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  1. gerip

    Mass in Santiago

    Attended the Sunday pilgrim mass at San Francisco. If you prefer a more quite, contemplative service don't go there. One poor lady had her fingers stuck in her ears the whole time. I just put in my noise-cancelling ear buds. Just saying'...........
  2. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    But Is this the fault of the pilgrim office or simply the result of the huge increase in the number of pilgrims? No system is ever perfect, and as this one is new, I’m sure any real kinks will be worked out. But in the end, if one wants the Compostela on the same day, it may be necessary to...
  3. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    And isn’t distinguishing between our wants and our needs one the essential things that a pilgrimage is supposed to teach us? A Compostela is only a material thing after all.
  4. gerip

    No Compostela for You!

    Also yesterday’s gospel; Luke 17, 5-10. There is no reason to expect a pat on the back for any of our accomplishments.
  5. gerip

    No Compostela for You!

    Think it has been said by others before, the success of the Camino is more like a “perfect storm” situation than something generated by the Camino itself - an increase in the wealth of the general population world-wide, meaning more people are able to travel further abroad for greater periods of...
  6. gerip

    No Compostela for You!

    True pilgrimage was always about suffering, sacrifice, and letting go of one’s self-importance. The idea of a pilgrimage as an act of penance was for the individual to gain a sense of humility and a connection with one’s own brokenness. I can’t fault the volunteers or anyone working in the PO...
  7. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    I was #107. Was only there so early because I was staying down the street. I think there were about another 100 on line after me. But after this first batch got their tickets the line was gone. Don’t think it was really worth it to show up so early, if I’d arrived at 8:10 I probably would...
  8. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    Thanks for the background information. At the end of the day I think we need to remember that the entire operation is considered an outreach of faith by the archdiocese. From personal experience such activities rarely follow a focused business model. In fact, there is often an aversion to...
  9. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    Posted elsewhere - 7:50 AM yesterday No more silent walks, I guess. The Camino seems to be evolving rapidly, along with climate change, perhaps?
  10. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    Actually the system seems to be working very well. Went & stood on line this morning for my ticket, went for a coffee and before I knew it my number was up. I’m at KM-0 so have been passing by throughout the day, went into the building this PM for an appointment, everything seems really...
  11. gerip

    If you want a Compostela - plan extra time

    I wrote and received a reply that the new assignments would be out in February. I assumed the office was covered for now. Would rather have volunteered than walked this month. Am hanging around an extra couple of days to suss out the volunteer situation myself.
  12. gerip

    No Compostela for You!

    Dunno. Was at the mass at the PO this AM and only about 1/5 of the folks had done the Francés. Most seem to have walked the Portuguese.
  13. gerip

    No Compostela for You!

    Wish I had know this yesterday. I finished, but was turned away at the door as it was already 5:30 PM. Came back today hoping it could be backdated, but was told no, they had to date it for today, the 5th. I was somewhat disappointed, as yesterday was my birthday. I’d begun my walk from...
  14. gerip

    Long queues to enter the cathedral and Portico tickets sold out for 2 weeks

    😂😂😂😂😂
  15. gerip

    Long queues to enter the cathedral and Portico tickets sold out for 2 weeks

    The cat?
  16. gerip

    Long queues to enter the cathedral and Portico tickets sold out for 2 weeks

    😲 Must be an August thing. Last week in May, got a free ticket for the Portico and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t one of the first 25. No line for the cathedral either, just walked in & filed past the Apostle, clicked a few cheeky photos of the reliquary, no crowds (late afternoon).
  17. gerip

    Too many poor pilgrims?

    Or no kitchen at all. From what I've seen that policy has been put into force long before Galicia. And it's not like many of these towns/villages offer a variety of attractive places to eat. My next leg of the CF I'm carrying an alcohol burner and a titanium pot for those mornings when the...

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