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That is very nice, do you favor one season? I really liked the spring, but I am curious of those who have walked multiple times if they have a favorite.Oh yes, first time in 2007 and since 2012 evey year. Always a different bit od CF or of another route. I can only take 3 weeks off at a time. Idealy, to manage work stuff I would go 3 weeks in spring and 2 in fall.
No, both are lovely, as lon as there is no major heat I am a happy camper.That is very nice, do you favor one season? I really liked the spring, but I am curious of those who have walked multiple times if they have a favorite.
Hi,We love the daily rhythm, the contemplation during the walk, the friendships formed along the way. We keep coming back.
As for our favourite time of year, we loved each of the seasons. Spring had the most amazing wildflowers and the snow on the mountains was spectacular. Autumn saw variations in colours that were breathtaking.
Summer walking through the fields brilliant with sunflowers and a much lighter pack was awesome.
Haven't braved winter yet.
Four weeks till our next summer pilgrimage and more excited than ever to find that familiar rhythm.
Sue and Brian
Deal all
Having just arrived from Santiago a few weeks ago, there's no day that my husband and I are having dinner and we don't say "I wish I could go there again", or "I feel we should go again", or "I would love if we had Caldo Gallego for dinner".
We finished CF and started planning to do the Camino Portugues as soon as possible, probably March 2016.
The reason is because we feel like "the Camino is still calling us", but I cannot explain better than this. We were just so happy and we want to feel it again.
So, for those who made the Camino more than once, why did you do it?
I understand that call, but it is so hard to explain to others I have stopped trying and now smile to myself when I hear it, which seems to be most days.The Camino keeps calling me so I answer it, and will do so God willing
I also walked in Sept 2013 and 2014 but now I have to wait till Sept 2016 which seems a long way off, but planning helps the pull as I know I am on my way back.The Camino keeps calling me so I answer it, and will do so God willing
I agree totally in that it is and one can make it a prayerful time.I have walked on the Camino Frances three times - 2003, 2012, 2015 - during three different seasons (summer, spring, and winter). Being a priest now, I have a hard time getting more than three weeks off. I went in January of this year, which was the most convenient time for me, and I just loved the tranquility and the winter landscape. I am planning to go ahead in January 2016. For me, the Camino is a prayer retreat with God - that is how I approach it. For me, it is like going home.
The Camino keeps calling me so I answer it, and will do so God willing
Deal all.............
...So, for those who made the Camino more than once, why did you do it?
How dearly I wish I could find a simple answer to this question.
Buen (returning again) Camino
Does anyone know how to make that coating stick on Milanesas?? and not fall off before it reaches our plates.
Tia Valeria: Super simple. 1) Pound meat thin between two pieces of plastic wrap. 2) dust meat with flour or cornstarch (shake extra off), 3) dip in two beaten eggs ( can add a bit of water to loosen egg), 4) coat in bread crumbs, 5) let sit for a few minutes or refrigerate if not cooking immediately. Cook in hot oil. The flour acts as glue to hold the egg on and the egg adheres the bread crumbs. Works every time.The Camino (and Santiago) called again but this year we believe was for the last time, as we said before we left home. We will continue to walk in Spain and visit places we could not detour too from our Caminos, but will take our car to enable us to do so.
So for us it was - if the Camino calls then answer the call, but recognise when it is time to move on as a pilgrim through life, confirmed by Father Joe's homily at the English Mass
Food; we make our favourite recipes here at home. Does anyone know how to make that coating stick on Milanesas?? and not fall off before it reaches our plates.
The second time around enables you to revisit favourite spots and to remember all the things you did on a previous occasion, the people you met and talked to before. Also, it gives you an opportunity to improve the experience, perhaps by carrying less or by staying in different places.
From 2004 through 2014 I have walked the Camino Frances in its entirety ten times in late autumn/winter.
Each pilgrimage developed into a rich mix of old friends and new, fickleness of weather, stamina and health and, most importantly, philosophical musings and personal thanksgiving for each day lived. Subsequently providing information about the Camino has become a particular pleasure whether talking with another pilgrim or writing alone for an unknown reader
Why do I do this? My laconic answer is from Pascal's Pensées "le cœur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît pas/ the heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing."
Thanks Laura - I do, but it still comes off. Maybe I need a bit more oil on my 'plancha' which is usually only lightly oiled.Tia Valeria: Super simple. 1) Pound meat thin between two pieces of plastic wrap. 2) dust meat with flour or cornstarch (shake extra off), 3) dip in two beaten eggs ( can add a bit of water to loosen egg), 4) coat in bread crumbs, 5) let sit for a few minutes or refrigerate if not cooking immediately. Cook in hot oil. The flour acts as glue to hold the egg on and the egg adheres the bread crumbs. Works every time.
Deal all
Having just arrived from Santiago a few weeks ago, there's no day that my husband and I are having dinner and we don't say "I wish I could go there again", or "I feel we should go again", or "I would love if we had Caldo Gallego for dinner".
We finished CF and started planning to do the Camino Portugues as soon as possible, probably March 2016.
The reason is because we feel like "the Camino is still calling us", but I cannot explain better than this. We were just so happy and we want to feel it again.
So, for those who made the Camino more than once, why did you do it?
We love the daily rhythm, the contemplation during the walk, the friendships formed along the way. We keep coming back.
As for our favourite time of year, we loved each of the seasons. Spring had the most amazing wildflowers and the snow on the mountains was spectacular. Autumn saw variations in colours that were breathtaking.
Summer walking through the fields brilliant with sunflowers and a much lighter pack was awesome.
Haven't braved winter yet.
Four weeks till our next summer pilgrimage and more excited than ever to find that familiar rhythm.
Sue and Brian
Im just about to finish it for the first time tomorrow. And I wont be back
I love the freedom of the Camino. Having time to think, having time to not-think. Just being there.
Meeting wonderful people sharing the same experience, people from all walks in life, people I would not have met otherwise.
I enjoy the nature around the Camino, somewhere I read that humans have an innate longing for being surrounded by nature and living in a big city, I enjoy being in the mountains, the Meseta, walking along the Beach in Finisterre.
I love waking up in the mornings knowing that all I have to do, is walk. No demands, no pressure. A whole day by myself.
And I love Spain and the Spanish people, the tapas and the vino tinto, the cafe con leche - break with shoes off.
I can't wait for it to happen Again.
I would do them all in a heart beat. This is exactly what my husband and I feel and this is also what I tell my friends. My husband asked me if I am to choose going back to Italy or anywhere in Europe or Asia where do I want to go. Before he finished asking the question I already said I want to do the Camino. My sister can't understand this but my husband does. I am even willing to forego going back to my home country to visit my mother and siblings which I know will be a bad decision so I guess Camino has to wait for another year. It hurts...Going again and again is so common... we were just talking about it a couple of days with our walking buddies from last year, laughing and saying it's a bit like childbirth - you forget the pain. My husband and I have walked three now, each a different route (Spain, Italy and France) and a different time of year (Winter, Autumn and Spring) and alone (as a couple) and with friends. I would do them all again in a heartbeat. Twelve months since we finished the last one and the itch is starting again. It is such a unique experience to live slow, close to nature, in absolute simplicity and taking each day as it comes, living at the pace of our ancestors. Travelling at walking speed for long enough that it becomes a way of life is a very precious feeling. And it opens you up to so many unexpected experiences.
Maggie Ramsay
("The Italian Camino"; "My Camino in France" - Amazon)
I remember saying this too when I finished, I have done it now, another thing off the list, but I wasn't at home for more than a month when I missed it greatly and couldn't wait to get back again. I watched The Way several times and then Gunnar W, a member here made several videos called Radio Buen Camino and when I watched these they brought tears to my eyes because it was the real Camino and I could see all the places again where I walked and stayed. I went back in 2013 for a short Camino with my wife and again in 2014 for the full Frances, but that one didn't work out. This Autumn I hope to do another short one with my wife if everything works out OK. Love it.Im just about to finish it for the first time tomorrow. And I wont be back
May I ask why? Wasn´t it a good experience?
Give me the heat any day, every day!No, both are lovely, as lon as there is no major heat I am a happy camper.
There is a great deal of truth to this statement and I am well beyond being "not feeling at home anywhere else afterwards" after walking since 2011.'Just be careful,' Sheila warned. 'You might end up not feeling at home anywhere else afterwards.'
I understand that call, but it is so hard to explain to others I have stopped trying and now smile to myself when I hear it, which seems to be most days.
oh wow,what book was it that you read that quote "you might end up not feeling at home anywhere else"cos that is how i feel and why i keep looking at and reading other peoples posts like a peeping tom trying to relive the joy/nerves this walk will bring.it helps to know that i am not alone in this feeling,yes there were tough bits but the good/fantastic bits far out weight them,,i love most the mix of ages /class/nationality that this walk puts together and how it works so well.governments could /should take a lesson from them and see how pulling together can get everyone to the happy place we all want to be..be it walking/cycling/carry your pack or not,we all got there with the help and back up of others,THATS THE WAY!!!!I'm reading yet another book on the Camino and I came across these words which resonate with this topic:
She asked then what changes I had noticed in myself. Just the ones you would expect, I replied. I was no longer aware of either the rucksack on my back, or of my boots, nor did I any longer worry about losing my way. I now, in short, felt completely at home on the Camino.
'Just be careful,' Sheila warned. 'You might end up not feeling at home anywhere else afterwards.'
That's funny you said that. That's kinda one of the reasons I did it a second time, and I'll be in SJPdP for a third.3 times the Frances, 1 time the Portuguese - still trying to get it "right")
I won't presume to answer for him, but it is almost always because expectations were not met. The pilgrim expected something from the pilgrimage, but got something different. Second timers may have a higher chance of being disappointed because they expect to replay their first one. The physical difficulty often surprises pilgrims, some of whom have almost no outdoor or hiking experience. I think that the physical difficulty is not a deterrent for those who finish; they will have discovered that they are not limited by it, so may be interested in going again. For a handful the walk is not tough enough. They expected an Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail (expectations again), so are not interested in the level of challenge. A few cannot get joy out of life regardless of what they do!May I ask why? Wasn´t it a good experience?
oh wow,what book was it that you read that quote "you might end up not feeling at home anywhere else"cos that is how i feel and why i keep looking at and reading other peoples posts like a peeping tom trying to relive the joy/nerves this walk will bring.it helps to know that i am not alone in this feeling,yes there were tough bits but the good/fantastic bits far out weight them,,i love most the mix of ages /class/nationality that this walk puts together and how it works so well.governments could /should take a lesson from them and see how pulling together can get everyone to the happy place we all want to be..be it walking/cycling/carry your pack or not,we all got there with the help and back up of others,THATS THE WAY!!!!
I won't presume to answer for him, but it is almost always because expectations were not met. The pilgrim expected something from the pilgrimage, but got something different. Second timers may have a higher chance of being disappointed because they expect to replay their first one. The physical difficulty often surprises pilgrims, some of whom have almost no outdoor or hiking experience. I think that the physical difficulty is not a deterrent for those who finish; they will have discovered that they are not limited by it, so may be interested in going again. For a handful the walk is not tough enough. They expected an Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail (expectations again), so are not interested in the level of challenge. A few cannot get joy out of life regardless of what they do!
After two CF and a third Camino De Levante in 2016 it becomes harder to explain that calling, other pilgrims understand it but others cannot get their heads around putting a pack on your back and just walking. But its more than just walking its the people the time to reflect on ones life and give thanks that you were called, its magic and I am only 11 months away from my next walk.I first felt "the call" few months ago and I went on my camino this July/August. I came back last Friday...couple days ago actually. When I first tried to explain to my friends and family here why I decided to do it nobody understood what I meant when I said I can't explain it but I felt "the call". Then on the Camino we all exactly know what it means and it doesn't need an explanation. To be part of that "special" group, the chosen ones (if you wish) felt so special to me and I was thanking God every day for that call, the recognition of it and for the fact I was there.
So it IS so calming to read again how many people use the same words "the call" to describe it, just like I did before even knowing how many of us felt the same way.
Will I do it again?!? I don't know. When I was walking it I thought I wouldn't. Like I'd rather go and do another pilgrimage somewhere else in the world (like Japan's), but now after being home less than a week and still feeling very confused, not being able to see anyone yet or talk to anyone (friends and family) and the sole thought of it makes me uncomfortable (I got Spanish number when I was there and was only in contact with my mom so I basically totally excluded myself from everyone and everything back home)...
But as someone here said if I ever get the call again of course I will do it. Maybe not the same route (I did Frances).
The call of camino is one of those things where you RSVP with capital YES!!!
Hi, for me it is a adiction. Every year a different Camino.Deal all
Having just arrived from Santiago a few weeks ago, there's no day that my husband and I are having dinner and we don't say "I wish I could go there again", or "I feel we should go again", or "I would love if we had Caldo Gallego for dinner".
We finished CF and started planning to do the Camino Portugues as soon as possible, probably March 2016.
The reason is because we feel like "the Camino is still calling us", but I cannot explain better than this. We were just so happy and we want to feel it again.
So, for those who made the Camino more than once, why did you do it?
I liked this, and Falcons earlier comment...I enjoyed the last one.
Like red wines - there are many - and so many are so drinkable, doable, walkable, cyclable... hic!Because there are so many....
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