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I would strongly advise against it.Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
I've never seen a skateboarder on the Camino, but I imagine that many pilgrims would consider it a nuisance.Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
I think you’re overestimating the 20%, but he could stick to the road in some sections. There is a solid white central line which indicates the skateboard lane. In Spain it’s traditional for car drivers to sound their horn and shout a greeting loudly when they see a skateboard approaching, let him know that’s normal.Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK,
No, but I wouldn’t do it personally.would you advise strongly against?
Generally, no - unless they’re on the pavement. (Sidewalk?): in which case, yes.Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
I don’t think skateboards are specifically mentioned in the rules for some strange reason. If he has to lie then he will not be the first - in fact he would not be the first today.Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
Better as I’ve no plans to be on the Portuguese in the near future. There are a lot of cobbles which might not help.He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Please, excuse me. I am not sure I have read correctly: will he have to lie to get his compostela. What am I not understanding? To lie? To get a compostela? I think I need to go and lie down...we are talking here about a pilgrimage? Or not? Sorry, I really am confused...My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
Go for it! Pilgrims find everything and everyone a nuisance sadly, you will never please many of them. so crack on!My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
I did the Portuguese route in April, many parts of the route can be quite with few other pilgrims. Especially if he sets out a little later. There’s lots to explore off the beaten track that skateboarding would be great for and yes maybe towards the end as the rout gets busier a skateboard would be a nuisance but im sure he knows when to take it out and when to put it away.My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
Guessing here: break a leg?So he's prepared, up front, to consider lying in order to get a Compostela?
That's mighty big of him.
Hals und Beinbruch! as they say on all the best pistes.
So he's prepared, up front, to consider lying in order to get a Compostela?
That's mighty big of him.
Hals und Beinbruch! as they say on all the best pistes.
I agree with thisAside from this being, overall, a colossally bad idea for the reasons mentioned in the thread above, and assuming that this young person will do what he pleases, my advice is the MAKE SURE HE HAS insurance cover for when he ends up in hospital with something broken.
If he is going on a long Camino - I urge him to carry a good first aid kit, and have a cellular phone, and KEEP IT CHARGED.
He should know how to call 112 for help, as ask for help in English when they authorities answer. I would even go so far as to prepare translated sentences to explain that:" I need help in English please. I am a pilgrim on Camino. I am located at ( x place ). I was using a skateboard (patineta). I fell off the skateboard and injured my ( body part ). I am unable to walk. I need an ambulance to get to medical care."
The Camino routes are intended primarily to be WALKED on your feet. These ancient routes are not intended for use by very small wheeled means of motion - like a skateboard or roller skates / blades. True, vehicles with larger wheels: wheelchairs, unicycles, bicycles have much larger diameter wheels. They are better able to handle the rough terrain, and urban cobblestones found on all Camino routes.
My advice is to not plan on using the skateboard (patineta in Spanish) as his primary means of locomotion. If he wants to lug the deadweight of the board along, to use around other young folks in the evenings, knock yourself out.
In this case, he should also have a plan to mail the board ahead to Casa Ivar to await his eventual arrival on foot.
Hope this helps.
Tom
German phrase meaning "good luck" - sometimes used, so my actress daughter tells me, in the British theatre (but in English, of course: "break a leg!") often by the understudy to the star performer!Guessing here: break a leg?
Apart from the subject of the poster I find this thread stunningly revealing .. those who are positive about life and those who are negative .. pro fun, anti fun ... pro laugh, pro grumble - so very revealing - one could just about make up two tables for an evening pilgrim meal here - and I so know which table I want to be on. xx
There's a bicycle road route to the Camino Frances. You could conceivably use a skateboard on much of this. Sometimes it's right next to the Camino walking route but other times it's a totally different route. I suspect the 20% you're thinking of are roads right next to the Camino and are also the bicycle road route.My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
No one should lie to get a Compostella. In any case, he'd really be cheating himself.My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
Apart from the subject of the poster I find this thread stunningly revealing .. those who are positive about life and those who are negative .. pro fun, anti fun ... pro laugh, pro grumble - so very revealing - one could just about make up two tables for an evening pilgrim meal here - and I so know which table I want to be on.xx
I guess my thought is skateboard the parts that he can but maybe could use roller blades/skates for areas that may be too tough to skateboard? Many people who are good on a skateboard are good on rollers too. I certainly find skates easier that boarding in some areas. Just a thought!My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
And of course the {%%}}}% could just walkI guess my thought is skateboard the parts that he can but maybe could use roller blades/skates for areas that may be too tough to skateboard? I certainly find skates easier that boarding in some areas. Just a thought!
Well said!!!Go for it! Pilgrims find everything and everyone a nuisance sadly, you will never please many of them. so crack on!
Many pilgrims consider cyclists a nuisance. The cathedral authorities consider them a valid sort of pilgrim (for the purpose of receiving a Compostela). I consider them valid pilgrims, too. I don't see why the same consideration shouldn't be extended to someone doing the Camino on a skateboard. They, as much as a cyclist, are doing the Camino under their own power (on a "one-speed", no less).I would strongly advise against it.
I've never seen a skateboarder on the Camino, but I imagine that many pilgrims would consider it a nuisance.
I don't see OP saying anywhere that his son has said he is willing to lie to get a Compostela, just asking whether it would be necessary. It is quite possible that if he tells his son that he would have to lie to get a Compostela the son might either decide not to use it on the route or decide not to ask for a Compostela. I'm not sure why you would leap to the conclusion that the son was unwilling to opt for either of those options in preference to lying.So he's prepared, up front, to consider lying in order to get a Compostela?
That's mighty big of him.
Hals und Beinbruch! as they say on all the best pistes.
It's 200 km by bike, but 100 km on horseback.but it is clear that bikers and horseback riders have to do at least 200 km to receive their compostela.
I refrain from strongly advising against- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Hi, @BPG2017 . I am following the thread. You may have read my reply above. I did look once, and you were at that moment viewing the thread.My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
Ah the old ‘Why on earth would someone want to’ angle. Funny enough many have said that to me about walking a Camino. Something like ‘why on earth would you walk 800km across Spain, sleeping in dorms, get up at 6am etc’ when you could be on a cruise, in Benidorm /Acapulco knocking back the Aperol Spritz or whatever.I have seen some silly postings on this site but this would have to take the cake. Why on earth would someone want to skateboard the camino. As one post said "what next, hovercraft's". And as for asking "would he have to lie to get a compostela" shows to me you do not have much regard for the camino if you would even consider lying.
It is not the old "Why on earth would someone want to" angle. They want to because they are young and fit and enjoy skateboarding. Your comparison misses the point I think. It would be better to compare those two questions: "Can I skateboard the Camino?" and "Can I skateboard Route 66"? Or even "From Land's End to John o'Groats".Ah the old ‘Why on earth would someone want to’ angle. Funny enough many have said that to me about walking a Camino. Something like ‘why on earth would you walk 800km across Spain, sleeping in dorms, get up at 6am etc’ when you could be on a cruise, in Benidorm /Acapulco knocking back the Aperol Spritz or whatever.
I think you are missing the point! Read the post I responded to.It is not the old "Why on earth would someone want to" angle. They want to because they are young and fit and enjoy skateboarding. Your comparison misses the point I think. It would be better to compare those two questions: "Can I skateboard the Camino?" and "Can I skateboard Route 66"? Or even "From Land's End to John o'Groats".
And "Is taking a bus or a taxi now and then on Camino different from skateboarding now and then?" I think that we are talking about covering 20%, that is 160 km out of 800 km, right ?
And of course somebody skateboarded already from Land's End to John o'Groats. "It was a beautiful way to see the country piece by piece,’ Barney Page said of his journey." In the Guardian: Skateboarding film wins plaudits for focus on mental health.
Thank you for your reply. I went and read the post in question. It is post #44. It says: "What next, hovercraft's". To me that indicates that the comment is not about going on Camino versus lying on the beach but about the "how" of going on Camino. Not by skateboard in the poster's opinion.I think you are missing the point! Read the post I responded to.
With great respect I’ve really can’t be bothered. If you can’t understand the sentiment behind my post - anyone who does anything out of the ordinary tends to get quizzical and sometime disparaging questions - then that’s up to you.!!Thank you for your reply. I went and read the post in question. It is post #44. It says: "What next, hovercraft's". To me that indicates that the comment is not about going on Camino versus lying on the beach but about the "how" of going on Camino. Not by skateboard in the poster's opinion.
I concur with CW. My concerns are also (and perhaps more) for those pilgrims or pedestrians around him, who could easily be affected by this person's indulgence in his pleasure - riding a skateboard on a Camino.@David - i understand your punt for "joy" and "this joyful experience". I am however advocating to err on the side of caution. Throuout many threads we caution people how to walk on the roads with traffic whizzing by them. We know what an unexpected trun around the corner can bring. The young man will be grappling with a fully unknown territory, road and perhaps even language in places where God Forbid if something happens he may be left without help for some time. (I hate to think what happens if he skates into a herd of cows on full speed!!!)
Im sorry but IMHO (and seems a number of others) this is not a good idea - it is somewhat reckless
I like your observation...."he seemed fine with that"My son is planning to do the Camino this autumn. He loves skateboarding (not the breakneck type - just for transport) and would like to take his skateboard. I did the Camino Frances seven years ago and I told him I can think of perhaps 20% of the way where he could actually use the skateboard, for the rest he would have to lug it on his back. He seemed fine with that.
- Am I right about the 20%? Do you think he will be OK, or would you advise strongly against?
- Are skateboarders considered a nuisance?
- Is he allowed to do it on the last 100 km, or will he have to lie to get his Compostela?
- He is also looking into perhaps doing the Camino Portugues instead of the Frances. How would that be, by skateboard?
Thanks in advance!
Yes . . . walk the Camino and use the skateboard at the stops. He will most assuredly meet some local skateboarders and may even form a last friendship or two. At the same time, educate him (he is a kid after all even though he may think he's an adult) about the purpose of walking the Camino. Even a kid needs to learn what reflection and/or meditation is. Plus, I personally believe it shows respect not to do the Camino on a skateboard, but I know this is just one view. ChuckI think you should encourage this intrepid young man. Perhaps, once he has skate-boarded the Camino he would consider canoeing the Darb El Arba'īn (the 40 days road) from Darfur to the Nile, swimming the Great Sand Sea and even seeking out the tail of Ouroboros
If he wants to carry his board and have some fun with the locals when the hiking's done that'll be fun
Thank you for sharing this. I hope everyone has a moment to watch it because it's a nice way to spend 11 minutes on a Saturday morning. Also, it takes one out of one's own perception of what skateboarding on the Camino looks like; it looks lovely. It also illustrates the subtle changes one experiences as one makes their way from SJPDP to Santiago regardless of one's mode of transportation. I haven't watched Part 2 and 3 yet, but if I had to guess, he's probably going to get cranky in the middle.Hola @BPG2017
Here is a video of a young peregrino skateboarding the Camino (part 1 of 3). It is charming....
You are welcome!Thank you for sharing this....
....that sounds joyful...I'm planning on doing the Camino on a unicycle wearing oversized checked trousers and sporting a rotating bow tie.
I hope to convince other pilgrims to throw buckets of confetti at me at the tops of difficult gradients. I will try to repel them by squirting water from my buttonhole flower . . .
Too much . . . . . ?
As you have probably seen recently the citizens of Barcelona spraying tourists due to sheer numbers affecting housing costs, availability.I'm planning on doing the Camino on a unicycle wearing oversized checked trousers and sporting a rotating bow tie.
I hope to convince other pilgrims to throw buckets of confetti at me at the tops of difficult gradients. I will try to repel them by squirting water from my buttonhole flower . . .
Too much . . . . . ?
Very goodI'm planning on doing the Camino on a unicycle wearing oversized checked trousers and sporting a rotating bow tie.
I hope to convince other pilgrims to throw buckets of confetti at me at the tops of difficult gradients. I will try to repel them by squirting water from my buttonhole flower . . .
Too much . . . . . ?
Whatever floats your boat. I won't disparage you. (I won't throw confetti on the Camino, though.)I'm planning on doing the Camino on a unicycle wearing oversized checked trousers and sporting a rotating bow tie.
I hope to convince other pilgrims to throw buckets of confetti at me at the tops of difficult gradients. I will try to repel them by squirting water from my buttonhole flower . . .
Too much . . . . . ?
I can see this thread featuring in Ivar' s most read list at the end of the year!I started out right at the top of the thread vaguely suggesting that it was a pretty silly idea, but if the lad wanted to carry his board most of the way, why not?
69 posts later I’m now firmly on his side and look forward to reports of him completing his Camino, with frequent use of his skateboard.
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