UPDATE: My shoes are/were the culprit. I hiked in my sandals again today and did 8 miles up and down hill and was okay.
We are in Pontevedra. The weather is beautiful.
There are translation apps available these days that are great. I use Google Translate.
It translates written and spoken from/to your language and the other .
Whatever language you need should be downloaded beforehand.
There are translation apps available these days that are great. I use Google Translate.
It translates written and spoken from/to your language and the other .
Whatever language you need should be downloaded beforehand.
I just completed the Camino Portugués (Senda Litoral and Spiritual Variant) - I walked from Aug. 29th to Sept. 12th - and I want to share lessons learned.
On the plus side:
- The beaches/waterfront in both Portugal and Spain are stunning. It...
Oh, and also: hospitaleros lose money and pilgrims lose a bed when you reserve a bed that you don’t show up for. If you’re going to make a reservation, you absolutely should cancel it once you realize you won’t make it. It’s just disrespectful...
YES 👏👏👏
Also, if you want to listen to music, get some headphones. Many people come to the Camino for reflection and value the silence.
But most importantly, remember: the tourist expects, the pilgrim gratefully accepts.
I find this such a difficult question. My initial peek at the thread let me see the way @Tincatinker turned it around to make it easier to try to be positive.
I confess to devouring whatever I could find online - in 2006- and particularly the...
Listen to your own heart and not to the voices of others particularly those Camino professionals you will invariably meet. Having done a Camino or three they believe themselves duty bound to share their unsolicited insights. Don’t let the fears...
Stop saying 'what if...' in advance of going /while packing... and allow yourself to just 'be'
It always works out
and if you anticipate everything
you spoil the fun, chip away at the pure joy of just being
... and you get a very heavy bag 😊
Don't be overly concerned and scared about staying on the Camino path, especially the Frances. It is so well marked and honestly you gotta be walking with your proverbial cranium in da six to get lost.
I recently walked the Frances and it was...
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