Mark2012
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (2012, 2014) Camino Finisterre (2012, 2013, 2014) Camino Portugues (2013), Camino del Norte (2015)
Hello all,
I have what might appear to be an odd query, but I'd love it if someone was able to offer an answer.
I walked the Camino Frances last summer, and on May 25 when walking from Cizur Menor to Puente la Reina I took the recommended detour to Eunate to see the Templar church. Given that it was in the middle of nowhere, relatively speaking, I expected a quiet scene when I got there. Instead, I noticed buses from a distance and assumed there was a tour group there. My guide book mentioned that possibility, so I wasn't greatly surprised. However, when I arrived in the grounds, I realised there was a party or celebration of some sort going on. There were a lot of people, a barbecue, cooked food on tables. It didn't look like a tourist crowd, so I figured it was some local event. My Spanish left a little bit to be desired, and it was early in my Camino, so perhaps I hadn't quite come out of my shell by that point, so I didn't ask anyone what was going on.
This brings me to my unlikely question - does anyone know what was going on at Eunate on that day? Is it unusual to encounter that kind of scene there? I'm not asking only out of curiosity, though that's certainly part of it. Another reason is that I want to incorporate that scene into a story I'm writing, and I'd like to know what was actually happening there before I dramatise it!!! ;-)
I have what might appear to be an odd query, but I'd love it if someone was able to offer an answer.
I walked the Camino Frances last summer, and on May 25 when walking from Cizur Menor to Puente la Reina I took the recommended detour to Eunate to see the Templar church. Given that it was in the middle of nowhere, relatively speaking, I expected a quiet scene when I got there. Instead, I noticed buses from a distance and assumed there was a tour group there. My guide book mentioned that possibility, so I wasn't greatly surprised. However, when I arrived in the grounds, I realised there was a party or celebration of some sort going on. There were a lot of people, a barbecue, cooked food on tables. It didn't look like a tourist crowd, so I figured it was some local event. My Spanish left a little bit to be desired, and it was early in my Camino, so perhaps I hadn't quite come out of my shell by that point, so I didn't ask anyone what was going on.
This brings me to my unlikely question - does anyone know what was going on at Eunate on that day? Is it unusual to encounter that kind of scene there? I'm not asking only out of curiosity, though that's certainly part of it. Another reason is that I want to incorporate that scene into a story I'm writing, and I'd like to know what was actually happening there before I dramatise it!!! ;-)