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Hi David,
I desperately wanted to travel the world when I left school and I managed to take the 1st step, and then my friends left after 1 month and I returned home with them as I didn't feel that I was confident enough to do it alone. That is...
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I’ve only walked one and that was Portuguese coastal. Because of where I come from and choosing to walk alone I couldn’t go with the Camino will provide outlook - I planned quite a lot at fairly short notice- I did have to make...
As is often the case, it’s not about others or their attitudes to their Camino. It takes time and learning to discover that some of our practical problems are down to an omission of our own - that’s the learning - right there. I find myself...
The Valcarlos route is scenic in any weather.
If the Pilgrim's Office is saying go that way, it's wisdom to follow their advice. And via Valcarlos you'll be on the real historic camino, not the Hollywood one.
You definitely could have mentioned that without the lecturing. The person I spoke to at the pilgrims office could barely speak English or Spanish so I could not ask for details on the severity of the weather or strength of the route...
I will add to your fear with a short story.
During the early 1980's while doing my OE I stayed in a Youth Hostel north of Vancouver somewhere.
The rooms had bunks and a concrete floor.
I was allocated a bottom bunk. Above me was a young German...
Enjoy, Marska!
I am on the way right now and the weather has been perfect so far.
It is busy, but the places I stayed at had still beds left in the evening (except Beilari).
All the spring flowers are in bloom.
It's a beautiful time of year...
I guess that our opinions are formed by what we are used to.
I am 70, going on 71 with reduced lung capacity due to scaring and the walk up to O Cebrerio is just a trot up a hill. It is not a big deal unless you are physically handicapped or...
We (my wife and I, 60 years old) hiked up to O Cebreiro from Las Herrerias under heavy cold rain and in the early morning darkness last October. We took the trail, and would do it again. It was muddy for sure, but at no point did we feel it was...
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