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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    The real answer is most likely know by the government in Spain but with only two data point it is mostly guessing. I would never try to sell my guess. Do you have links to any other published data points?
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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    Bad math and the unknow number that walk 1/2 in 2016 and 1/2 in 2017 as such are on the SJPP in 2016 and Santiago in 2017. Or someone that walks over three three years. So my 30% of total pilgrims or 50% that start 300KM out, is a guess but most people feel that number of pilgrims counted in...
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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    Thank you. My direct experience is with the Camino Frances starting in Leon in which I never ran across any pilgrims offices until Santiago. My direct experience is with the VdlP was no pilgrims offices until Santiago. I will try to find the information on Roncesvalles and Ponferrada. I was...
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    Camino Frances with 5 Year Old--Am I CRAZY??

    I have very odd view on the use of albergues from with a young child. I wake up very poorly and the 30 second between sleep and full wakefulness, I am extremely violent, I gave my best friend a black eye on the camino when she woke me be shaking my foot. I also hit a hospitalero that choice to...
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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    Do you know of other pilgrims offices that are on routes that feed in to SJdP that could be asked for data?
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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    Thanks for reading and commenting on the data. Please note the only other place than Santiago that I know of for a pilgrim count is SJdP. I have also thought on the matter more and SJdP counts everyone that stops at the office but not everyone that stops at the office starts at SJdP, but my...
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    Non-Compostela Statistics Question

    I have to guess that the total number that walk in a year is lower than the 4or5 times the count due to a couple reasons. Pilgrim that start at the 100km (or 200km for cycles) mark Sarria, Tui and others I would think have a 95% rate of picking up Compostela. This group is about 30-35% of...
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    Walking/Biking Sarria to Santiago on trails

    One extra note, biking while talking with walkers is a high level skill on a dirt path.
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    Walking/Biking Sarria to Santiago on trails

    A couple comments. First does she bike a lot, if so skip this comment. Poor form while biking or an ill fitting bike can cause a lot of knee pain. Second assuming that you are walking 20KM a day, a good amount for a walker, that is a 2-3 max hour bike ride unless she is planing a side trip for...
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    When to book?

    I have been looking at a large range of flights. Where you appear to be only looking at Madrid I am looking at a longer trip but here is my information on the flight. I am looking at Ryanair for the short hops in Europe. All flights are out of San Francisco (SFO). Madrid $800 Flight...
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    If you consider a seven hour drive near by then yes but that is not near by for her, I do wish that was not the case.
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    @Avenelite I did post in an earlier thread about the planned trip for this camino. I thought I would get better information about exercise by posting a new thread. We plan to walk 25-28 days at 10-15KM a day with some bussing. We are looking at starting in Burgos(500km) or Sahagun(380km) or...
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    She would be walking 4-6 miles a day
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    She is 84 and in good health. By that I mean she walks well but not a ton. My poor plan above would have her walking daily for the four weeks before walking about 6 miles daily with her pack but no longer walks so thinking about adding a few longer walks. Debra
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    Unfortunately I am very well aware of the problems with setting plans for other you don't set regularly. I love the idea of meeting with a trainer but in a small town of 6,000 people I don't know if there are any trainers. My big question is does that plan look realistic? and is the plan of...
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    Walking with grandma exercise plan

    Hi Back again. I live about 1500 miles away from grandma but about 14 weeks until flight. She walks about 1/4 mile or more daily right now with no pack. Does this sound like a a sane plan? On camino walk 10-15 KM a day so 6.25-9.4 miles a day. I in no way want her to over do it and get hurt but...
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    Advice in walking with grandmother

    Thank you all again for your kind words and information.
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    Advice in walking with grandmother

    Thank you all for replying. The main reason for London is that she enjoys the U.K. And the great flight prices there. Madrid is about two times the cost of a flight to London. As to paying daily for bag service I will look in to it but from having gone before I know that carrying the bag gives...
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    Advice in walking with grandmother

    hello At this time in my grandmothers life she is in need of a goal that doesn't end when my grandfather dies. It has been suggested that I take six and walk the Camino with her carrying a good part of her things as well as my own. She mainly carrying rain poncho, camera, water, medicine, and...

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