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[QUOTE="GettingThere, post: 443965, member: 31353"] [USER=61206]@MCFearnley[/USER] I think your answer is in your own question. As you say in your first sentence about your observations on the Forum, "...I have sensed that there are certain types of people who..." Of course, as with everything in life, there are certain types of people who will look down on others for all kinds of things. Their loss, right? It's unfortunate that some people feel the need to disparage others' achievements, but that in no way should (or does) diminish what you will be setting out to accomplish (or what you will have achieved just getting to the "starting line"). It's a funny old world when a 200km walk could be described as "short" - it's not a short walk at all! You are planning to walk from Ponferrada to Santiago - that's quite a walk by anyone's standards, including one of the toughest hills on the Camino, and will certainly give you plenty of time for contemplation. And by the time you hit the famous "Sarria crowds" (which really didn't bother me, by the way) you will be an old hand at this! Anyway - as you say in your post, "thank goodness this is not generalized throughout the forum!". My experience of this Forum is that any real negativity is very much in the minority, although of course it stands out when it does appear. Some like the sender of the message you received may feel that a longer camino gives a better experience, but that's just their opinion (and should have been prefaced with "in my opinion..." More is not always better! You will find numerous posts on different parts of the Forum from people planning to start from Ponferrada, or closer to Santiago, or from those planning to walk a short stretch between points on the Camino not finishing in Santiago - as others have said, many many people walk it a week or two at a time over several years. The official stats showing 40% walk only 100km are just the tip of the iceberg - there are no stats collected for the many thousands of people who walk these earlier stretches. Nothing unusual about that and certainly nothing that anyone would expect to be looked down on for. And certainly out on the Camino, I never saw or heard any suggestion of people being looked down on for walking "only" a certain distance. So - feel proud of what you have achieved so far, and of what you are planning, and just enjoy the anticipation and then the doing. You will meet some fascinating, friendly, different people from all over the world and have a wonderful experience. Buen Camino, peregrina! [/QUOTE]
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