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Thanks I'll get a copy soonI can not answer any of your questions. I suggest you get a copy of Tim Moore's book TRAVELS WITH MY DONKEY; One man and His Ass on a pilgrimage to Santiago. Mr. Moore is an adventurer and his pilgrimage account is hilarious. In 2018 we saw pilgrims with donkeys of the Francis route.
Ted
Have you walked the Camino before?We are respectively in our 20s and 60s, and still, became friends on the trail.
1) How / Where can we get a donkey at SJPDP ?
OMG! Sorry for being so incredulous. Ivar writes:
(...) http://www.elburroperegrino.com . This is a company that rents out donkeys to pilgrims. They deliver the animal to you, take care of it each night and returns it to you each morning. (...)
There are some restrictions:
- They only have this service from Sarria to Santiago.
- You need to rent a minimum of 5 donkeys (!)
- The donkeys should not walk more than 25km per day.
The article mentions a price of about 2500 euro for a 5 day trip with 5 animals.
Sounds like the only thing that could ever convince me to walk Sarria-Santiago again...
Still doesn't say anything about buying though. I stand by my earlier comment that buying would complicate things...
D.Lee,Hi, I am a travel writer from Korea, and me and fellow travel writer are planning to go through El Camino from SJPDP - Santiago de Compostela this september with a Donkey. We got interested in donkeys by visiting a local donkey farm and after we tried walking several days with him, we decided to go to spain. They are adorable
We are respectively in our 20s and 60s, and still, became friends on the trail.
We are going to film a documentary movie throughout the trip including our story.
So my questions are,,
1) How / Where can we get a donkey at SJPDP ?
Both rent / buying is fine.
2) How much would it cost?
3) Will it be complicated for a foriegner to buy a donkey?
Our plans are not concrete yet so any suggestions are welcome including course changes ! Many thanks.
Hi Lee, I walked with a donkey. I can tell you its very slow. They don't walk fast, they want to nibble at the greenery along the side of the road, you need to find a place to keep the donkey in cities. You need to buy feed for it. People want to take your picture which is fine but gets very old after a while.Hi, I am a travel writer from Korea, and me and fellow travel writer are planning to go through El Camino from SJPDP - Santiago de Compostela this september with a Donkey. We got interested in donkeys by visiting a local donkey farm and after we tried walking several days with him, we decided to go to spain. They are adorable
We are respectively in our 20s and 60s, and still, became friends on the trail.
We are going to film a documentary movie throughout the trip including our story.
So my questions are,,
1) How / Where can we get a donkey at SJPDP ?
Both rent / buying is fine.
2) How much would it cost?
3) Will it be complicated for a foriegner to buy a donkey?
Our plans are not concrete yet so any suggestions are welcome including course changes ! Many thanks.
Love that book!A must read: Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore.
I really enjoyed the book. It was very entertaining and humorous.A must read: Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore.
A bit like the replies on this thread!I really enjoyed the book. It was very entertaining and humorous.
I read that on my phone whilst on Camino, - it was laugh out loud hilarious - but from all accounts taking a donkey is a lot harder than it looks.A must read: Travels with My Donkey: One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago by Tim Moore.
Hilarious! You just gave me my laugh of the day!I’ve done the Grand Canyon on a mule and my advice is to walk it and save two asses.
There is no donkey I have ever seen that was not a delightful cutie.Check out this cutie
I met in Sarria a few years ago.
Cartoons don't count.Here you go then.
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There is nothing wrong with a bit of chewed grass..
Watch where you step!
What great childhood memories you have!...priceless!There is nothing wrong with a bit of chewed grass.
When, as a child, we first moved to Aotearoa New Zealand and I still went everywhere barefooted we often went to stay on a dairy farm. In winter with frosts on the ground and ice on the puddles we used to seek out fresh cow pats to stand in because they were warm and warmed our feet up.
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