pilgrimglenn7
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thanks so muchBars, churches, hotels, albuergues, roadside stands, and more will All stamp your credential - no one requires that you are traveling to Santiago to get one! Buen Camino!
I have possessed and I have lost so many Credencials! One I managed to frame and put on the wall, some are in a drawer someplace, others have gone off to the same place where the matching socks go - somewhere in oblivion. Should I try and hang another Compostela on the wall the better half will probably shoot me so last time around I had the stamps in my Brierley on the page where the albergue/cafe appears. Books are more difficult to lose.View attachment 55302
awesome scruffyI have possessed and I have lost so many Credencials! One I managed to frame and put on the wall, some are in a drawer someplace, others have gone off to the same place where the matching socks go - somewhere in oblivion. Should I try and hang another Compostela on the wall the better half will probably shoot me so last time around I had the stamps in my Brierley on the page where the albergue/cafe appears. Books are more difficult to lose.View attachment 55302
We got one a couple of years ago at the ALSA Booking office in AvilesHey All
We are also wondering where do we get our passports stamped? also can my wife even though she not plan to get the certificate is she allowed to just get stamps in her passport and credentials booklet?
Thanks all
Buen Camino
From Glenn and Karen
That is true, but in doing so they are agreeing to the condition that 'This Credencial is only for pilgrims on foot, bicycle or horseback, who wish to make the pilgrimage with a Christian sentiment, even if it is only with an attitude of search.' The OP has made it clear elsewhere his spouse is not intending to walk or ride, so it would be misleading to obtain a credential under those circumstances.In deference to Doug, any person can obtain and use a credencial. The rub is when you present it to claim a 'benefit' at the Pilgrim Office. Allow me to explain...
Hey Jenny thanks mate for your comment and much appreciativeHi Glenn and Karen -
Another couple of thoughts on credentials ...
Do you have your credentials yet? If you order your credentials through Ivar through his Forum Store you'll have them before you leave. (I can recommend also buying the plastic cover - excellent to protect this valuable document).
Here in Sydney we have the St James Church in the middle of the city - the church offices have their own Sello and will happily stamp credentials for those pilgrims leaving from Sydney. Perhaps you have a St James Church in a city near you who also has their own Sello - it's a lovely thing to have as your first stamp.
Also - if either of you are writing a hard copy journal, it's a great thing to have your journal stamped along The Way - it adds to the memories of your pilgrimage in a very special way. A lot of the Sellos are very beautiful - for example, the Sello from the monastery at Samos.
Buen Camino to you both and cheers from Oz -
Jenny
...libraries, Guardia Civil, railway's stations...., sometimes (on less frequented ways) I had to explain what is the credencial and why is the stamp….Bars, churches, hotels, albuergues, roadside stands,
Jean Luc much obliged yes my wife is collecting stamps as she knows she can never do what i am planning as that is why she will be in a hire car and we stay in private rooms...libraries, Guardia Civil, railway's stations...., sometimes (on less frequented ways) I had to explain what is the credencial and why is the stamp….
Experts and veterans should confirm, but in my opinion an important point is that the stamp indicates from where it is. I say that because in one ocasión I was given a nice stamp of the "Ruta de los Monasterios" (GR236 in Valencia) but with no indication of the city. Other day I got a stamp of an "Associación de Amigos del Camino de xxx" in a village at 50 km of xxx. If the objective is just collecting stamps, no problem, but if it is to prove that you walked that way it is obligatory to know where it was.
Buen camino
Jean-Luc
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