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  1. zenofmatthew

    Thank you

    Dave! My camino hero, that golden voice from the west.
  2. zenofmatthew

    Comment by 'zenofmatthew' in media 'The Great Bear over Sobrado dos Monxes'

    This is such a wonderful picture. So many night pictures just fail, this one fits, calls a body back to the camino. Thanks for sharing!
  3. zenofmatthew

    Anyone know why Spanish people put water bottles outside their front door?

    Those tractors, left out in the field, those are for pilgrims, right? Also, why do the guardia civil yell so much when you're driving your newly found tractor? 😂 Very enjoyable thread. I love it when we speculate not knowing the answer, and we kind of get to the bottom of things. Harkens back...
  4. zenofmatthew

    How to tell my parents?

    Much of what one does between 17 and 25 can be forgiven as "young and finding oneself." No one is expecting a cure for world hunger or peace in the middle east from you before then. If you have the financial means, go. If you're dependent on them, that's where things get sticky. It's like they...
  5. zenofmatthew

    Need help from Roman experts

    Thanks!!
  6. zenofmatthew

    Simple man in a complex world

    To quote the 20th century philosopher F. Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” This is a useful camino concept. For me this meant more time looking for yellow arrows and less time on apps and so on.
  7. zenofmatthew

    Comment by 'zenofmatthew' in media 'Christmas 🎄 2022'

    Get me on a plane to Santiago! NOW! 🙂 Excellent photo.
  8. zenofmatthew

    For those not on the Camino, where are you feeling called to right now?

    This week O Cebreiro has been calling out to me at some weird moments. Thankfully I haven't pulled over and left the car behind-it'd be very dangerous in DFW traffic. Are there any Camino Anonymous meetings nearby? ;)
  9. zenofmatthew

    For those not on the Camino, where are you feeling called to right now?

    I meant on the Camino, but I've been a victim of that call too! ;)
  10. zenofmatthew

    For those not on the Camino, where are you feeling called to right now?

    If you're not wandering the Camino now, where do you feel called to? And before anyone goes grammar gangbusters on me, it's a spiritual call, a "really want to be there now" feeling. I get called to various places, depending on what's going on in front of me. Anyhow, at the moment, I've had...
  11. zenofmatthew

    1st Oct Start from Irun.............is this Wise?

    I was making the same consideration last year, my thought was that more services would be open along the Frances, and the thought of that cold sea breeze didn't sit well. But if it is warm....
  12. zenofmatthew

    Comment by 'zenofmatthew' in media 'You Know You're in Galicia When........'

    Exactly.
  13. zenofmatthew

    Fountain near Triacastela on the San Xil Route

    This isn't the sign I remember, but thinking back on things, no way was there a rectangular sign similar to the roadside ones we see in the US. Faulty memory proven :) Thanks a lot @Cuttooth - now I'm busy remembering this crazy fountain and that mornings proceedings.
  14. zenofmatthew

    Fountain near Triacastela on the San Xil Route

    Built by the nuns of St Xil in 1497, this fountain has served as beacon to travelers, bringing them away from the brothers at Samos. Nah ;) - just being funny. We arrived at sunrise and the reflection on the fountain was wonderful. I thought there was a sign next to it, but alas my memory is...
  15. zenofmatthew

    Pilgrim in spirit?

    I'm not sure. Outwardly I can't judge, other than a credencial.
  16. zenofmatthew

    LIVE from the Camino A Sketchbook Camino

    I was in too big of a hurry on the camino, didn't spend enough time drawing. Didn't help I was in a serious pen and ink slump at the time. It is amazing what you remember when you sit and draw.
  17. zenofmatthew

    2 weeks of walking - which part would you recommend?

    Consider this as a process- 1) Do you feel called anywhere? For me, I feel called to the Basque Country, to the Lot, to Portugal, to Finisterre and Muxia. 2) Time. Two weeks. I'd use Gronze stages as a starting point, and be cognizant of the difficulty over the KMs. 3) Check connections...
  18. zenofmatthew

    Mods. Guy with a donkey

    Por qué la cara larga? Sure hope they make contact though.
  19. zenofmatthew

    Camino Shell Directions

    I used holistic GPS. Wherever I saw a whole lotta people, I went. Other people I ran into had the Camino Ninja app, amongst others. I'd heard that you're more like to get lost looking at your phone, so I tried not to. Holistic GPS can land you in some hot water occasionally.
  20. zenofmatthew

    Comment by 'zenofmatthew' in media 'Portomarin everything is up hill'

    Those stairs!!!!! GRRRR! :)

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