I know!!! I fully agree. I am so glad I tried the Montane on a hike, imagine finding out it does not work after all on the Camino.. 😔. I am a bit sad because I really love that pack but I now know I need a solid frame, ideally it should be a...
I completely relate to being out of one's comfort zone and my thoughts are with you. We each will have our own challenges. Some show more in the surface; some are much more internal. I wish you well, fellow pilgrim.
Vulnerable Post…
Tomorrow I leave the comforts of my life and begin the grueling process of becoming a Pilgrim.
I am mindful of the enormity of what I’m trying to accomplish, trying to summon the willingness to face whatever the Camino shows...
A friend in Santiago said that he had seen a number of large groups today - one with over 100 members - and suggested that it might be Spanish school groups making the most of the vacation period.
The Compostela counter on the pilgrim office website has reached 3,895 today. The largest figure for a single day since the 2022 Holy Year. Fridays are often the busiest day of the week but this is a remarkable number. Is there some special event...
I leave soon (11 days) for my first Camino that I first heard about over twenty years ago and felt one day I would go. I will have a bit under a month in Spain (starting in Leon and hoping to walk to the ocean). I find my thoughts turning to the...
THe wording is not clear, but I am confident that this is intended to reinforce that pilgrims need 2 stamps per day in the last 100 km, EVEN IF they have started from far away e.g. SJPP.
There must be a start date, no? Next year perhaps? Would they make the change mid-year when there are thousands of pilgrims on Camino right now that won't know about this change?
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