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What are most people finding as the daily expense of a 2-3 month Camino walk?
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[QUOTE="Gerard Griffin, post: 1225872, member: 40140"] Great thread. I'm concerned to establish the point that the Camino is accessible to people who don't have deep pockets, because I see it as a important spiritual experience which should be as accessible to all, especially the young, the poor and the working and underclasses. I like to see the other kinds of pilgrim . . . all of them are in my view welcome, all should be included and facilitated, from the Korean groups jumping on and off the bus to the wealthy in their Arctyrx jackets who stay in Paradors, to the happy young Eurokids who want to keep fit and party. All. The fact is that as the Camino gets more expensive the poor are being squeezed out. The cheap prices they need are rising due to Covid. The donativos they depend on are closing as the number of volunteers to run them declines. The municipal albergues they can afford are often filled with pilgrims who could easily afford to stay in more expensive accommodation but like the vibe. That's why I think it's important to maintain the infrastructure that sustains the pilgrimage of the poor, the young and the lower classes (an unpopular but accurate designation, as wealth distribution keeps skewing higher). It's important to make sure that the Camino welcomes and includes them as it has done, explicitly and deliberately, for thousands of years. Why? A few Caminos ago I met a fine young man, 22, UK working class. He was broke and troubled, as many like him now are. I met him frequently as he walked and I cycled. The Camino inspired him. I heard from him recently and he's working hard, making money, planning his career. It could have gone the other way, so easily. That's why it's important. For pilgrims like him. Final point: I do it often on 25 euro a day, no bother. I carry a tarp or a bivibag, eat from supermarkets, stay in munis and donativos. It can be done, very easily. So anyone reading this should not be put off by worries about cost. If you want to go or need to go, don't worry, the Camino will provide. [/QUOTE]
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