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Counting pilgrims on the Norte AGAIN
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[QUOTE="Umwandert, post: 1247929, member: 94324"] Last May I walked the first part of the Norte [URL='https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/counting-pilgrims-on-the-norte.80904/#post-1142803']in the opposite direction, from Santander to Irun[/URL]. Since I only had two weeks and couldn't reach Santiago anyway, I wanted to swim against the tide, especially since the most beautiful stages were between Bilbao and Irun, which I enjoyed a lot at the end of my reverse camino. The disadvantage: no in-depth social encounters because I never met anyone again. The advantage: I had the camino to myself in the mornings and evenings; I met most pilgrims around lunchtime. And I enjoyed counting the pilgrims, mostly, but not always, in silence ("Hello, you're my number 115" – "Oh, that's a nice number"). In the end, [URL='https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/counting-pilgrims-on-the-norte.80904/#post-1145822']there were 882 pilgrims in total[/URL]. Now I'm returning to the Norte as a pilgrim version of my favorite Sesame Street character, Count von Count (unfortunately without the cape and thunder). I start next week, on April 30 directly at Asturias airport, from there it's only a few hundred meters to the camino. In about two weeks I'll be walking comfortably east to Santander. I will post my progress and pilgrimage numbers here. I think this might be a good indication of how busy the Norte is at the moment. So if any of you are walking the Norte in Cantabria or Asturias in the first half of May, keep your eyes peeled. If you see a very tall pilgrim dressed all in olive green, you are being counted! Feel free to say hello to me. Last year, for example, I had the great honor of counting forum mod [USER=52787]@trecile[/USER] [URL='https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/counting-pilgrims-on-the-norte.80904/#post-1144082']between Markina and Bolibar[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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