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I didn't know skateboards were outlawed in Heaven! LOL Imagine in thirty years and he is telling his children how he skateboarded the camino. I think he made a wonderful memory, even if it is a very strange one.I have a picture somewhere, lost among the thousands, taken in Viloria de la Rioja. On the way in I was passed by a young man wearing a pouncho and the long droopy hat covering his man bun so popular now in Spain. We both stayed with Acacio and Orietta (goodness, I promised them a card from Jerusalem better get cracking!). Stops raining and what does he pull from his back pack? A skateboard! Up and down the village street around the church and back again until it got dark and the next morning on the road all the way into Belrado backpack and all. Showing my age but there was once a song "You Can't Get to Heaven on Rollar Skates" needs an update perhaps. Hope he made it in to SdC.
Day before I reached Santiago on my first Camino,a young man with a skateboard took the bunk above me.He propped his skateboard against the bottom of my bunk,then with a cheerful"going to meet my mates for a drink,see you later",off he went.He did not make it back in time for lock up,in fact not until 7.30 next day.As others passed my bunk and saw the skateboard,many had a look on their faces that "I can't believe that old codger is using a skateboard on the Camino"" I know I should have,but I did not say it wasn't mine,just looked smug.I didn't know skateboards were outlawed in Heaven! LOL Imagine in thirty years and he is telling his children how he skateboarded the camino. I think he made a wonderful memory, even if it is a very strange one.
If you do the Camino on a skateboard, do you need the last 100 km or last 200 km to get a Compostela?I have a picture somewhere, lost among the thousands, taken in Viloria de la Rioja. On the way in I was passed by a young man wearing a pouncho and the long droopy hat covering his man bun so popular now in Spain. We both stayed with Acacio and Orietta (goodness, I promised them a card from Jerusalem better get cracking!). Stops raining and what does he pull from his back pack? A skateboard! Up and down the village street around the church and back again until it got dark and the next morning on the road all the way into Belrado backpack and all. Showing my age but there was once a song "You Can't Get to Heaven on Rollar Skates" needs an update perhaps. Hope he made it in to SdC.
If you do the Camino on a skateboard, do you need the last 100 km or last 200 km to get a Compostela?
If you do the Camino on a skateboard, do you need the last 100 km or last 200 km to get a Compostela?
If you do the Camino on a skateboard, do you need the last 100 km or last 200 km to get a Compostela?
Now, let's talk about that man-bun...
Just a skateboard? That's nothing compared to this young man, who was 5 months into an around-the-world adventure. As well as the usual selection of gear, he was carrying:what does he pull from his back pack? A skateboard!
OMG OMG... is that a mule-packed man or what?? Glad he didn't carry his own oven and microwave and fridge. These are thoughts I've often had whilst walking: what do we NEED and what do we WANT?? Have been trying to make sense of this for a while. Buen CaminoJust a skateboard? That's nothing compared to this young man, who was 5 months into an around-the-world adventure. As well as the usual selection of gear, he was carrying:
The enormous load contributed to a knee problem, and he had both hands full so he couldn't use walking sticks. Although I was old enough to be his grandmother, I traded one walking stick for his didgeradoo so he could get down some steep slopes, and I carried it for an hour or so. It sort of made me feel young and foolish again. Certainly it made me look foolish if not young. I think he ended his camino soon after, to search out a boat to South America.
- Skateboard strapped to pack
- Full camping equipment including large tent
- Significant library of books
- Mandolin
- Didgeradoo (5-feet long; he had never been to Australia)
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When I last saw him (that day) he was already broken down and talking about finding a boat to South America. I later heard that he had left.Did he ever make it to Santiago or did he quietly broke down somewhere on the way? SY
... not with all that gear I hope, C clearly?When I last saw him (that day) he was already broken down and talking about finding a boat to South America. I later heard that he had left.
Of course! That's why he brought it, as he certainly didn't need it on the camino. The musical instruments were meant for busking, to finance his travels. I think the Camino in Spain was a small part of his planned adventures. He was talking about hitchhiking, but didn't seem to think his load was a problem for that. And I didn't say anything to disillusion him.... not with all that gear I hope, C clearly?
It was kind of you to help him out @C clearly. I can see you're a good sport.Of course! That's why he brought it, as he certainly didn't need it on the camino. The musical instruments were meant for busking, to finance his travels. I think the Camino in Spain was a small part of his planned adventures. He was talking about hitchhiking, but didn't seem to think his load was a problem for that. And I didn't say anything to disillusion him.
well..... Let's just pray he's found what he's looking forOf course! That's why he brought it, as he certainly didn't need it on the camino. The musical instruments were meant for busking, to finance his travels. I think the Camino in Spain was a small part of his planned adventures. He was talking about hitchhiking, but didn't seem to think his load was a problem for that. And I didn't say anything to disillusion him.
I'll give it a test run at some stage and produce a full report
It reminds me of a quote, "we pack our fears."Just a skateboard? That's nothing compared to this young man, who was 5 months into an around-the-world adventure. As well as the usual selection of gear, he was carrying:
The enormous load contributed to a knee problem, and he had both hands full so he couldn't use walking sticks. Although I was old enough to be his grandmother, I traded one walking stick for his didgeradoo so he could get down some steep slopes, and I carried it for an hour or so. It sort of made me feel young and foolish again. Certainly it made me look foolish if not young. I think he ended his camino soon after, to search out a boat to South America.
- Skateboard strapped to pack
- Full camping equipment including large tent
- Significant library of books
- Mandolin
- Didgeradoo (5-feet long; he had never been to Australia)
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Robo, I often worry about you and all my other family and friends who live on our West Island!
If you carry a rice cooker does that mean you also carry rice (not all stops have food shops). And sultanas for an ANZAC style feed?
But for the love of a good woman I guess a man will do anything. Good on ya mate.
Robo, I often worry about you and all my other family and friends who live on our West Island!
If you carry a rice cooker does that mean you also carry rice (not all stops have food shops). And sultanas for an ANZAC style feed?
But for the love of a good woman I guess a man will do anything. Good on ya mate.
I suspect the real benefit is in your wife knowing that you love her enough to carry the silly thing in the first place. If love is the measure of a pilgrimage and growth in love holds primacy of purpose, then you are pilgrim in deed and not in name only.I think half the benefit will be in knowing it is there if we need it
I have just read the book and seen the movie "Wild". The author walked the Pacific Crest Trail in the USA with a pack so huge she called it Monster.
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