Last year's credencial

[frida1]

In September 2015 I started the Portugues Camino from Tomar. I broke my leg and had to return home. I plan to continue on this September. I assume I can use the same credential, and just add to it, even though it's a year old. Is this correct?

 

[mspath]

In September 2015 I started the Portugues Camino from Tomar. I broke my leg and had to return home. I plan to continue on this September. I assume I can use the same credential, and just add to it, even though it's a year old. Is this correct?

Yes you are correct.
Wishing you a safe continuation.
Bom caminho!

 

[frida1]

Thank you. I completed the Frances in 2014, and I hope to get to Santiago and on to Finisterre and Muxia this year from Albergaria, where I fell before.

 

[Felipe]

I did that. I just added in "departing place" a slash and the new place (as in "Saint Jean Pied de Port/ León"), because I wanted the compostela and thought that the volunteers at Pilgrim's Office would notice the date interval (which they did, actually). But I don't know if it matters, really.

 

[SYates]

Correct! Just use your old one (provided it is one of the standard ones issued/approved by the cathedral) and you will be fine.

I did that. I just added in "departing place" a slash and the new place (as in "Saint Jean Pied de Port/ León"), because I wanted the compostela and thought that the volunteers at Pilgrim's Office would notice the date interval (which they did, actually). But I don't know if it matters, really.

For the Compostela they only look at the last 100km for pilgrims on foot, get two stamps/day for that and you are fine if you can declare you did the Camino for religious/spiritual reasons.

Buen Camino sin accidentes! SY

 

[frida1]

Thanks for the replies. Since many people do camino in stages I thought it must be ok. But it's goo to be confirmed.

 

[Felipe]

For the Compostela they only look at the last 100km for pilgrims on foot, get two stamps/day for that and you are fine if you can declare you did the Camino for religious/spirituahl reasons. Buen Camino sin accidentes! SY

Yes...theoretically. I did not always collect two stamps per day the last 100k (too lazy, I suppose) but this was not a problem. On the other side, the kind volunteer at Pilgrim's Office had many questions about a new albergue (St Thomas of Canterbury) in León where I started my second time...finally, she said ("ok, you have also the stamp of the Basilica of San Isidoro") so, I got my Compostela. I found this rather odd. But not a big issue, anyway.

 

[SYates]

For Spanish pilgrims it is really common to walk the Camino in stages, or even Saturday by Saturday, so the pilgrims office is well used to it.
Buen Camino, SY