I had an email from someone who had our forum guide -- she was asking me about the numbers on the route from Lisbon. Wanting to tell her more than "oh the numbers are really increasing," I thought I'd do some hunting. I am really quite surprised.
From the Cathedral's office, here are the numbers who got compostelas leaving from Lisbon over the years:
2005 -- 57
2008 -- 357 (first time I walked)
2013 -- 1067
2015 -- 2059
To try to get a sense of what those numbers mean, I saw that the numbers starting from Lisbon in 2015 are about the same as started from Sevilla when I walked the Vdlp (2010) and more than three times those who started from Irun when I walked the Norte (2006). I always felt well accompanied when I walked those routes, so maybe we can now say that a walk from Lisbon is not likely to be lonely.
Almost a doubling in the past two years, looks like the snowball is rolling.
Bom caminho, Laurie
From the Cathedral's office, here are the numbers who got compostelas leaving from Lisbon over the years:
2005 -- 57
2008 -- 357 (first time I walked)
2013 -- 1067
2015 -- 2059
To try to get a sense of what those numbers mean, I saw that the numbers starting from Lisbon in 2015 are about the same as started from Sevilla when I walked the Vdlp (2010) and more than three times those who started from Irun when I walked the Norte (2006). I always felt well accompanied when I walked those routes, so maybe we can now say that a walk from Lisbon is not likely to be lonely.
Almost a doubling in the past two years, looks like the snowball is rolling.
Bom caminho, Laurie