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Hey, I'm just commenting on the statistical facts, combined with the hundreds of comments on this forum that point out how busloads of "local vacationers" are dropped off at one point 100 kms from the finish and picked up a few days later...so I would appreciate it if you fine people would stop...
http://www.caminodesantiago.me/2012-pilgrim-statistics/
More men than women....interesting....and not surprising that 50% were local....vacationers....
Thank you all.......I can't wait!!! Seems my wah wah wah forecasting is coming true, albeit slowly...I had said that 100 days after my last day at work, I would take my first step on the Camino...as my employer who makes that fruity smart phone (not the apple variety) chose to dismiss me and...
Experiences during those months? Please only reply/share if you were there. "I heard that..." or "Why would you.." replies only waste time and bandwidth! :p;)
I think this is the best way to do this. Reading other forum posts, it seems to me that the new objective many people have is to get from A to B as quickly as possible, and secure a bed. It's almost as if the "competitive and must win at any cost" jock crowd has disovered a new challenge...
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