- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.
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For me it's like my previous camino in 2018. Lots of pilgrims, quite hot, some difficulty for some to find bed but it seems to solve itself. And as usual I can't figure out how to change language on the tv.Hi - was wondering, after all our pondering over the last couple of plague years re refugio dorms and tents .... here we are in 2022 with Camino/s in full swing .... so ...what is it like out there on Camino post plague?
Are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
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For me it's like my previous camino in 2018. Lots of pilgrims, quite hot, some difficulty for some to find bed but it seems to solve itself. And as usual I can't figure out how to change language on the tv.
Hi David,Thanks - but are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
I am not there - YET. But I haven't seen anyone report that they are being forced to sleep in hallways or porches or outdoors (well - some are choosing outdoors). The only places I am seeing that are on some days "completo" are SJPDP/Roncesvalles/Zubiri and then Pamplona has had very few beds and some people are having to walk or taxi further forward to accommodations. But again - it doesn't seem to be EVERY day - just depends on the day you started from my understanding. After that - not hearing much about not finding beds - just the sporadic instances where someone couldn't find a bed.Hi - was wondering, after all our pondering over the last couple of plague years re refugio dorms and tents .... here we are in 2022 with Camino/s in full swing .... so ...what is it like out there on Camino post plague?
Are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
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Post plague? You think it's over?Hi - was wondering, after all our pondering over the last couple of plague years re refugio dorms and tents .... here we are in 2022 with Camino/s in full swing .... so ...what is it like out there on Camino post plague?
Are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
??????
Have we not kinda promised to the mods to not get into subjective covid debates about travelling, masks, vac etc. Technically it won’t be over until no one has it which is probably never! Second post In have seen to this effect today!Post plague? You think it's over?
I think he was referring to the numbers of people that seem to be returning to the Camino. I think that there is also an acknowledgement that many might not consider it completely over inherent in his wondering about people using tents for reduced exposure, as had previously been discussed. If people were truly not worrying at all, that wouldn't be a factor. But that's just how I'm reading it.Post plague? You think it's over?
Thanks - ah, so after all the speculation about freestanding tents and worries about crowded dorms and the plague and pilgrims wanting distance, etc (a lot of it started by meNo tents. No church porches. Not one. I'll be in o cebreiro tomorrow, and the rumoured pilgrim apocalypse had not manifested itself. It feels exactly the same as as pre covid time in all respects. Albergue capacity back to normal, few to no mitigation measures in place. That means people leaving in early may, and no doubt early September will find pilgrim waves around the Brierly stages for the first week until it all strings out and diffuses, as usual. No apocalypse. As for people in terror of covid, I'm not seeing it, likely because they are at home, not on Camino.
I guess the issue is whether this is a normal situation for SJPP, compared to previous years.People sleep on the streets in my home town every night of the year and we’re not even on a Camino
I have just finished the Portuguese and it seems that having your own mattress will not get you a spot on the floor in a full albergue. I was turned away once by a very apologetic hospitalero and I saw several others turned away on another occasion. Probably to do with overcrowding and fire regulations.Thanks - but are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
It absolutely has to do with fire regulations, and possibly sanitary regulations as far as needing to have a certain number of toilets per beds.I have just finished the Portuguese and it seems that having your own mattress will not get you a spot on the floor in a full albergue. I was turned away once by a very apologetic hospitalero and I saw several others turned away on another occasion. Probably to do with overcrowding and fire regulations.
I just finished the Camino France. Today. I heard reports of two people regularly sleeping in tents. I probably saw a dozen people carrying obvious backpacking sleeping pads on their packs.Hi - was wondering, after all our pondering over the last couple of plague years re refugio dorms and tents .... here we are in 2022 with Camino/s in full swing .... so ...what is it like out there on Camino post plague?
Are there lots of tenters and/or pilgrims bedding down on sleeping mats in hallways and on porches or is it just back to normal with folk filling refugio dorms??
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StJean has its own “resident” rough sleeper community as does just about any municipality of any size anywhere. StJ and through to Pamplona is also regarded as a good area to collect a few hand-outs and pick up any discarded clothing and camping gear. Mostly from those pilgrims who discover just how heavy that pack is once it’s not on an airport trolley.I guess the issue is whether this is a normal situation for SJPP, compared to previous years.
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