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Giving some thought about doing another Camino, this time the Camino Primitivo in September/October timeframe.
This would be my second camino since being diagnosed wth PD and my eighth camino overall.
Ah, Laurie! I've walked three since 2015, so not as many or as frequently as some. I'm planning my fourth, as I rapidly approach 70, and am grateful for your invitation to ponder my experiences.
The first was the Frances. My hope was to find...
The Camino has changed me forever. Actually physically walking the Camino has occupied perhaps 1% of my time, but now occupies 20% of all my conversations, to the annoyance of those who know me and haven't walked the Camino. The rest of you get...
In my first Camino, I walked with another priest from Porto to SdC, and I don't think we ever stopped talking. We were professors in the same graduate program, he the spiritual director and I the scripture prof. We had a lot to process, and we...
Dear Laurie,
You have been and remain a total inspiration. Your help, your guidance, your insights and now your inner thoughts - I applaud it all… as I enjoy a cuppa thanks to your recommendation of a water heating coil!! (Sourced in Burgos in...
Laurie,
Thank you for sharing your heartfelt thoughts. As always I so admire your perseverance and tenacity.
With endurance may we all eventually find welcome relief.
Deus nobis haec otia fecit/God has granted us this respite.
Virgil (Eclogues...
I’m just back from a two-part Camino. The Via Serrana from Gibraltar to Sevilla, and then the Invierno from Ponferrada. I am experiencing the standard post-camino letdown, so I thought I’d reflect a bit.
I have gone from walking the more...
I have an iPhone 14 and got an eSIM one month contract with Orange when I arrived in Spain a month ago. Right away there were problems. It did most basic things, but I couldn’t use most WiFi calling and had problems with WhatsApp functionality. I...
I had a Medtronic pacemaker fitted in early Feb and will be walking a stage of the Camino in 4 weeks time. We were persuaded to accompany some friends last year on the leg from Hornillos to Leon and fell in love with it, so are returning to start...
I have just boarded an Iberia flight to Madrid, and so far have seen two people come on with collapsed poles attached to their backpacks.
The topic that never dies……
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