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    AnneMarie1 replied to the thread Pilgrimage - selfish?.
    I did the Camino last year for the second time (first time over 20 years ago). I did have some of this experience that you describe. Not exactly the same issues in the same ways, but it did strike me as incongruous that we were all appreciating...
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to Barbara's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    Yes, of course. Sometimes my supper has been the tired packet of instant noodles in the bottom of my bag. But 1) there was a packet of noodles and 2) I didn't expect the Camino to provide a miraculous three course meal. I don't rely on the...
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to roving_rufus's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    I have met a few pilgrims walking with no support - and they are honest about it, to them I generally feel some generosity- it is an interesting commitment to walk in such a way. And it is actually a long standing Christian practice to set out...
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to Robo's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    I recall a couple that we knew, turning up at the Hotel Akerreta. We were having dinner and heard them check in. Everywhere was full, from Zubiri to Pamplona. Taxis all busy, busses laid on to take Pilgrims to Pamplona. The Hotel owner came...
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to Roland49's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    The "providing" will not always be material. Sometimes an idea or insight will grow while you're desparate. But first: have a "plan B" at hand, before trusting in the saying.
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to dick bird's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    I hear you. To be fair though, people often say the Camino provides when they have been helped out of a jam rather than something you can rely on for the future, but it irks me that this help can be taken for granted when it is the kindness and...
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to Barbara's post in the thread The Camino will provide? with Like Like.
    Or do you prefer Cromwell's attitude? Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry. I am starting to get tired of the attitude that it isn't necessary to take reasonable care and thought, because somehow there is this warm, fluffy, and...
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    All water is safe to drink due to the high cross european standards. Any water not to those standards will have a notice.
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    AnneMarie1 reacted to lt56ny's post in the thread Is tap water safe to drink in Portugal? with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    It is a lot better than Flint, Michigan!
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    It doesn’t seem to do the Portuguese any harm so you should be OK.

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