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I agree!BTW, who are these 9/10 people who say take a bus into Leon???!!! I humbly disagree!!
Probably cottonwood tree fluff. Seems like it is everywhere some days!Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
It's all over Portugal right now.Probably cottonwood tree fluff. Seems like it is everywhere some days!
Are you agreeing with 9/10 people or with Kathy F?I agree!
I am agreeing with Kathy and I bet trecle is too.Are you agreeing with 9/10 people or with Kathy F?
Enjoy every sandwich.
I have a feeling your list of observations regarding the camino will change and grow as you walk more and more caminos. You will always make some mistakes and you will always get lost and you will always have aches and pains, and you will always meet wonderful people. I have always thought about asking people in a post what it means for each not why they walk but how they walk:I started in Leon and am currently licking my wounds in Triacastela.
Things I’ve learned on the El Camino so far;
the Spanish people the Spanish culture and the Spanish country are extraordinary.
There are no less than 383 ways to get lost on the El Camino but at the end of the day you will most likely be found, because as miracles do happen that yellow and blue marker will somehow magically reappear just when you think all,including you, is lost.
the Camino is not a two hour movie so don’t be like me going in without more than a starting point an endpoint and a crappy pair of shoes that has resulted in numerous blisters taking more casualties every day. Get the book, buy a map, talk to people who have done it. The only good thing about being as unprepared as I was is that I have been able to meet a lot of really nice people who are eager to share their knowledge with me and let me take pictures of pages in their books.
It’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
What you came in for is not necessarily what you’re gonna come out with.
When nine out of 10 bloggers tell you to skip the outskirts of Leon and take a bus to Plaza de Santo Domingo, you might want to listen to them because they know. Save those miles and instead take the less traveled route of the alternative to Orbigo and avoid walking next to a highway and having to be subject to freeway noise for a very long time.
Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
Enjoy every sandwich. Buen Camino
Your comment about PINO is a perfect example of this. The manner and form that a person takes in terms of comfort, pain, distance, accommodations, and choices of restaurants and budgets is a personal choice for each. Maybe not in terms of budget as some have much more flexibility than others. This is not a judgement in any manner, shape or form it is just something I am curious about. Especially those people who may have walked radically different caminos at different times to see how it affected, enhanced or diminished their experiences. I have a feeling that as you figure things out your outlook of what is or was important and your lessons learned may be very different. Buen CaminoIt’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
I did 100 km before I had to pack it in due to injury. I guess there is no Merit Badge for that.Congratulations, You are learning fast, and over half way to your Camino Merit Badge.
One word in reply.Yes, the outskirts of Leon are not particularly attractive, but what's the point of walking the camino if you're taking a bus to the next town? Over the years, I've met more than a few so-called pilgrims, always taking taxis, buses or trains between towns. What's the point of doing it at all if you're cheating? I've always walked despite all the blisters, fatigue, pain and aches.
Thank you for sharing your experience. Your humble post is admirable. Good luck on the rest of your journey. Please keep sharing.I started in Leon and am currently licking my wounds in Triacastela.
Things I’ve learned on the El Camino so far;
the Spanish people the Spanish culture and the Spanish country are extraordinary.
There are no less than 383 ways to get lost on the El Camino but at the end of the day you will most likely be found, because as miracles do happen that yellow and blue marker will somehow magically reappear just when you think all,including you, is lost.
the Camino is not a two hour movie so don’t be like me going in without more than a starting point an endpoint and a crappy pair of shoes that has resulted in numerous blisters taking more casualties every day. Get the book, buy a map, talk to people who have done it. The only good thing about being as unprepared as I was is that I have been able to meet a lot of really nice people who are eager to share their knowledge with me and let me take pictures of pages in their books.
It’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
What you came in for is not necessarily what you’re gonna come out with.
When nine out of 10 bloggers tell you to skip the outskirts of Leon and take a bus to Plaza de Santo Domingo, you might want to listen to them because they know. Save those miles and instead take the less traveled route of the alternative to Orbigo and avoid walking next to a highway and having to be subject to freeway noise for a very long time.
Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
Enjoy every sandwich. Buen Camino
"cheating" ?!Yes, the outskirts of Leon are not particularly attractive, but what's the point of walking the camino if you're taking a bus to the next town? Over the years, I've met more than a few so-called pilgrims, always taking taxis, buses or trains between towns. What's the point of doing it at all if you're cheating? I've always walked despite all the blisters, fatigue, pain and aches.
Thank you for your insight and honesty. I am planning my third Camino - Via del la Plata- and have been feeling a little blasé. After all it is my third. But this route is very long and I am absolutely not so young. Thank you for the reminder to be prepared on all levels.I started in Leon and am currently licking my wounds in Triacastela.
Things I’ve learned on the El Camino so far;
the Spanish people the Spanish culture and the Spanish country are extraordinary.
There are no less than 383 ways to get lost on the El Camino but at the end of the day you will most likely be found, because as miracles do happen that yellow and blue marker will somehow magically reappear just when you think all,including you, is lost.
the Camino is not a two hour movie so don’t be like me going in without more than a starting point an endpoint and a crappy pair of shoes that has resulted in numerous blisters taking more casualties every day. Get the book, buy a map, talk to people who have done it. The only good thing about being as unprepared as I was is that I have been able to meet a lot of really nice people who are eager to share their knowledge with me and let me take pictures of pages in their books.
It’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
What you came in for is not necessarily what you’re gonna come out with.
When nine out of 10 bloggers tell you to skip the outskirts of Leon and take a bus to Plaza de Santo Domingo, you might want to listen to them because they know. Save those miles and instead take the less traveled route of the alternative to Orbigo and avoid walking next to a highway and having to be subject to freeway noise for a very long time.
Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
Enjoy every sandwich. Buen Camino
Kathy is correct. For me, I would never consider bus or cab unless dire emergency. And I have always enjoyed the walk into Leon. Leaving, there is only an hour or so of busy city; but not busy at all if you leave at dawn
It’s not a competition…… everyone walks their own Camino and should be able to walk without the judgement of others. You have no knowledge what others are going through…. Recovering from cancer, illness, injury, death of a loved one. Just because they are not walking the way you think they should does not make them a “so called pilgrim” or a cheater. Not everyone has the availability of 6-8 weeks to walk around Spain nor unlimited funds. Your Camino walk is no better than anyone else.Yes, the outskirts of Leon are not particularly attractive, but what's the point of walking the camino if you're taking a bus to the next town? Over the years, I've met more than a few so-called pilgrims, always taking taxis, buses or trains between towns. What's the point of doing it at all if you're cheating? I've always walked despite all the blisters, fatigue, pain and aches.
I guess you just don't get it. More ego work required.Yes, the outskirts of Leon are not particularly attractive, but what's the point of walking the camino if you're taking a bus to the next town? Over the years, I've met more than a few so-called pilgrims, always taking taxis, buses or trains between towns. What's the point of doing it at all if you're cheating? I've always walked despite all the blisters, fatigue, pain and aches.
I missed Leon on my first (but not to be last) Camino and was disappointed. It was just what happened at the time, but I intend to walk through another time. I was walking as the country was closing down east to west in 2020. Coming into Mansilla de las Mulas, I was struggling with a painful Achilles but determined to keep walking. A lovely French couple saved me a space in the auberge as I arrived about 2 hours after them. I then heard that Leon was closing down and there was a free bus for pilgrims to skirt it to La Virgen del Camino. Head ruled heart that day so I bussed in and was able to return the compliment and book for my two friends, who opted to walk. Talking to them and other pilgrims, whom I met later, their welcome in the city was phenomenal, some said the best for them on the Camino. Although I was sorry to have missed that occasion, it was actually the right decision at the time, I needed a day of my feet (except that I walked 4km searching for somewhere to stayThank you for your insight and honesty. I am planning my third Camino - Via del la Plata- and have been feeling a little blasé. After all it is my third. But this route is very long and I am absolutely not so young. Thank you for the reminder to be prepared on all levels.
However agree with other replies- I walked through Leon and loved it. Compared to some of the sections on Camino Portuguese it’s a walk in the park.
My policy is to read the advice and then listen to my inner wisdom and guidance, and the voice of the Camino. Burn Camino.
Cottonwood and poplar trees are in the same family. Maybe a difference in names across the oceans? In the US, cottonwood grow along rivers and streams in the plains and out west and poplars are planted in rows and grow tall quickly.@oaklandgirl, @J Willhaus and @trecile: I am not a native English speaker but I think over here the tree is more commonly known as poplar. In fact, in Spain it is called chopo blanco with the scientific name populus alba. I happened to think of this thread when I read today that the Spanish Post Correos had commissioned a short Guide of the Trees of the Camino Francés. You can apparently pick it up in post offices but it is also online:
I don't remember this but you can see these poplar trees with their fluffy seeds covering the ground right now along the Canal de Castilla - Boadilla del Camino to Carrión de los Condes. And elsewhere, of course.Guía de árboles del Camino Francés
Descubrimos el patrimonio natural del Camino Francés a través de esta guía con la que identificar los árboles más característicos de esta Rutawww.elcaminoconcorreos.com
And outside my place in The NetherlandsIt's all over Portugal right now.
Hello: I too suffered from very severe blisters on my first Camino. I was confident in the shoes that I had purchased and had walked ample in them prior to starting in SJPP. In time, what I discovered was the quality of socks was the primary culprit of my blisters. I started using Wright socks that have a built in liners and that took care of the problem. In time, I have tried various other types of specifically designed socks for hiking with equal success, even though they did not have liners but relatively thick soles such as wigwam, rockport, darn tough and smart wool. Buen Camino.I started in Leon and am currently licking my wounds in Triacastela.
Things I’ve learned on the El Camino so far;
the Spanish people the Spanish culture and the Spanish country are extraordinary.
There are no less than 383 ways to get lost on the El Camino but at the end of the day you will most likely be found, because as miracles do happen that yellow and blue marker will somehow magically reappear just when you think all,including you, is lost.
the Camino is not a two hour movie so don’t be like me going in without more than a starting point an endpoint and a crappy pair of shoes that has resulted in numerous blisters taking more casualties every day. Get the book, buy a map, talk to people who have done it. The only good thing about being as unprepared as I was is that I have been able to meet a lot of really nice people who are eager to share their knowledge with me and let me take pictures of pages in their books.
It’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
What you came in for is not necessarily what you’re gonna come out with.
When nine out of 10 bloggers tell you to skip the outskirts of Leon and take a bus to Plaza de Santo Domingo, you might want to listen to them because they know. Save those miles and instead take the less traveled route of the alternative to Orbigo and avoid walking next to a highway and having to be subject to freeway noise for a very long time.
Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
Enjoy every sandwich. Buen Camino
Yes you do, in my book! I'm one of those "everyone gets a trophy" people.I did 100 km before I had to pack it in due to injury. I guess there is no Merit Badge for that.
You're kicking goals Oaklandgirl! Keep going.I started in Leon and am currently licking my wounds in Triacastela.
Things I’ve learned on the El Camino so far;
the Spanish people the Spanish culture and the Spanish country are extraordinary.
There are no less than 383 ways to get lost on the El Camino but at the end of the day you will most likely be found, because as miracles do happen that yellow and blue marker will somehow magically reappear just when you think all,including you, is lost.
the Camino is not a two hour movie so don’t be like me going in without more than a starting point an endpoint and a crappy pair of shoes that has resulted in numerous blisters taking more casualties every day. Get the book, buy a map, talk to people who have done it. The only good thing about being as unprepared as I was is that I have been able to meet a lot of really nice people who are eager to share their knowledge with me and let me take pictures of pages in their books.
It’s okay to shuttle your bag as a matter of fact if you have any aches, pains blisters what have you I encourage it because after all many of us on the Camino are PINOs (pilgrims in name only).
What you came in for is not necessarily what you’re gonna come out with.
When nine out of 10 bloggers tell you to skip the outskirts of Leon and take a bus to Plaza de Santo Domingo, you might want to listen to them because they know. Save those miles and instead take the less traveled route of the alternative to Orbigo and avoid walking next to a highway and having to be subject to freeway noise for a very long time.
Lastly for now, I have an allergy to whatever that white stuff is floating around.
Enjoy every sandwich. Buen Camino
Should I PM my address to you?Yes you do, in my book! I'm one of those "everyone gets a trophy" people.
I hope you heal and get to try again. Buen Camino
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