank you Wayne. What a wonderful experience both you and your wife have had.

Ah the people living along the Camino... so glad that you mentioned them. They are the unsung heroes and heroines. Your observation prompted me to revisit and now share an entry that I made sitting at Finisterre watching the sunset at the End of my Known World:

For 44 days we walked to the rhythm of rural northern Spain... its myths, legends and histories... its epic landscapes and stunning skies, through forests, mesatas and farmlands... across wild rivers and snow covered mountain ranges... navigated small hamlets and large cities on cobbles, mud, bitumen, rock, gravel and the fabled Roman roads... we wined and dined in local bars and restaurants, albergues and stands set up in the middle of nowhere...

We literally walked through the local peoples' lives, their backyards and their livelihoods... to the patient, tolerant and infinitely kind people of the regions of northern rural Spain - you are amazing. You fed us, guided us, tended our ills and injuries, proudly taught us your language and applauded our efforts all along the Way. Not since the Sherpa people of Nepal have we met such innate honesty and kindness, particularly in the small villages. A people who live their religion, not merely worship it.

What goes around... what a delight to also see you begin to share your experiences and knowledge with others just starting out.

A warm welcome to our Virtual Albergue!

Wonderful! Well said!
Phil