LIVE from the Camino 2101

[SYates]

From the official pilgrims office website today

"On Friday 2101 pilgrims arrived in Santiago"

You better reserve a bed ...

Buen Camino, SY

 

[Saint Mike II]

From the official pilgrims office website today

"On Friday 2101 pilgrims arrived in Santiago" You better reserve a bed ...
Buen Camino, SY

Great I'll take my bed at home, its been great these past two nights getting re-acquainted with a real bed. But I do agree with SY, if you add in the usual number of "other tourists" there could be a real shortage of places for the average pilgrim. If this "over load" continues the city might have to put in place a shuttle bus back to the Mount of Gozo camp.

 

[SYates]

... If this "over load" continues the city might have to put in place a shuttle bus back to the Mount of Gozo camp.

Lol, it already exists and it costs only 1 Euro ;-) plus Monte de Gozo is rarely 'booked out'. Another good option is an albergue In the entrance to Santiago – like Fin del Camino ;-)

Buen Camino, SY

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Where are these numbers going to .?

And you have the Pilgrims who don't go to the Pilgrimsoffice.

Wish you well,Peter.

 

[nycwalking]

Wow! Crazy world! Need to walk!
Buen camino.

 

[t2andreo]

When I walked into the office from my fifth Camino, from Lisbon in mid-May I reconnected with my "second family," the Pilgrim Office staff. While I was there one of the managers told me that the daily arrival numbers are running about 20 percent percent, day-to-day over last year. Other staff concurred with that assessment.

If you recall, 2016 was a Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. As a result, there was an uptick in the arrival volume over 2015.

However, my friends and colleagues at the Pilgrim Office were then at a loss to explain the marked increase in arrival numbers this year. We discussed it, but could not identify a new film, book, or other news event that might provide a direct link to explain the increase.

I have been asking everyone with an interest in the Camino, and especially friends who live at Santiago for their conjecture. Everyone draws a proverbial blank on this.

If anyone has a clue or a reasonable hypothesis for the significant increase in daily volumes, please share it.

 

[jo webber]

Cheaper airfare? There are quite a few good sales to be had and some price wars among the less expensive airlines.

 

[SYates]

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If you recall, 2016 was a Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. As a result, there was an uptick in the arrival volume over 2015.

However, my friends and colleagues at the Pilgrim Office were then at a loss to explain the marked increase in arrival numbers this year. We discussed it, but could not identify a new film, book, or other news event that might provide a direct link to explain the increase.

I have been asking everyone with an interest in the Camino, and especially friends who live at Santiago for their conjecture. Everyone draws a proverbial blank on this.

If anyone has a clue or a reason bale hypothesis for the significant increase in daily volumes, please share it.

It is the 'let's not walk in a Holy Year (far too busy) but the year before/after' effect ;-) Has happened before and will happen again in 2021. Buen Camino, SY

 

[VNwalking]

If anyone has a clue or a reason bale hypothesis for the significant increase in daily volumes, please share it.

A positive feedback loop - more people happily walking the Camino telling more people who walk and tell more people? It starts slowly but picks up steam and ends up being exponential.
I tell 2 people, they tell 4 who tell 8 then 16 32 64...

I sure hope I'm wrong.

 

[t2andreo]

I think you are closer to a likely scenario than any rationale I have yet heard.

 

[Rich1]

A positive feedback loop - more people happily walking the Camino telling more people who walk and tell more people? It starts slowly but picks up steam and ends up being exponential.
I tell 2 people, they tell 4 who tell 8 then 16 32 64...
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Totally agree...the power of social media. On social media, I don't tell 1 person, I tell hundreds of "friends", who in turn tell hundreds etc etc. The exponential rise is far more accelerated