Brisbanegee
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- Camino de Santiago (2015)
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Hmm. Did not even think about it. In the Fall of 2013 I went from Triacastela through Sarria about breakfast time all the way to Portomarin where I got a stamp. The next day to Aruza where I got a stamp and then to Santiago. There were no issues at the Pilgrim office except for some comments about how much ground I covered in a short time
Nice! They looked at my limp and knew I actually did do it in 20 days from St. Jean also-- I did have stamps from each stop.If you start in Sarria, I would get at least two per day. My experience has been, if you walk from SJPdP or Lisbon, they really don't count the stamps and one per day was enough. That said, the Pilgrim Office Amigo at the end of my Camino Frances did ask, in a non-accusatory manner, "....and you walked the whole way?" I think the way that I burst into tears was answer enough for him and I probably didn't need any stamps!
Three packless Spaniards asked me to take their photo at the 100km marker. Then they hopped back into the taxi they had taken from Sarria, and presumably rode to a next point for a sello or photo. I suppose the two sello requirement is to make it a bit more difficult for this type of pilgrim to get a certificate.I'm baffled why a pilgrim would need two stamps for the last 100km.
Yeah, when you think about it, it is a rather silly and pointless requirement and I have to wonder if the volunteers at the pilgrim's office in Santiago really check all that closely. I mean, if you look at pilgrim's credential and it's obvious that they have at least one sello daily from Sarria to Santiago, would there be a point in nitpicking if one day there wasn't two?Actually, I'm baffled why a pilgrim would need two stamps for the last 100km. Does that prove that they walked better than having one stamp per day?
Reminds me of something I saw on my first Camino.Three packless Spaniards asked me to take their photo at the 100km marker. Then they hopped back into the taxi they had taken from Sarria, and presumably rode to a next point for a sello or photo. I suppose the two sello requirement is to make it a bit more difficult for this type of pilgrim to get a certificate.
Also, I walked with a lady who did pretty well from SJPdP until about Ponferrada, when her feet had become really bad. She took a taxi each day to her destination, probably stopping for a sello along the way. We were still in sync having covered the same distance each day, and she proudly shared her compostela with me in Santiago. The two-stamp requirement may not be accomplishing its objective.
Yeah, it is. I was a bit of a "sello geek" on my second Camino. Filled up two sets of credentials on that one. I think they are cool. Each so unique in their own way and some obviously designed with a lot of thought.Why limit yourself to just two a day? Collect them all!
Seriously, I personally got a lot of enjoyment out of getting a sello at each place I stopped: breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, churches along the way... Now when I look at my passports, I can trace the entire route in my head and remember.
It's fun!
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