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Hey all pilgrims!
I'm finally on my way! I'm off to Valencia tomorrow, hoping to do the last few preparations there and then I'm off to Irun.
Anybody going to be there around that time? Would really like to meet up with a few ppl to follow for the first part of the journey...I think I'm a...
Mac, I think you mean Credential, rather than Compostela.
Thanks guys! Now a little confused though haha! So the compostela is the credential at the end of the walk? lol Ok I think I may have a little bit of miss information, I thought the compostela was a sort of passpost thing that you...
I'm so sick of planning and researching I just have to get over there and start! Can I pick up a Compostela when I get to Irun? And what about maps and Guides?
Title edited for future clarity. WM.
Hey there Don John!
I'm trying to organise my first pilgrimage too! Definately not easy to plan as a 'spur of the moment' adventure heheh. But I will get there! and I'm hoping to be there around mid may as well. Maybe we could swap preparation notes... where are you planning to leave from and...
"If I remember correctly the majority of pilgrims who walk the Roads are in their 20's & 30's. I've also seen a lot of Spaniards in their late teens, particularly during the summertime"
Great! I'm trying to get organised to start by mid May and I'm most likely going to start on my own so...
I am a first time pilgrim/walker ever! Really excited about giving this a go and thinking of heading out in a few weeks, but I really have no idea how to start! What should I bring? Whats the average time to complete? How much money will I need? I heard something about some pilgrims having had...
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