Laurancetsang
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- June/July 2012 Camino Frances
March 2017
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There have been a number of unique ideas on the Forum, such as using an old bicycle, but are they "stupid?"Starting at the end of March from Barcelona to Santiago with a old bicycle. Now, I have learned that the marked route from Est. de Sta Maria y la Peña to San Juan de la Peña might not be doable with a bike. So, what do I possibly lose taking the road (A-1205 and A-1603) instead?
Also, is the route from Sarsamarcuello to Est. de Sta Maria y la Peña rideable with a bike, and what do you think of taking the road (A-1206 and A-132) already from Loarre?
falcon269 said:Thousands walk that way annually on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail.
Laurancetsang said:But surely past pilgrims hundreds of years ago would have slept rough along the way and had to carry enough food for their entire journey. Maybe this could be the true pilgrim experience???
Sorry I can't help you, this way of walking the Camino never crossed my mind. Seems very original though and perhaps you can relate later in the year on this venture? :idea:Laurancetsang said:I was wondering if anyone has done the camino this way before and if so would like some advice on how it worked out for you.
Laurancetsang said:. I also plan to sleep in my tent at the checkpoints rather than the albergues. I was wondering if anyone has done the camino this way before and if so would like some advice on how it worked out for you. Thanks
Laurancetsang said:But surely past pilgrims hundreds of years ago would have slept rough along the way and had to carry enough food for their entire journey. Maybe this could be the true pilgrim experience???
rubyslippers said:The original Pilgrims DID carry everything with them,
Yallah said:rubyslippers said:The original Pilgrims DID carry everything with them,
According to my research, early pilgrims carried only a small trapezoidal leather bag, flat with no closures. It had symbolic meaning, it was open to remind the pilgrim to give and receive freely, flat to remind them to depend on God and bring little for the journey, and made of skin to remind them of the mortification of the flesh. They sewed coins into their robes, carried water in a gourd, and a few personal items in their bag. Some food was purchased along the way, and religious establishments had certain obligations to provide a certain amount of bread to pilgrims. Perhaps they hunted along the way and surely gathered berries and edible plants.
Another issue with a completely self-contained trip is, where to go to the bathroom? There are few public bathrooms and most are in bars or albergues that wouldn't be very polite to use without buying anything. Of course one can go in nature, carefully following "leave no trace" principles, but there's not a lot of privacy especially around urban areas.
Regarding the legality of "free camping," it depends on the region and the area. Generally it is illegal to camp within a certain distance from towns, historical sites, established campgrounds, water sources and roads. Private land of course is also technically illegal but if you are discrete off in a field somewhere you will likely have no problems. I believe camp fires are illegal except in special parts.
I love to go on "real" self-contained backpacking trips, but I just don't think the camino is well-suited for this. There are hundreds of other lovely hiking trails such as the GR11 in the Pyrenees and the Picos de Europa that would be ideal for a self-contained trip.
rubyslippers said:I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but as I remember:
Camping is not allowed on the Camino.
I only saw one camper along the way- .
Yallah said:rubyslippers said:religious establishments had certain obligations to provide a certain amount of bread to pilgrims
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