I usually think of "rest day" as Camino lingo for two nights in one location. I've never (yet) needed a true day to actually rest, recuperate or recover. For me they have been just a break for some relaxed time to sightsee in a city where a half...
I wish I'd known the Pilgrim's office was for anything more than getting your Compostela, when I was there in 2022. No one ever told me there were meeting rooms upstairs, so when I was crying my eyes out on the back stairs after I got my...
A fellow walking about 100 meters behind me in 2022 was using one. It kept flying above me (only by about 2 meters). It was mighty annoying and frankly, felt a bit voyeuristic to me. I wondered if my walking pole might be able to swipe it out...
"Miracles are in short supply" is a line from that Movie but in my case the serendipity of meeting and making so many friends over the past years has been an incredible experience.
Well sorry for the long absence! I dropped offline and into Camino life and can't wait to go back (but unfortunately it won't be soon)! I won't say the Camino was an easy experience for me, or necessarily what I expected, despite my research...
I’m not very tech savvy and don’t use Facebook and the like. I used Polar Steps, as shown to me by another Pilgrim when we were in Pamplona. I wish I’d known about it earlier, to document the portion from SJPdP to Pamplona, but I loved having...
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