Jeff Crawley
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- A "Tourigrino" trip once Covid has passed, so 2023
Fellow Pilgrims, I feel I should alert you to a new advertising campaign launched by Brittany Ferries who ply their trade between the UK and France/Spain.
The campaign is called "10 Spanish adventures to have with your children" (I sense rising concern in you already).
Associated with an image of two, trainer shod, pairs of feet (one in pink the other blue with yellow trim) standing on the familiar sun-burst shell icon the copy then goes on to say:
Cycle the Camino
While a one-month pilgrimage route from the French border to Camino de Santiago (sic) might not sound practical with kids, there's also a shorter, family-friendly version. Camino Ways (caminoways.com) offer a simple, self-guided, six-night, 62 mile cycling route. Starting in Sarria, you'll meet plenty of interesting characters along the way, and, when you reach the tomb of St James in Santiago's dramatic cathedral, you can collect your pilgrim certificates. (my italics)
So expect lots of petulant, cycle riding teenagers called Sebastian and India followed up by mummy and daddy in BMW X5 and Volvo XC60's clogging the last 100kms in future.
I assume it's all a part of a push for the British to visit mainland Europe before the pain of divorce kicks in and we're forever banned.
I can only offer my sincere apologies to you all.
(The above was written with tongue only partially in cheek)
The campaign is called "10 Spanish adventures to have with your children" (I sense rising concern in you already).
Associated with an image of two, trainer shod, pairs of feet (one in pink the other blue with yellow trim) standing on the familiar sun-burst shell icon the copy then goes on to say:
Cycle the Camino
While a one-month pilgrimage route from the French border to Camino de Santiago (sic) might not sound practical with kids, there's also a shorter, family-friendly version. Camino Ways (caminoways.com) offer a simple, self-guided, six-night, 62 mile cycling route. Starting in Sarria, you'll meet plenty of interesting characters along the way, and, when you reach the tomb of St James in Santiago's dramatic cathedral, you can collect your pilgrim certificates. (my italics)
So expect lots of petulant, cycle riding teenagers called Sebastian and India followed up by mummy and daddy in BMW X5 and Volvo XC60's clogging the last 100kms in future.
I assume it's all a part of a push for the British to visit mainland Europe before the pain of divorce kicks in and we're forever banned.
I can only offer my sincere apologies to you all.
(The above was written with tongue only partially in cheek)
Last edited: