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Assuming the maintained interest for whatever motivation in the Camino, then ultimately accommodation constrictions and bad word of mouth following on from that is likely to be the determining factor in peregrino, bikigrino and touregrino numbers.
Taking the 2014 compostela figure as 237,810...
I for one have enjoyed several late evenings listening to the 2 opera singers in the archway, they always finish up by midnight and it has been a lovely way of unwinding after collecting the compostela and eating dinner.
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Not good enough! :rolleyes: Even though I've managed 2 caminos this year, the Irish numbers are down - nothing else for it but to win the National Lottery and up my caminos to 12 next year. :eek: oh and bring 20 or 30 friends with me each time. ;)
Oops Falcon, just saw the typo in my dates, it was of course the 7.30 pm mass on Friday 13th so that's proved my lucky rabbit's paw is just superstitious baloney or is it?
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I talked to 3 seperate Korean peregrinos last year and the driver for their Camino wasn't Paulo Coelho's book but rather a Camino account written by a Korean peregrino.
mspath, many thanks for the clarification and information, it was a surprise for me although a very pleasant one and it helped round off a wonderful 1st camino for my friend Rosa.
Finished my 3rd Camino on the Frances on the afternoon of Friday 13/6/14 and as I had brought a friend along on her 1st camino I thought it might be nice after collecting our compostelas, to bring her for a brief visit to the Cathedral on Friday evening before attending the Pigrim Mass at noon...
Hardly worth the trouble of watching it without the glorious presence of Kilkenny and the Fiery combatativeness of Tommy Walsh and sublime greatness of King Henry being on show :-( , I'm going for an 8 hour hike in the Burren instead.
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