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Gimpy in Portugal
A lot can happen in 392 miles. Or not. Hopefully.
Anna Kallschmidt
Jun 11, 202313 min read
See You Later Alligator
We sadly hugged goodbye to each new friend as we walked past their hotels or hostels - Michael, then Dom and Paul, then Marcus. Fabian...
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Anna Kallschmidt
Jun 6, 20236 min read
Hola Vamanos, Everybody Let’s Go (to Santiago)!
(To the tune of the travel song from Dora the Explorer) “Hola vamanos, everybody let’s go!” Katie sang as she meet me in the albergue...
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Anna Kallschmidt
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Almost There
When Fabian and I arrived in Caldas del Rei, where Katie had a hotel, we checked into an albergue. We met up with a South African couple...
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Anna Kallschmidt
Jun 4, 20234 min read
To the left, to the left…
“If I have but one dream in my heart, it is to go on the Camino by electric scooter.” - Fabian König Katie hobbled to the cafe (the same...
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Anna Kallschmidt
Jun 3, 20235 min read
Oh I left a good job in the city
One thing about me is, I am obsessed with my nephew. I steal photos of that kid from his parents’ Snapchat like nobody’s business. I’ve...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 31, 20235 min read
Moist
“Ugh, my underwear is still moist,” Fabian said (FOR CONTEXT - the dingy hostel didn’t have a dryer, and it was raining outside, so we...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 27, 20234 min read
Milkshakes
I have been silent here because finally, we are with other pilgrims and just living in the moment. I have many pictures but not many...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 24, 20235 min read
“Oh man, it’s still uphill.”
"I have one goal this Camino,"o get a tan on my legs." -Ms. Kathryn London "Morning!" I said to the other American pilgrims at the cafe....
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 23, 202310 min read
Back on the Camino
Look out Catholics, the agnostic and the Jew are back on the Camino. We woke up early, after neither of us slept well or for long. The...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 22, 20234 min read
Porto Day 2
"Is there anything you want to do here?" Katie asked me. "I didn't look ahead, let me see what the hotel gave us," I said. "Oh look,...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 21, 20237 min read
My Muse Arrives
The 28 km from the donativo to the next stop felt harder than normal. Did I take my antidepressant? Yes. Did I not sleep well? No, I...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 19, 20238 min read
On security
"Are you the Alaskan?" I asked a blonde woman sitting outside at the albergue. "Yes I am," she smiled "So you're the reason I've had to...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 18, 20238 min read
The Camino is…
When you walk this much, your body craves weird things. And my craving lately has been pineapple juice. Gimme that sweet nectar of sugary...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 17, 20239 min read
Lazy?
"Oh, você fala Portuguese! American?" A cafe owner said to me as I stopped for a coffee. (You speak Portuguese! American?) I blinked....
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 14, 20237 min read
Not crazy, but also crazy
"Do you have sangria?" I asked the waiter, ordering dinner after my test day in Tomar. "Yes, of course," the waiter said. "I'd like some...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 12, 20237 min read
It’s only 40 km
"You can’t PLAN a Camino!” Marriett, a South African woman, exclaimed, lying on the floor. She was gaining the will to stand up again and...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 10, 20235 min read
There’s an app for even that
“Don’t you have the Camino app?” The Holland man asked me yesterday, while we waited outside the hostel. “THERE'S A CAMINO APP?! No! I’m...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 9, 202311 min read
Mary is Busy
"There are two ways to get enough; one is to continue to accumulate. The other is to desire less."- GK Chesterton One of the great things...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 6, 20239 min read
Where, and I cannot say this enough, THE FUCK is the yellow arrow?!
THIS AIN'T THE SAME CAMINO Y'ALL. Not the same country. Not the same experience. Remember, the trailhead is blocked by construction but...
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Anna Kallschmidt
May 5, 20237 min read
Lisbon
In the two hours before I left for the airport, I felt a panic like I don't ever remember feeling before a trip. What if I forget...
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