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I wish you a great experience. On the Camino and as a volunteer.
I will be doing the Portuguese, senda litoral + spiritual variant, so we won't cross paths (at least not this year ;) )
Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. I think, for me, I understand this next journey won't be like my first - although I wouldn't want it to be. My first Camino was this beautiful, difficult, maddening, and inspiring once in a lifetime...
Hmm. 20k hike and 360m ( I find it best to use only one scale of measurement) of elevation gain and, presumably 360m of descent which is usually harder on the legs than the ascent. That’s a pretty challenging hike.
How long did it take? How...
The Camino Portugués starts in Lisbon, so starting in Porto is no more "complete" than starting from Tui, Barcelos, or Ponte de Lima. A "complete" Camino is one that ends in Santiago de Compostela, and if you want to receive a Compostela at the...
The easy and obvious solution is to start closer to Santiago.
And I find that since my only "job" on the Camino is to walk from point A to point B that I can walk farther on the Camino than I can at home where I have a dozen other tasks that I...
Yeah down to St Mont Michel, then a hybrid of other routes and onto the Camino Norte. I'll likely switch to the Primitivo towards the end. I made a little animation of it here;
Oh the anticipation is so sweet. I look forward to hearing about your Camino version 2.0 experience! New friends, new food, new blessings? Did your familiarity with the Way of St. James open new doors?
May luck be with you on your next...
I'm not sure why I felt compelled to write something here though I feel as though others will relate to this. I will be leaving from Dublin via ferry to Cherbourg and walking over 1500km until I reach Santiago. This journey begins in a little...
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