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Phil W reacted to andonius's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Last Day Walking Blues with
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Camino Blues.... When I Finished my first long Camino I wrote what I left you here today. Hope you find it means something for you all, my Camino brothers. Excuse my english and accept my feelings "Yesterday I finished El Camino de Santiago... -
Phil W reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Finishing my Camino and feeling incomplete. with
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@cbeckham , I, too, suffer the Camino blues. I don't think I've ever seen it written more clearly than the beautiful thread from @andonius : https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/last-day-walking-blues.81192/post-1147520 -
Phil W reacted to natefaith's post in the thread Finishing my Camino and feeling incomplete. with Like.
Sorry to have missed you, @cbeckham! Congratulations on finishing and yes, it's totally normal to feel a bit "lost" and disoriented once you've arrived in Santiago, especially when you have to turn around pretty quickly and head home. Hopefully...
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I will add my voice to those recommending that you walk with two poles, especially if you have joint issues. On my 2016 Camino I really resisted getting poles (they didn't fit with my mental image of a "pilgrim") but they were what saved my...
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This is an eternal discussion. It never ends. This said, given what you wrote, I recommend getting a pair of length-adjustable hiking poles. You do not need to spend top price for Black Diamond or other branded carbon fibre poles. There are...
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Phil W reacted to lt56ny's post in the thread 2024 Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela cost with Like.
Well Wow haha. The way you worded your original post I think that almost all of us thought that you were talking about private rooms and restaurants each night. There was no mention of you looking to sleep in basic environs. The least expensive...
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I describe my retirement as "the vacation that never ends". My whole life is now a vacation. And my Caminos are an important part of my life.
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How about "Silvermommas Big Walk" , they can stick that in their pipe and smoke it :cool:
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If vacation means "time off" from obligations, then I'm certainly on vacation. When my children were young, we often went on vacations to Spain and other warm countries. And, lying on a beach or a pool, OMG I don't know anything more boring and...
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Yes, I do. We always try to walk to our albergue as "pilgrims" and/or walk away as "pilgrims" when possible. This helps us remember when we are hospitaleros what things are important to pilgrims and what they may really need and want. As...
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