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It's been around for a few years but hasn't made it into the guidebooks yet. It means that these pilgrims have sailed at least the last 100 nautical miles (millas in Spanish) and walked something like the last 10 km on foot, for example from Monte Gozo. It's explicitly mentioned in the Cathedral's credencial, see https://oficinadelperegrino.com/peregrinacion/la-credencial/ , just have a look for yourself:In 2016, 15 pilgrims are recorded as arriving in Santiago por vela. Academy dictionary seems to say that is by sailing. What does it mean? Page two of the official statistics.
Thank you for this report. I had not realised that this is organised by or together with the pilgrims' organisation in Bordeaux. It must be a wonderful experience and it's really in the tradition of the medieval pilgrimages. This is what the Belém looks like:In 2016 I was a hospitalière/volunteer in the pilgrim gîte in the centre of Bordeaux. Jean- Louis who is responsible for the volunteers had just come back from Santiago. He, along with a large group of the Bordeaux Association members had travelled in a tall ship called the Belém.
Actually, that credencial quote says nothing at all about sailing, but other folks have provided the details.It's been around for a few years but hasn't made it into the guidebooks yet. It means that these pilgrims have sailed at least the last 100 nautical miles (millas in Spanish) and walked something like the last 10 km on foot, for example from Monte Gozo. It's explicitly mentioned in the Cathedral's credencial, see https://oficinadelperegrino.com/peregrinacion/la-credencial/ , just have a look for yourself:
What's not to understand about the word millaActually, that credencial quote says nothing at all about sailing, but other folks have provided the details.
Here is one link with some video footage: http://www.anupictures.com/project/camino/I believe that you are referring to the group of men who sailed from Ireland to Coruña, and then walked with their boat all the way to Santiago. Does anyone have access to the original news report? I remember being so impressed by the madness and tenacity of "my people".
Here is one link with some video footage: http://www.anupictures.com/project/camino/
There's more to be found about their epic journey if you search for "Camino by sea" on Google or on this forum. Sadly, as you may well know, after they had landed in A Coruna and visited Santiago they continued their journey southward but the boat overturned near the Spanish-Portuguese border in Galicia and one of the members of the group, Danny Sheehy, lost his life, a tragic loss.
I have no problem understanding that "millas" means miles. I also have no problem with "náuticas" = nautical. But if you look at the image I responded to, you should find it as difficult as I did to see the word "náuticas" in it.What's not to understand about the word millain the text of the Cathedral's credencial?
I noticed the omission fleetingly but felt that the meaning (ie nautical miles) was obvious due to the given context and the fact that we wouldn't mix kilometres and terrestrial miles in such a way in a single sentence.you should find it as difficult as I did to see the word "náuticas" in it.
Thank you again for the information you brought to this thread. This is another example, for me at least, where a question leads into unexpected and interesting areas. The Belem is a quite famous French three-master apparently, with a lot of tradition and history. The French entry in Wikipedia is more complete than the English one.It is a short journey but costs a lot. Not much fun to be confined to a sick bed after having spent all that money.
No telling what might be mixed in something written by human beings!I noticed the omission fleetingly but felt that the meaning (ie nautical miles) was obvious due to the given context and the fact that we wouldn't mix kilometres and terrestrial miles in such a way in a single sentence.
Hi Katharina,I know some of the people in this photograph..The lady ,thirdfrom left ,she was the other volunteer with me in Bordeaux. The price of the trip this year is 1300 euro for assoc..members and 1350 for new members..I think I'll stick to dry land.Bonne Nuit.Thank you again for the information you brought to this thread. This is another example, for me at least, where a question leads into unexpected and interesting areas. The Belem is a quite famous French three-master apparently, with a lot of tradition and history. The French entry in Wikipedia is more complete than the English one.
As an example, it costs 32 500 € to hire her and the 16 men crew for 3 days at sea and a "load" of maximum 48 pilgrims (the trip from Bordeaux to A Coruña is 5 days and more expensive) and it seems that they are not even for profit since there's a foundation to which you can donate. Their next pilgrimage trip to Compostela is in June 2018 and you need to be a member of a Saint James association if you want to participate. Below are the Compostela pilgrims from 2016 before their departure from France:
Source: article in SudOuest of 27 June 2016.
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