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Not to dispute the long, illustrious history of the Camino providing for Pilgrims but I would be very surprised if, when Alfonso II set out from Oviedo on the "first Camino", he didn't have runners riding ahead making sure that he and his...
As a person who books those nefarious ‘tour groups’ each year, let me assure you that we are NOT the ones taking up albergue beds!
The people booking in groups are often older or retired and do not WANT to sleep in a room with others. They want...
Yeah. And in the West Coast rain.
We can count our blessings. For starters there are no sandflies on the Camino.
There may be something to this. We all need to remember that a night on the gym floor - or even under a church porch - isn't that...
I now blame @Bradypus for the obvious explosion in numbers on the CF which appears to have coincided on a gradual upward trajectory since his first Camino. The stats are compelling.
I posted this in another thread: Monday 29 April looks like the least busy day of these busy days in Roncesvalles [and hence in SJPP], and the whole week from Tuesday 30 April to Monday 6 May looks currently like very busy indeed. With an...
Pilgrims sleeping on floors, in doorways, outside??? OMG!!!
We have upgraded and monetized and marketed the camino right back to the Old Days, when lords and ladies slept secure in their pre-booked beds, and pilgrims slept on floors, in doorways...
And with the intention to shed more light on the current situation for those who are not familiar with it at all and are surprised when they arrive in SJPP and want to walk to Pamplona: I think it is wrong to assume that there is now a big wave...
@Peterexpatkiwi, yes all very true. Thank you for the non-reactive clarity.
I had in mind the tour groups that are not local, perhaps paying top dollar for the experience. In retrospect, most of these kinds of groups go to *** hotels, not albergues.
All sound.
Albeit it is understandable for individuals to feel a bit frustrated (especially if they’re caught up in it), it’s only human nature.
EDIT: it helps that you sum it up so reasonably @Peterexpatkiwi
I initially agreed completely with you. And then I thought about it a little more.
We all talk about the fact that it is not up to us to judge who is a pilgrim and who is not, or how another Pilgrim should walk their Camino. @J Willhaus &...
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