The Pilgrim Garden is an outdoor restorative place for pilgrims to restore, reflect, journal, pray, or simply enjoy nature. Installation May 11, 2024 along Camino Frances in Os Chacotes Park, Palas de Rei. One-of-a-kind design. Grand Opening and...
We are starting another thread on this specific rule, because it did provoke some questions and concerns when it was first announced (as Rule 14, but it’s still pretty much the same now that it’s been moved to Rule 3). Ivar is going to delete...
Many of us who have had the opportunity to walk the same camino multiple times agree with these lovely, poignant lines by Jose Saramago.
"The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first time, see...
When I was flying out of Madrid last year I posted in advance here and on a number of Camino Facebook groups, with the dates I would be in Madrid post-Camino, offering to pass my poles on to another pilgrim. Someone responded on one of the...
When I finished the Primitivo in Sept 23, I spent 12 euro in Santiago to post a bunch of unused materials back to the municipal albergue in Oviedo, with a brief note in Spanish that said, For the next pilgrim. Correos provided the box.
It's not...
As a vegan, the best food for my diet was between Sarria and Santiago, where far more vegan options abound. Also for those walking the Portuguese, Lisbon and Porto have such amazing vegan food and great coffee that if I stayed there any longer, I...
I'm hitting up hotspots on ebird/iNaturalist already! If I have time I might whip up a summary doc and post it on the forum.
That is one bird call I will remember!
My other half has ruined me as far as cameras go. He buys me stuff that I...
In July/August 2024, I walked the Camiño de Taverneiro, which is a 130-kilometre route through Galicia. It is an historical route but has only recently been rediscovered and waymarked, and, since I've seen very little information about it on this...
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