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Why Walk the Camino? Where? When? With whom?
Some thoughts on the uniqueness of pilgrimage.
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[QUOTE="lt56ny, post: 1227965, member: 19122"] This is not meant to be rude or confrontational but why do we need to cheer and support a bike tour or mountain walk? If someone wants to do one of these fine and dandy. Obviously they are popular and sustain lots of companies that cater to those people who like that. Also how do you cheer and support a bike tour that means nothing to you? I have walked alot of caminos. I agree there are some competitive people out there. But I think that way more times than not people ask these questions as just ice breakers, or genuine interest, or to gain knowledge of other caminos that they may be interested in walking. Try walking less traveled caminos where you may only see a few people for 6 or 700 Kilometers. No need to worry about people rushing. I have always had my own internal issue with the term "we all walk our own caminos/my camino". I do believe Camino is a collective experience in many ways. Whether it is with other pilgrims, local people we meet, or nature. A very wise person who is an indispensable member of the forum, who I know and you are on a first name basis with told me that the camino is not anyone's. It is entirely the camino's and we as pilgrims have the good fortune and privilege to walk on. Of course this person wrote this in a far more eloquent and impactful way than what I have said. I totally believe she encapsulated my belief of the camino that I had struggled previously to formulate. I saw a saying written on the side of the wall of the Cowboy Cafe many years ago that expands on your statement of it being "our camino". It read: "Together We Walk Alone". [/QUOTE]
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