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Hope October is good this year. Will be my wife and I second Camino.

regarding the camino Frances in September: you are referring to a couple of days where there seems to be a large bubble of pilgrims starting at the same moment. Do you have an idea which dates more or less? looking to do the camino in Sep. and wouldn't mind skipping the bedraces... Great update and video;)

I finished the Ingles from Ferrol on Tuesday and found the route quiet compared to when I walked it in June 2022. There were enough Pilgrims to make it a communal experience but lots of Kms walking alone.

Thank You!! So Nice!!!

Thank you 😊

I enjoyed seeing your walk through yhe centre and all the people and some festivities going on in Santiago. Looks like a great time to be there.

Thank you for this Ivar. I was at Pilgrim House at the end of my first Camino 10 years ago, not long after they opened. It’s a wonderful respite. Since then, I’ve returned several times and referred pilgrims there. Kudos to them.

Did you see the movie last night?

Thank you, Ivar for your continued good work in providing us with news about the Camino🙏

I also plan to walk another Camino next year. In Canada we see a lot of news stories about the anti-tourist push in Spain. Is this affecting any of the Camino routes?

I’ll walk the Camino again next year can’t wait ❤❤❤thanks for the update!

Hello Team Betsy from Team turtle

This is sooo inspirational and highlights the kindness of people

🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾

This reminds me of what I witnessed back in 2014 a man & his aid did the Francis from Pamplona to Santiago everyone helped along the way including carrying him over the mountains. It humbles me because those of us that can still walk.

WOW! amazing! Care Team and helpful pilgrims/volunteers.

Hi Ivar, thanks. Just completed the Frances from SJPD (3rd July) stayed off stage as much as possible and so many times while walking it seemed like we were the only ones doing the Camino. Never once considered it busy till Saria, even then if you left around 6 am it wasnt too bad.

Ivar….what does ‘off-stage’ mean?

You mentioned if you walk off stage. What does that mean?

what town on via de la plata does it hit the meseta?

What were the protests about?

Thanks for the update.I will be walking Inverno,San Salvador and Primitivo in august-september,it is my plan..

Thanks for the update. Truly appreciate your support. Take care.

As always, thanks for the videos. Looking forward to walking the VdelNorte in September-October.

Ivar, thank you, Christiansen, thank you. A fascinating story. I hail from England, Christiansen may I say your storytelling and English is perfect. Well done to you. Buen Camino ⛵🇩🇰

Thank you so much, Ivar, for posting this interview. Andrew, my husband and I were on WhatsApp with Ned Spencer last year, but we couldn't afford the Camino then. We don’t have Facebook, and we're from the US, but we would so love to join an expedition next year. My husband has small boat sailing experience, and I can be taught, and we've both walked a bit of Camino 😊.

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this experience.

Thank-you Ivar for sharing this wonderful video with us. They must have had an amazing Camino experience.

Greetings to you and thank you Ivar, and a delight to participate and contribute to one of your videocasts - “Buen Camino” and “Ultreia et Suseia“

John Brierley, he lit The Way, let's remember him, at sunrise.

Ivar--thank you so much for all you do from your Santiago base of operations! I've been looking, thinking, researching, planning since 2020 but still don't have the time needed time away from work. Will have to be 2026. Just curious--have you ever interviewed anyone who has done it by horseback?

Thanks!

Hi Ivar...It looks very warm there. I am wondering - Do you pick up luggage in Le Puy en Velay??

Thank you for the suggestion for food. We just arrived in santiago today from oviedo. Your videos and guide books have helped make our trip possible and much more comfortable. Thank you.

We’re enjoying a nice rest day in Bilbao. ❤ We will see you near the end of July. 🙌🏼

Thanks Ivar for the great information!

Dear Ivar, I haven't watched your videos for a while and to be honest, as a previous donating member of your Camino Forum, your forum website has become almost unusable. I cannot see where you have removed ads. Especially on a mobile device using the forum is impossible. In other words, taking donations to make something usable is in my eyes not fair. An albergue donativo is always usable, welcoming and friendly no matter how much a pilgrim can donate. Perhaps something you want to re-think in regards to monetising your forum. ❤

Hello Ivar, I love your blogs bringing news from Santiago as well as other Camino issues. Re Covid, early in April there was a great number of people coughing, sneezing & weezing not only on trail but also on the albergues. I had to go to the pharmacies twice: once for sneezing, runny nose & weepy eyes and two weeks later for a bronchial infection. Needless to say I got over it ... whatever it was, but there was something going on🤭

I was in Santiago too during the time of the festival after walking the Portuguese Coastal. I only saw rooms from €200 up and otherwise many km's out of town. Booked the Seminario in advance luckily, which was only open for pilgrims from what I've seen.

It has been much busier from Tui in the last days. We are now at Caldas de Reis and it has been much busier.

Ed Sheeran will be in Santiago July 6, 2024

Re Covid. Our hospitals in Adelaide, capital of South Australia, have been on a code yellow for 2 weeks and counting. This means only emergency surgery is being carried out because of the high numbers of hospital staff sick with Covid. It is predicted to get worse as we progress through winter. The spike is international.

How many Albergues are there in Santiago which are only for pilgrims with an official credential? Should these not always be available for pilgrims only, i.e. no tourists. p.s. Your weather is like ours in Scotland ☔️

One day Ivar can you show us some restaurants you like please if you have time

Lovely to meet you both briefly in Casa Ivar yesterday. Interesting and inspiring interview.

I leave tomorrow for another section of the Frances. Leon to Santiago. I did this 3 years ago. Have gone all the way to Muxia, but wanted to do this bit again. Will pop in to the office on the 24th to donate my poles. BC

In what town is the Casa Fernanda?

Thanks for the information! We will be starting our Camino del Norte in a couple of weeks. I hope this route will be a bit quieter but still have the community feel. ❤

Hola Como estas thank you for kiwi chat I’m about to trek Del Norte in 10 weeks great advise Gracias

Hello Lisa and Ivar - thanks for the Zoom!