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Hey there! I wanted to chat about my experience on the 2017 Camino Frances. I'm pretty average physically, maybe a tad overweight, did some training (could've done more), and could've lightened my backpack a bit.
Started off strong from SJPP...
I was looking for cups at Eight Rooms in Logroño I saw this bag on the floor. This is not generally where bags are left so I thought I might post this just in case someone is looking for their backpack. I also contacted the transport company.🎒
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
If you are on the CF watch for the fun & energetic group of 6 women from Taiwan, 5 of whom are 70 years plus.
Multigenerational family travelling together who exude love and joy from every pore! They call themselves the "Tiawan Grannies". The...
Update #2 on this.
I have now created a new user group on the forum for users that have 5 posts or less. These users will have a less privileges compared to users with 6 or more posts. For example, users with 5 or less posts can not start a...
Dear all,
I woke up this morning to over 200 new spam accounts having signed up and started sending inappropriate Private messages to members. I am so sorry for this!
They have now all been deleted. When I woke up, I did disable the...
Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
Hello,
The weather has improved and the Route Napoléon is now open under weather conditions. Before setting off on your journey, please visit the Pilgrims' Office for the latest information. It's for your own safety
Here is an interesting map of (most of) the Caminos de Santiago, done in the style of a metro map.
https://coolhispania.blogspot.com/2024/01/mapa-metro.html
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