- Time of past OR future Camino
- First one in 2005 from Moissac, France.
Hi all ... I am recently back from doing first aid on the Frances, mainly around Los Arcos .. what I found, to my surprise, was that pilgrim numbers seemed to be down by quite a lot ... where I was, strolling 'upstream' along the Camino and back again I saw every pilgrim that day and there just didn't seem to be that many this year.
Has anyone else noticed this? I was thinking - as one does in the daydream sort of way - that the film The Way substantially increased numbers and I am wondering if that effect is now fading? or folk looked at the spring weather forecasts and delayed when they would start?
And - the rascals!! the pilgrims I did meet were those utterly capable ones who were either looking after themselves or didn't have any first aid problems at all!!
So not a succesfull first aid spring venture really (another point of view is that it was very successful as I was hardly needed!!). I unexpectedly had to come back, family reasons (pleasant ones) .. so here I am at home wondering about it - I will be there mid august on again, always seems to be busy then ... but ...
Just that I was wondering - was it just me missing pilgrims somehow or are spring numbers low this year? Anyone know?
Has anyone else noticed this? I was thinking - as one does in the daydream sort of way - that the film The Way substantially increased numbers and I am wondering if that effect is now fading? or folk looked at the spring weather forecasts and delayed when they would start?
And - the rascals!! the pilgrims I did meet were those utterly capable ones who were either looking after themselves or didn't have any first aid problems at all!!
So not a succesfull first aid spring venture really (another point of view is that it was very successful as I was hardly needed!!). I unexpectedly had to come back, family reasons (pleasant ones) .. so here I am at home wondering about it - I will be there mid august on again, always seems to be busy then ... but ...
Just that I was wondering - was it just me missing pilgrims somehow or are spring numbers low this year? Anyone know?