Vaughan Bell
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- May - June 2018
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A taxi from Sarria to Ferreiros is under 30E, so you can actually start just before the 100km mark. Get a sello at Ferreiros and one more that day, and two each day thereafter, and you will not have a problem getting the compostela. I know from actual experience!!If you want to walk only the final 100km of the Camino Frances that would probably mean starting at Ferreiros - which is not easy to reach by public transport.
OK @Vaughan Bell you've been given some concrete. Now let's get to the softer stuff... Have you considered bag transport, chucking away half your stuff, changing your footwear? If this was a pre-existing condition what was your plan and why hasn't it worked?
I've walked with a dodgy back on a diet of Orujo and Pilgrim Candy (500mg NSAIDs) but I don't recommend it.
You've come a long way, in more ways than one, so what was it you wanted? A bit of paper or a Camino?
Did you not get anything of value out of the trip and the experience?otherwise, a wasted trip regardless of whether it is for “a Camino or Certificate”
......In my opinion, I have to do the last 100 km for The Compostela, otherwise, a wasted trip regardless of whether it is for “a Camino or Certificate”.
In my opinion, I have to do the last 100 km for The Compostela, otherwise, a wasted trip regardless of whether it is for “a Camino or Certificate”.
Aren't you stirring the ants' nest here?If the truth be known, a lot of pilgrims receive a compostela without walking the last 100km. I have seen them on buses and in taxis. The rules speak to the last 100km on foot, but the document does not say that.
.....Just because someone else says they would feel empty inside, given a particular set of circumstances, that does not mean you have any reason to feel anything other than the satisfaction you get from whatever you choose to make of your camino.
The Compostela text actually does say so. ... The fact that nobody, including the Oficina del Peregrino in Santiago on their website, bothers to update the translations from Latin into modern languages is proof to me how little the actual text matters to anyone.
The intention was “a Camino” but we really only had 3 weeks and knew that we could not do the whole journey so had to plan around which stages to skip. Unrealistic to get a 1 month & a bit holiday from work!! But, as always, life likes to throw it’s curve balls and I thought after 6 months of back strengthening at the gym and 2 months practicing with the backpack would be ok. However, one broken walking pole (had 2) and a few slippy loose stones on the steep descent on the way to Estella proved a bridge too far for the lower back. Have ditched some stuff (5 kg) and now under 10 kg for the backpack. In my opinion, I have to do the last 100 km for The Compostela, otherwise, a wasted trip regardless of whether it is for “a Camino or Certificate”.
For me too. I asked for the "non-Compestela" Certificate of Welcome when I completed my first Camino and didn't realize until after my second Camino the next year when the certificate that I received was different than the first, that I had been given an unasked for Compestela. I'm not sure why, as I answered that I didn't walk for religious or spiritual reasons.The Certificate of Welcome is the most appropriate Certificate for me I believe. Didn’t receive an “relevations” along the way so far or sense of spiritual enlightenment (even though prayed for it). So, that’s all cool. Thanks for the clear advice. Cheers!
AND (last but not least?), if you don't want to stand in line for however long to get a certificate, you can go to a separate desk where the line is very short, and just get another sello—proof that you arrived. That was sufficient for me. in fact, I know I arrived even without it, but I figured there's a possibility some family memberr might want to see it some day.THERE IS A THIRD CERTIFICATE, available to any pilgrim who visits the Basilica of Saint James. It is called the Cathedral Visitor Certificate. Again, a very nice document that resembles the Compostela and Welcome Certificates. The text is in Castellano (Spanish) instead of Latin. However, it does not carry any of the distance or sello requirements of the first two documents.
No, you don't have to go the same day that you arrive.Just one last query. We are arriving in Santiago on the 28th May and have pre-booked accommodation. May sound like a stupid question, but are we required to go to the Pilgrims Office near the Cathedral to claim the certificate (in my case the Welcome Certificate) on the day of arrival? OR can we simply crash at our hotel and go the following day as we will probably be arriving after 5 pm and be a bit tired.
on a diet of Orujo and Pilgrim Candy
Wholeheartedly agree. I have been learning and relearning valuable practical and spiritual lessons. While walking this very very physically hard camino I have misplaced my credencial several times and have come to the conclusion, for me, lessons learned, people I’ve been blessed by and people I have blessed are wayyyyy more important than my credential. I know what I have achieved and I don’t “need” a certificate to confirm it thankfully. Frankly, the certificate will probably go in some drawer that I’ll likely see once in a great whileIf my sole reason for a pilgrimage is a Compostela, and if not obtained then would consider the pilgrimage as a wasted trip, I would feel empty inside. To me, the pilgrimage itself is the transformative event, not a piece of paper. Believe me, I can understand wanting a Compostela as tangible documentation of a goal reached. But if I placed a Compostela above the actual experience of the Pilgrimage, then I would actually be devaluing what the Compostela represents to me.
Consider that the Compostela is given for making "the pilgrimage for religious or spiritual reasons, or at least an attitude of search." In other words, the Compostela is not the purpose of a pilgrimage; instead, it is the attitude of the pilgrim while on the pilgrimage which allows a Compostela to be issued.
Please, do not consider all that you have done and all you have been through to be a wasted trip without a Compostela. You have gained a tremendous amount -- despite the negatives -- if you consider the macro view rather than the micro view.
Take care, Vaughan. I hope and pray that things will be a blessing for you as you continue.
Wholeheartedly agree. I have been learning and relearning valuable practical and spiritual lessons. While walking this very very physically hard camino I have misplaced my credencial several times and have come to the conclusion, for me, lessons learned, people I’ve been blessed by and people I have blessed are wayyyyy more important than my credential. I know what I have achieved and I don’t “need” a certificate to confirm it thankfully. Frankly, the certificate will probably go in some drawer that I’ll likely see once in a great whileanyway. But oh how I will remember all I have seen and experienced.
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