Thanks Dougfitz! Due to time I cabbed to and from Braga from Fao - I did however get a Bom Jesus stamp! In future it would be great to walk to Ponte de Lima!
I did my first Camino at 24 hrs notice and 2nd at 48 hrs notice. Admittedly I am a seasoned backpacker and it’s the same thing really. Dorms, communal living, new faces all the time. It’s not that big a deal! Shoes, couple of changes of...
Maybe, but she has found this forum where past pilgrims and even prospective ones have been helping each other for many, many years. We will help, but we need some help understanding how best to do that!
G’day,
I am an Aussie walking from London via Canterbury and the VF to Rome. After completing the Lon-Cant section (Chaucers’ Pilgrims Way) I am now in Licques at the end of Day 4 on the VF.
I will be taking roughly five months to complete...
I am with @C clearly here.
More, if you think you consider yourself a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago, rather than a random hiker out for a cheap holiday funded by the efforts of the many Spanish and international volunteers who support...
I think that the Camino does provide:
- The abililty to deal with uncertainty
- The reassurance that there are some people in the world who do believe in the golden rule
- That many times simple is best
- You don't need to eat fine and you can...
I take it that 'Oja al perro' and 'Oja perro suelto' have colloquial meanings like 'watch out for the dog' or 'watch out, dogs on the loose (inside the yard)'. The only other explanation that I came up for 'ojo perro suelto' was to translate it...
It seems to have been a pretty grim week or two for weather over a lot of the Caminos. Huge numbers still arriving in Santiago though. I've been watching the webcam near Monte do Gozo now and again and it sometimes looks like the paintings of...
I can see where you are coming from but I want to offer another perspective.
I think gratitude is valuable. Gratitude to others who help us and also gratitude more generally for the little moments of happiness and relief in our lives. I think...
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