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Things I worried about that did NOT merit worry...

Terri B said:
How available is while wine?? Red wine makes me throwup, so will be avoiding it. Then again I have also heard there beer is pretty good too!!
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Red wines can vary in different countries. IF you actually like red wine, but for whatever reason, it won't stay down (could be the sulphites), if you're open to trying a small taste of the vino tinto, you might in fact, find it agreeable. I rarely drink reds at home, but acquired a 'robust' taste for it. I also never drink beer at home, then discovered San Miguel!! Nothing quenched my thirst quite like the San Miguel.
 
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josway2015 said:
We start walk on the 17th. I'll look for you guys!
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I'm out about 9.5 weeks from my journey. I am also going solo. I get surges of adrenaline when I think about what i'm going to do. Kind of a fight or flight thing, I guess. I am going, come heck or high water!! Buen Camino
 
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Joodle said:
I'm out about 9.5 weeks from my journey. I am also going solo. I get surges or adrenaline when I think about what i'm going to do. Kind of a flight or fight thing, I guess. I am going, come heck or high water!! Buen Camino
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I'm nine days out from departure, and I am once again wondering what I was thinking, ha ha! I love Camino Frances. This fall, W. Highland Way with the man, but NEXT spring, something else....maybe the whole CF again, OR VdlP? Something, something....!
 
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Thanks for this thread - its been very reassuring. I set off in 12 days and have been planning this for some time. I have occasionally woken in the middle of the night with "what if" and "what about" concerns but have tried to be philosophical and remember the words of my late father when he advised me "not to worry about things you have no control over". Good advice I think - after all, at this stage, all I can control is my plane ticket and my pack weight! Thanks again CaminoDebrita - perhaps we will meet up along the way. Peter.
 
Very likely we may run into each other, although I will actually be setting off from Burgos, so if you are beginning at SJPP, less likely!

Your father's advice was excellent. When I remember my parents' words--or other people's words who have passed--I realize that they are visiting and comforting me. Take great heart in your father's words, as he gave them to you to help you, and in revisiting you, is blessing you tremendously.

Buen Camino!
 
I'll do the VdLP with you next April
 
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Joodle said:
I'll do the VdLP with you next April
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Sounds like a plan! I am smiling. I'll be walking this Camino with a friend from this forum, and wishing I had more time so I could've been walking via de la Plata with another!
 
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A rough night indeed, I remember mine well, the nurse woke me at 3.30am to end the study as she said my apnea was crazy. The mask & pump took about 6 months to get used to, but the difference in sleep quality is amazing. For those not familiar with CPAP pumps, the modern versions are virtually silent in operation so won’t trouble others in a bunk house. I’d hope for understanding when I go on the Frances later this year as not sure a pump IN the bed (top bunk) would be doable, so I’d be looking for a bottom bunk for the sake of having the pump on the floor
 
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