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Dear all,
I am always looking at the forum stats in January and comparing them to the same month last year, to get an idea for the interest in the Camino year to year... usually it has been a 10-15% growth for the last few year. This has been corresponding well to the increase in compostelas in Santiago at the end of the year.
Between December 18th 2015 and January 17th 2016, visitors to the forum is up 54%, compared to the same period the year before.
I am not saying the we will have 54% more pilgrims this year, but boy will it be busy.
Go "Camino del Invierno" go!
Ivar
This is using the numbers without bots (using the filter that Google Analytics offer for filtering out bots). Not sure how effective this filter is, but it is as close to reality that I can get.Impressive numbers - but do these numbers include just flesh and blood human visitors (i.e. not algos, bots, etc)?
It would be interesting to know the percentage increase of cyclists.Dear all,
I am always looking at the forum stats in January and comparing them to the same month last year, to get an idea for the interest in the Camino year to year... usually it has been a 10-15% growth for the last few year. This has been corresponding well to the increase in compostelas in Santiago at the end of the year.
Between December 18th 2015 and January 17th 2016, visitors to the forum is up 54%, compared to the same period the year before.
I am not saying the we will have 54% more pilgrims this year, but boy will it be busy.
Go "Camino del Invierno" go!
Ivar
Willy, a very warm welcome to you. What a beautiful post. Yes, it's the likes of you that make up this exceptional 'family'. You'll see 'Veteran Member' under my name, but honestly, I still feel very much like a newbie and am often humbled by fellow members, moderators, staff and the like, There is so much to learn and most of it can be found right here. I finished my CF first walk the past Sept/Oct. Like so many others, have not been quite the same since. Although I am planning a coast to coast walk in Scotland this Sept, I definitely will return to the Camino. Wish you Buen Camino.Many ways are leading to this forum and everyone has his own story, but the growing numbers of visitors is due to the very informative items on this forum, all in the spirit of one big happy family.
I'm only recently here on this forum and I can only witness in this short time that everybody is helping young and old with their "problems", "questions"..."fears"
And all this under the continued commitment of Ivar & the moderators.
More visitors will only bring more visitors spreading the word...for still more visitors and walkers.
Preparing for my CF next year (yes 2017, April, first month of my retirement) gives me more reading time and pleasure of meeting kindred spirits here on this forum.
So more people are hopefully bringing more "input"
Looking forward for the next 15m and beyond…
This is using the numbers without bots (using the filter that Google Analytics offer for filtering out bots). Not sure how effective this filter is, but it is as close to reality that I can get.
I can only suggest that this year, you might see significant increases on all the most popular routes. Here in Victoria BC Canada a presentation of the Camino Portuguese has been sold out not once but twice, so they have added a third presentation. A first!As someone planning to walk the Camino Portugues from Porto to Santiago later this year am I safe to assume that the Camino Frances will see the majority of the increase?
Jirit, has this presentation taken place at the Victoria chapter of Canadian Company of Pilgrims? I only ask because I live in Victoria and joined the chapter last year, but hadn't heard about this presentation. Having done the CF, I am thinking of another route for 2017.I can only suggest that this year, you might see significant increases on all the most popular routes. Here in Victoria BC Canada a presentation of the Camino Portuguese has been sold out not once but twice, so they have added a third presentation. A first!
Hi MaggieJirit, has this presentation taken place at the Victoria chapter of Canadian Company of Pilgrims? I only ask because I live in Victoria and joined the chapter last year, but hadn't heard about this presentation. Having done the CF, I am thinking of another route for 2017.
Thanks Jirit, yes a friend of mine was one who did one of the CF presentation at Robinson's. I'll check with Robinson's today while I'm downtown. And yes, I knew about March 26 gathering…..and with a new leader, now that Wendy has been promoted!Hi Maggie
This is annual presentation done at Robinson Outdoor Store. Normally in the past it has been an evening presentation on the frances route done by somebody locally that recently walked it. Sometimes it is a presentation on another trail. For example my wife and I walked the Via Francigena in Italy and we did a similar presentation a few years ago.
This year the presentation is on the Portuguese route by a local Victoria couple. The February 17 and 24 presentation are sold out but there are now holding a third presentation on the 16th.
The annual day long pilgrim gathering is on Saturday March 26.
Jirit I just called them and am on the list for Feb. I bought most of my gear there; they never asked for email info. Anyway thanks for the info.Hi Maggie
This is annual presentation done at Robinson Outdoor Store. Normally in the past it has been an evening presentation on the frances route done by somebody locally that recently walked it. Sometimes it is a presentation on another trail. For example my wife and I walked the Via Francigena in Italy and we did a similar presentation a few years ago.
This year the presentation is on the Portuguese route by a local Victoria couple. The February 17 and 24 presentation are sold out but there are now holding a third presentation on the 16th.
The annual day long pilgrim gathering is on Saturday March 26.
Ive heard that 2016 is a Catholic pilgrimage year?? So expect large crowds...of course I find this out after we have already made our plans to walk this June.Dear all,
I am always looking at the forum stats in January and comparing them to the same month last year, to get an idea for the interest in the Camino year to year... usually it has been a 10-15% growth for the last few year. This has been corresponding well to the increase in compostelas in Santiago at the end of the year.
Between December 18th 2015 and January 17th 2016, visitors to the forum is up 54%, compared to the same period the year before.
I am not saying the we will have 54% more pilgrims this year, but boy will it be busy.
Go "Camino del Invierno" go!
Ivar
Ive heard that 2016 is a Catholic pilgrimage year?? So expect large crowds...of course I find this out after we have already made our plans to walk this June.
When is the next holy year, thanks?Dear all,
I am always looking at the forum stats in January and comparing them to the same month last year, to get an idea for the interest in the Camino year to year... usually it has been a 10-15% growth for the last few year. This has been corresponding well to the increase in compostelas in Santiago at the end of the year.
Between December 18th 2015 and January 17th 2016, visitors to the forum is up 54%, compared to the same period the year before.
I am not saying the we will have 54% more pilgrims this year, but boy will it be busy.
Go "Camino del Invierno" go!
Ivar
I can do that…..Can we please stop talking about the Primitivo on this site and keep it as a secret share only by the current members?
Hi Tina, I walked my first Camino sounding a lot like you. I carried all my fears which ended up very heavy. Ha ha. I off loaded a lot when I realized the simplicity of this journey. I made it too complicated. You can call ahead and reserve a bed in many of the albergos and if you wish some of the small hotels as well. A second solution if the albergo is full is to get the albergo to find another place for you and take a taxi there. In the morning come back to the first place and there will be no difference in miles.Getting scared! It's my first camino, and I'm getting really nervous about the bed race. I guess I'll be bringing a real sleeping bag and not just a liner and hope that they'll put some of us up on gym/church floors somewhere.... hopefully! I'm planning for July/Aug so at least those last 100km will be very busy if not the whole Camino.
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