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Pilgrim said:Where does the pilgrimage begin? Spiritually in the head I suppose and intellectually with the planning, but where does the physical pilgrimage start? We all know that a wise man once said that even a journey of a thousand miles must start with the first step but where should that first step be? For many truly courageous pilgrims it is outside their own front doors and they carry on on-foot from there to Santiago.
shani said:I guess for me - till I can stop working altogether - It would mean flying into a place close enough to start walking. (I live in Singapore).
shani said:doing those long walks with a loaded pack in tropical heat
Pilgrim said:I wrote my 'WHERE TO BEGIN?' piece partly to explain to those who had read my 'FEVER IN THE BLOOD' article why I was starting where I was
Pilgrim said:and not going the 'whole way'.
Pilgrim said:There was a secondary purpose however, which I could, 'tongue in cheek', call an attack upon 'Camino Guide Book tyranny'. I accept that guides to the route have existed ever since the Codex was published and that they serve a useful purpose for all, including me. I do feel however that they give rise to the sort of idea that the Camino has a specific route and only that route.
Pilgrim said:The existance of the Compostela 'demanding' the last 100km of walking must play a part in this.
Pilgrim said:Pilgrimage is, I think, travelling with a true spirit.
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