I sincerely hope our fellow pigrim did not really break the tibia and fibula. I broke mine from a traumatic car accident years back but still bothers me and has severely reduced my mobility and balance despite reconstructive surgeries and...
Most people plan their travel strictly according to their expectations, and do not plan to change them. The Camino, as you so well describe, can force your hand (a.k.a. ‘provide’) and that is part of what makes it so valuable of a journey.
You...
This is both a great question AND a great response! I’m currently at the tail end of my first Camino and I have also found that “sun gloves” have been a game changer. What happened to me is/was very unusual and is unlikely to happen to many...
I try not to wash clothes on Camino. Wastes valuable drinking time and, curiously, there’s always space at the bar…
On this current trip in Italy all the merino stuff has been fine with a cold water rinse and a drip dry by morning. Nobody’s...
It’s helpful for future reference if a thread can be posted in a relevant forum or sub-forum. It’s easier to find at a later date. Sometimes threads which might appear to be the 14th time this month someone’s asked the same question, take an...
I stopped by the Punto de Información al Peregrino in Lalín today and got this really cool wax sello with a hórreo charm. (the charms vary, sometimes it's a concha)
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My first Camino was the year before the World Wide Web reached the general public. And also the year before the first GSM digital phone network. For all practical purposes no internet, no mobile phone service, and no email. When I reached Zubiri...
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