Another Mileage Certificate: Ayeguiana

[Rebekah Scott]

Did you know you can mark your 100th kilometer on the Camino Frances with a special compostela-like certificate? The pilgrim albergue in Ayegui, a suburb just beyone Estella, issues its own "Ayeguiana" to pilgrims who have walked the 100 kms from St. Jean, who spend the night in the Ayegui facility, (in the sports hall) and who specifically ask for the Ayeguiana. It´s stamped and certified by the hospitalero, and the Swedish pilgrim who showed me hers was very proud to have one!
Something new every day!
Rebekah

 

[ksam]

Hmmm so if every town..spaced a hundred km apart issued certificates...and then another for Santiago...I may be able to paper my spare bedroom with Spanish certificates! Which will be better than what I've planned for the office downstairs, wallpaper made out of receipts from the grocery store and all those other "essentials!" My husband isn't looking to fondly on this newest project of mine. SO, mayhap this Spanish paper will cheer him up! :wink: Thanks !

 

[Rebekah Scott]

... of course, seeing as The Peaceable is almost perfectly halfway down the Frances, we´re kicking around an idea for a Certificate of Halfway-ness. It might encourage more people to walk the Meseta, instead of taking the train from Burgos to Leon.

But then again, it would bring more "check-off-the-boxes" tourist vans to the door, and we kinda like being a Stealth Stop. We already have a sello, and that oughtta be enough, no? And if we offered certificates we´d have to figure out a way to pay for the things!
Still, it´s a nice idea.
Reb.

 

[ksam]

Ok, on a slightly serious note...perhaps something small that could simply be mailed home ?? Card sized, put in an envelope. Somehow, I was just thinking, mailing a token home, saying I'm halfway there, might be encouragement to finish...would you only want to have a half way certificate? That might also keep the potential price down...you could use the sello as a design starter....? And also make it a "only if you know to ask" kind of thing. That would keep the stealth factor going too!

 

[nellpilgrim]

... It might encourage more people to walk the Meseta, instead of taking the train from Burgos to Leon.

Reb.

Unless really badly pressed for time who on earth would want to miss out on the Meseta? Beautiful countryside, lovely architecture and great walking just at the point when one has got 'Camino fit' (well a little bit fitter anyway) and culled your kit down to the bare essentials. Even though we didn't make it to the PK it was still one of my favorite places, in fact if there was a group 'Friends of the Meseta' I'd join up in an instant :lol:
Nell