sillydoll

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- sillydoll replied to the thread Isn't twice enough?.
  
  In “Journey to Portugal” Jose Saramago who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1998, said: 'The journey is never over. Only travellers come to an end. The end of one journey is simply the start of another. You have to see what you missed the first...
  
  Nov 2, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ?.
  
  23 Lourdes to Bertharram 17 km 24 Arudy 23.4km 25 Oloron Ste Marie 23.5 km 26 Sarrance 22 km 27 Borce 22 km 28 Canfranc Estacion...
  
  Oct 30, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Oldtimers can I pick your brains for a sec ?.
  
  I second Jeffrey's suggestion. For anyone interested in walking historic pilgrimage routes, this one was described in the 12th c Codex Calixtinus. "Three in particular are the pillars of extraordinary usefulness that the Lord has established in...
  
  Oct 26, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Alternatives to Sarria.
  
  Here are a few starting places to walk your 100km camino and qualify for the Compostela. Ferrol - 112 Camino Ingles Lugo - 101 Camino Norte / Primitivo Muxia/Fisterra - 116 Fistera Way Tui - 117 Portuguese Caminho Ourense - 108 Via de la...
  
  Oct 17, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum.
  
  My name is Sylvia. Many friends call me Silly. My husband used to call me 'Doll' (when we started courting 60 years ago!). When gmail started I decided to combine the two as an email name. When google came out ± 2008, I googled SillyDoll and...
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll reacted to Rick of Rick and Peg's post in the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum with Haha.
  
  I had you marked as such on my calendar because I was going to create a similar thread for you. You were forum member number 8. Members 2 through 7 haven't been seen in a long time and that makes you the senior active forum member. Maybe Ivar...
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread When did they start playing the bagpipes in the Praza do Obradoiro?.
  
  There is a previous thread about the gaita players here https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/curious-about-the-bagpiper-in-santiago.74249/
  
  Oct 15, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Twenty year anniversary of the Camino de Santiago forum.
  
  Congrats Ivar. I joined on 2 November 2004 when it was a forum for visitors to Santiago. I think it evolved into a Camino forum later.
  
  Oct 12, 2024
- sillydoll replied to the thread Two injuries and rescues on the descent to Molinaseca.
  
  We stay on the trail until Riego de Ambros. From there we change to the road and it is about the same distance as on the trail. You can see pilgrim high above you negotiating the trail, then they come down and cross over and go down on the other...
  
  Oct 9, 2024
- sillydoll reacted to J Willhaus's post in the thread Why do pilgrims fly to Pamplona. with Like.
  
  The daily bus to SJPDP only runs in the summer months. Pilgrims must either cab to SJPDP or take a bus to settle for starting at Roncesvalles like many Spanish the rest of the year. The bus to Roncesvalles runs daily year round.
  
  Sep 28, 2024
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