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Hi Gil,
In answer to your questions.
1. Yes, we modified certain stages as necessary to find accommodation or to shorten the distance. We typically arranged for a taxi to meet us and take us to wherever we needed to go (sometimes it was a train). Typically it was because there was no lodging...
It is my understanding that in 2014 only 201 pilgrims completed this camino. When you contrast that to the numbers arriving in Santiago you begin to understand that this route is truly in its infancy. So if you do not mind a bit of solitude, and paying a bit more for accommodation (fewer...
Hola Michael,
Great summary from your recent walk along the Camino Ignaciano. Thanks for posting this. Robin and I also found it to be an extraordinary Camino, but admittedly there were days when we too were crunching alongside those seemingly endless railroad tracks and highways when I was...
Michael and Melanie, congratulations on completing a very challenging camino. You both did so very well. Safe travels home to Singapore.
John and Robin
Hi Michael and Melanie, sorry about the tour bus arrival committee but in the evening stillness it remains a very special place. Glad you had the chance to experience that. Good luck. One more day to go. :)
John and Robin
Hola Michael and Melanie, you have both done so well. Treat yourselves to some time in Montserrat, and exhale. A true treat awaits. Have fun. St. Ignatius has done his part as you have done yours. Almost there....
John and Robin
Hi Michael, Even in January we could feel the softness of the ground beneath the snow. I knew that would be a bog after the spring thaw. But, you squished through it so all is now well. Well done.
Hi Michael, great post. Slow and easy on the first day is always a good idea. You will soon get plenty of exercise. Enjoying your writing. Good luck.
John
This past January my wife Robin and I walked the Camino Ignaciano. We never saw another pilgrim (other than CF pilgrims heading westbound from Logroño) for the 27 days we walked. It is a solitary but stunning walk full of challenges and contrasts, but strangely compelling. View the slideshow and...
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