geraldkelly
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There wasn't a 100km minimum rule when I walked my first Camino. And I don't reach my 60th birthday for a couple of weeks yet. So yes, it is a fairly modern thingOr is the 100 kms minimum requirement a modern thing?
Is that what irks people?
Or is the 100 kms minimum requirement a modern thing?
Is that what irks people?
(Of course in the past, Pilgrims would walk from home)
I feel the same. I walked my third and probably last Camino Frances in summer 2016 and felt overwhelmed by the numbers and the atmosphere. But I do not blame the other walkers personally and individually for that. A bit like being stuck in a traffic jam on a motorway: the driver of the red Ford in front is no more to blame for the overall situation than I am myself for choosing to be on that road in the first place!I don't begrudge others the opportunity to walk and earn a compostella, but I'll probably avoid the last 100 km in the future unless it is winter. It is not a good memory for me after Sarria.
(Of course in the past, Pilgrims would walk from home) . . . and back againGreat post @geraldkelly .
I often wonder where this idea comes from that one has to walk many hundreds of kms carrying all our gear with us.
Many of us choose to do so of course, for a variety of reasons.
But I would suggest we are in the minority.
And it is certainly not a requirement to receive the Compostela.
Is it some kind of modern 'construct'?
Or is the 100 kms minimum requirement a modern thing?
Is that what irks people?
(Of course in the past, Pilgrims would walk from home)
Hopefully you haven't opened an old 'can of worms'
In 2016 I walked the Olavsleden from Sundsvall to Trondheim. 580km. And met 3 pilgrims along the way. Two of them being a couple travelling together. Just my sort of route! I'm flying to Norway next week to walk another of the St Olav paths. Looking forward to many km of solitude.We like the quieter routes. Though on our recent Chemin du Piemont - 3 pilgrims in 3 weeks - I’d have been happy to come across a few more!
Not sure when you did your first Camino but my second credential (2003) issued by the CSJ clearly states (in bold):There wasn't a 100km minimum rule when I walked my first Camino. And I don't reach my 60th birthday for a couple of weeks yet. So yes, it is a fairly modern thing
Not sure when you did your first Camino but my second credential (2003) issued by the CSJ clearly states (in bold):
y solo a los que llegan hasta la tumba del Apostol, habiendo recorridoal menos 100 ultimos kilometros a pie o a caballo, o 200 Km en bicicleta
Only if you have a very loose definition of "solitary". With several hundred people per day walking each stage just altering my starting times and stopping points would still not give me anywhere near the degree of solitude which I find comfortable and enjoyable. Walking the Via de la Plata earlier this year I met or saw perhaps 25 or 30 other pilgrims over nearly 1000km. When I stayed in albergues I was usually the only pilgrim there. That was very similar to my first experience of the Camino Frances, that is my understanding of "solitary" and I do not think it can be found on the last 100km today.It is perfectly possible to have a solitary experience on the last 100km.
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