#79 | Laurie Singer | The Camino de Santiago

Laurie Singer returns to talk about her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago. This is my second podcast with Laurie. If you want to learn about her incredible career and her cycling trip across the US please tune into podcast episode #42. Today Laurie and I discussed her epic expedition on the Camino de Santiago. Laurie has been a practicing Behavioral Specialist since 1995 and in private practice since 2004. She is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst and earned post-graduate certification in Applied Behavioral Analysis from Kaplan University. Beyond that she loves adventure travel and has cycled across the US and Cuba and has more trips planned. To learn more about Laurie: https://lauriesingerbehavioral.com Chapters 0:00 Welcome back Laurie Singer 2:31 A friend who plans everything 5:02 Trouble three days before the end 7:34 Separate beds 10:06 Time for the average 65-year-old 12:42 Early check-ins along the way 15:17 A pilgrim's blessing 17:55 An 18-mile day 20:29 A dinner that ended in tears 23:06 Fellow pilgrims and their stories 25:39 The pilgrim passport and two stamps a day 28:11 Villages used to pilgrims 30:45 Plain food 33:21 Mapping the coffee stops 35:58 Sending your duffel bag ahead 38:29 Talking about sore feet 40:59 Ryan's documentaries and the rain 43:29 Bleeding on a windy dirt road 46:06 Breaking stereotypes 48:36 Pilgrims of all ages 51:10 A rooftop tour, then the hospital 53:43 Compeed plasters 56:19 Gaiters 58:49 Ten hours a day in the sun 1:01:24 The connections she made 1:03:57 When others dropped out 1:06:30 A generous fellow walker 1:09:02 Ryan's walk across Switzerland 1:11:32 Pedal-assisted e-bikes on the trail 1:14:03 Hiking with her grandson 1:16:40 Ryan's long bike rides 1:19:11 Make sure you have the time 1:21:42 Would she do it again? 1:24:17 Montreux and Lake Geneva 1:26:49 Her first big overland trek 1:29:20 Ryan and the silverback gorilla 1:31:57 Safety worries 1:34:27 What to avoid 1:37:05 Quiet on the trail, chatty at camp 1:39:37 Finding a great guide 1:42:10 Summit day 1:44:41 A new pack 1:47:12 Being Zen about altitude 1:49:48 The size of the Himalaya 1:52:25 Crampons and ice axes 1:54:57 The Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea 1:57:28 Trekking through Mustang 1:59:58 Day hikes up Langley 2:02:34 A walk booked for December 2:05:08 Whitney Portal Road 2:07:45 Staying right behind the guide The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com