Good morning fellow pilgrims 👋🏻

[SomebodysMother]

I'd like to say Buen Camino to my fellow pilgrims. I'll be beginning my Camino in late August 2023 coming from the USA My brother and I are traveling together. It's his second Camino and my first.

I've learned so much from this forum and I wanted to express my thanks and bid you all buen Camino

And by way of a question, what's the proper response when you're greeted with Buen Camino?

 

[Bradypus]

And by way of a question, what's the proper response when you're greeted with Buen Camino?

If the greeting comes from another pilgrim then I tend to reply in kind - "Buen camino!". If it is said by someone who is clearly not walking a Camino themselves then I usually reply with "Gracias!" and "Buenos dias!" or the appropriate greeting for the time of day. With fellow pilgrims I might occasionally add an "Ultreia!" too...

 

[David Tallan]

And by way of a question, what's the proper response when you're greeted with Buen Camino?

It depends on who says it to you. From a fellow pilgrim, I generally respond "Buen Camino" as well, or perhaps "Ultreia". From someone who is not a pilgrim, I generally respond "Gracias" (thank you).

As a bit of trivia, the traditional response to "Ultreia" (onward!) is "e suseia" (and upward!).

 

[C clearly]

Hi, and welcome to the forum!

And by way of a question, what's the proper response when you're greeted with Buen Camino?

Here is a thread that goes into detail about that! (We have answers to almost every imaginable question, but often it is hard to find them, so ask away! )

 

[thepacman]

As others have suggested, it depends on the situation. To try to ensure that I don't sound too rote or automatic, I will often reply to a fellow walker "gracias, y tu!"