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Diary from the Camino

First Views of St Jean Pied de Port

August 23, 2009

This is the view that most pilgrims first get of St Jean Pied de Port. I remember it quite clearly, I was wondering what was ahead of me. I had not read much about the Camino before heading off there for a month, my flat mate and college friend had been my sole [...]

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The Spirit of the Camino lives On

November 7, 2007

During the last week I have received two letters from people I don’t know and have never spoken to – of course I must have given them my home address at some point, but I can’t remember when.
The mail from each of them is almost identical – updated information on hostels along the Camino. [...]

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Friday Afternoon and Dreaming of the Camino…

August 10, 2007

Often on the Camino de Santiago I forgot or did not pay much attention to what day of the week it was.  There was no real need to.  I had stopped wearing my watch and so did not know the date either, unless I looked at the stamps on my pilgrims passport.
Now I know it [...]

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Camino Time – No Watch

April 13, 2007

I was having a browse through some other Camino blogs this morning and came across one that is just not me. They were up and walking at 5 or 5.30am – in the dark! Now I will admit to having done the same once – but I had woken and just could not [...]

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Roncesvalles

April 11, 2007

Roncesvalles was my first taste of a “real” albergue. 120 pilgrims in one large room – oh my God, I thought, is this what it is going to be like for the next four weeks? Yes and no. The offical hostels at Roncesvalles is the largest one room hostel along the whole [...]

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Orisson to Roncesvalles – Day 2 on the Camino

April 5, 2007

I paid €28 for my night in the Orisson, that was for diner and my bed in a small dorm. Okay price wise, but hell I thought if I had to pay every night like that. However this was the most expensive until I reached Santiago. The host in the Orisson was [...]

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St Jean Pied de Port to Orisson

April 3, 2007

The train must have taken longer than my memory states. I arrived in St Jean Pied de Port around lunch and the official Albergue was closed. I waited with the others, we all wanted a pilgrims passport before setting out.
By the time it had opened and we had all gotten our Pilgrims Passport [...]

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Camino de Santiago – I have no idea what you hold for me.

April 2, 2007

Friday 23rd of July 2004 I caught a plane to Paris from Dublin. It was summer, I was happy as I had just finished my first year of university. I was a mature student and loved the opportunity I had to study full time, something I had avoided when I was younger. [...]

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The Camino at its best

November 16, 2006

I walked one day in sadness – I can’t remember why. However the day sticks in my mind as an old Spanish mans actions changed my thinking.
It was one of those horrible days, walking along the side of roads for a long time – it didn’t happen often. I was alone, and perhaps in my [...]

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A Pilgrims View of Santiago

October 21, 2006

It was where I was heading, as was everyone else on this pilgrimage across northern Spain. Each city was different, Leon is a pleasure, Burgos has a dreadful 9km walk through the industrial part of the city. Pamplona was too early to take much notice of, I was only walking a few days [...]

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