Home now

[MCFearnley]

I'm home. Came in on Saturday after a little mini vacation in the southwest of France.
What an experience!!!!
Already I have had two requests to speak about it to church groups.
But first I must let it all sink in and percolate through.
What an amazing experience!

 

[Waka]

Well done, you can now start planning the next one.

 

[domigee]

Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[Anniesantiago]

Congratulations and welcome home

 

[C clearly]

I'm curious what impressions you got in the end, about the attitudes of long- and short- distance pilgrims!

Added: Yes! Congratulations on the journey completed, and I do expect that you'll be back!

 

[AcrossTheWater3008]

Hey, congratulations and glad you had a great time!

 

[Mike Savage]

Congratulations and welcome home!

 

[Wokabaut_Meri]

As you're discovering, your Camino doesn't end when you stop walking...

 

[MCFearnley]

@C clearly I did encounter some attitude, but that came more from a group of younger pilgrims/tourists of whom I was glad to say toodles and Buen Camino to them the next morning. What I also encountered were some who had started in Sarria, when asked where they had started, would answer "Oh, I'm only walking from Sarria, I'm not doing the whole thing". If I sensed they were minimizing their pilgrimage and were open to conversation, I would boost them up with encouragement that what they were doing was great and that they were doing a whole Camino. Theirs just so happened to be on a portion of the Camino Frances just as mine was, but it is as whole as any other. Often I could see they were reassured in their choice of route and distance.