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Hy , you have to walk the last 100km, sorry you have to walk with the crowds. I wish you a Buen Camino, Peter.I want to walk quite a ways on el camino, but I don't want to do the last 100 km with the crowds. If I walk more than 100km or another part, can I still go to Santiago and receive a compestela?
Yes. Each is unique.Do they have the cities on them or something distinct?
If you don't want to cheat the system why are you asking the question? Unless your intention is to avoid accidentally arriving in Santiago and discovering that the pilgrims office will not grant you a compostella.Thanks for the reply!! I'm just curious, but if I get stamps on my credential the whole way, how would they know at the end the difference of the stamps? I don't want to cheat the system, but is there a way to tell them apart? Do they have the cities on them or something distinct?
If you don't want to cheat the system why are you asking the question? Unless your intention is to avoid accidentally arriving in Santiago and discovering that the pilgrims office will not grant you a compostella.
Every Sello is distinct and unique to the provider and each is annotated with the date it is applied. If you do not walk the final 100k into Santiago you cannot claim a Compostella. Subject to correction I believe you could still apply for a certificate of distance. If you truly wish to avoid the "crowds" walk between October and March. But take care and pay attention to the guidance on winter walking. Walking in "high" season you will walk with many others who have the same goal, Santiago. They're not really "crowds", they are just pilgrims.
Don't be put-off by the prospect of more people on the Camino for the last 100 km. I've walked it twice during the peak season (summer). It's really not that bad. It get's a bit, how do you say, exaggerated on this forum. In fact, a lot of things get exaggerated on this forum.I want to walk quite a ways on el camino, but I don't want to do the last 100 km with the crowds. If I walk more than 100km or another part, can I still go to Santiago and receive a compestela?
nope, but you can 'cheat', awarding the Compostela based on the last 100 kms in itself is pretty random if you ask me. personally i believe that everyone on the Camino knows if he or she has accomplished his or her CaminoI want to walk quite a ways on el camino, but I don't want to do the last 100 km with the crowds. If I walk more than 100km or another part, can I still go to Santiago and receive a compestela?
But the Cathedral and Pilgrim Office disagree with you. They issue the compostela, so they get to set the rules.the last 100 kms in itself is pretty random if you ask me
i am aware of this.But the Cathedral and Pilgrim Office disagree with you. They issue the compostela, so they get to set the rules.
For your personal contentment, but not for a compostela. Either you qualify or you do not, and qualification is set by the Cathedral.it is just as valid to set your own standards
i am sure Santiago would understandFor your personal contentment, but not for a compostela. Either you qualify or you do not, and qualification is set by the Cathedral.
Yes you are supposed to. But it is not too difficult- in the last 100km many bars etc have stamps, though you might not really want bar stamps. However, I think if you have actually walked all the way from SJPP in a reasonable timeframe, if you miss a second stamp or two it is probably not so crucial.Do you still have to have your credencial stamped twice a day for the last 100kms if you have walked all the way from SJPDP?
Aboslutely, and that's what makes credenciales such works for art. Some people put a lot of thought in their stamp to reflect their albergue, town or village, or philosophy.Thanks for the reply!! I'm just curious, but if I get stamps on my credential the whole way, how would they know at the end the difference of the stamps? I don't want to cheat the system, but is there a way to tell them apart? Do they have the cities on them or something distinct?
I have to agree, the last 100km are just fine.Don't be put-off by the prospect of more people on the Camino for the last 100 km. I've walked it twice during the peak season (summer). It's really not that bad. It get's a bit, how do you say, exaggerated on this forum. In fact, a lot of things get exaggerated on this forum.
It's really cool when you pick up your compostela in Santiago. My best advice is to just go ahead and do it and have no worries.
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