Hhmm. I actually ended my first Camino in November last year. I knew nothing about any Cathedral restoration until I got there. After 800km nothing was going to stop me. This is a copy of a section of my blog at the time. "The final thing, and for a pilgrim a very special thing, is to place your hand on the column in the portico where the big statue of St. James is. Millions of pilgrims have done this over the centuries and there are grooves in the stonework where those millions of fingers have rested. Sadly, restoration work is currently being carried out on the Cathedral and the entire front section of it is all locked away behind security boarding and scaffolding. These works are not due to be completed for another 4 years so pilgrims will not get access for a very long time and just have to live with it. However, those that know me well, know that to me, these are just obstacles to be overcome. My first furtive attempt at gaining access failed dismally as I got lost in amongst all the scaffolding and plastic sheeting before the sound of workers voices approaching made me do a runner. What I had found though, was an access door into that section that the builders clearly thought was secure. So, right at the end of one service, whilst the workers were still sitting around waiting for the all clear to carry on, I made my second attempt. Within 5 minutes of being undisturbed, working my way through a maze of scaffolding and protective boarding and plastic sheeting, I found it. There he was, and there was the column and hand position just waiting for me to place mine. I was one happy (if slightly naughty) pilgrim."
How fantastic. We never knew it existed. You were obviously very determined, and it clearly meant a lot to you well done. We got to do everything else though so we were happy with our Camino conclusion.
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