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Steve.Belfast said:The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Rebekah Scott said:When the Camino goes out of fashion again in a few decades, all that concrete will split and spall and fall away back to dirt again. The sections of path buried under industrial parks will simply re-route themselves. All these "improvements" will be forgotten. But a few people every year are going to walk that camino still. It´s been here for a thousand years or more. It will survive all these efforts to sanitize and sanctify and commodify it, I am sure.
Br. David said:I know this might be at odds - it is only a personal thing, just me ...
Or am I missing the point? :|
Rebekah Scott said:Dozens of former pilgrims sign up for the hospitalero training sessions, but fewer than half ever step up and serve even a single term. It seems the trainings are being used as "pilgrim reunions," or fun weekend workshops for folks who want a "camino fix" or a Spanish-flavored self-help boost.
trombaananda said:Hello,
I am walking my first Camino this September(7th) starting in Astorga.After reading all about this paving I feel a little less excited as I was expecting a spiritual adventure in the wilderness/country not a walk down a pave road.I am not a young man(I am 65) but I had planned on accepting the challenges of the terrain and have the proper gear but after reading your posts it sounds like a pair of shorts,a tee shirt and flip flops are all that I need,I have those as I am coming from Florida but the old guy here was looking for a little adventure and walking meditation........................"Peace in every step".Now I am not so sure!
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"I am walking my first Camino this September(7th) starting in Astorga.After reading all about this paving I feel a little less excited as I was expecting a spiritual adventure in the wilderness/country not a walk down a pave road."
So true, it is the totality. Persons of varied ages and level of physical ability have equally as varied opinion as to the level of difficulty. There are those who desire solitude and others the companionship of newfound friends. Either can be found. Some seek spiritual renewal, others a cheap holiday. Both can be had. And so it goes. One thing that you will not encounter often, either along the Camino, in Santiago, or on this forum, are very many people who after doing so will say that they regret having walked the Camino. On the contrary there is a recurring desire to do it all again. That says much!Rebekah Scott said:You will dislike some things on the Frances, but you will fall in love with the totality of it.
Maybe. The camino is not for everyone, no matter what some people say.
Reb.
Perhaps they wanted more people to come to Paradise?Rebekah Scott said:The camino is not for everyone, no matter what some people say. Reb.
Br. David said:Or am I missing the point? :|
I understand why parts of the sheer drop from Roncesvalles to Zubiri were paved -- they were eroding badly in 2001, and mud was ankle-deep toward the bottom. Now conditions are much more sane and safe.
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