What @MickMac said. I can add that I bought the ticket all the way on the 10:11 train.
On Bayonne a bunch of us Pilgrims got "intercepted " as the next train was canceled and ushered outside and onto a parked bus which then took us to SJPdP
I arrive in Paris CDG September 1st at 9:20 am. I have already booked a hotel in SJPDP for that night.
What's the best way to get to SJPDP from Paris ?
@falconbrother and those of you who have experienced lower bp - wondering if your blood pressure has stayed at the lower level after several weeks or months following your return home?
I dropped a few pounds, too, but at the tail end of my Camino, I started having knee pain which continued to get worse after I returned home. It's mostly sorted now, following arthroscopic surgery in December. I'm still walking several miles a...
I pick a spot and say to myself "when I get there I will rest a little" then pick another spot and do the same all the way to the top. I've had younger pilgrims stop and ask me if I am OK. Phil says he gets the same question. You'll get there. It...
I met a guy this year that told me his strategy for steep hills was to count each step with his right foot up to 25 before looking up to see how far he'd gotten. I tried it, and the focus on counting steps helped on steep hills.
Most of my life...
On my recently completed Camino, I tried and incorporated walking meditation into my hill climbing. If the scenery was nice I’d focus on something visual, if it was just a climb, I’d focus on the path down the tip of my nose. My mantra was one...
Physical health: While I have added a neuroma in my foot and had a touch of tendonitis, I lost over 15 pounds without trying. In fact, while on the Camino I added second breakfast to my diet (although I do not recommend adding an icy cold Coke...
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