This began as a blog on the general topic of pilgrimage with postings including examples of pilgrimages, photos and musings on various matters related to that topic. It was abandoned in 2012. I am now Reviving it after abandoning tumblr. From January 2019 it will be more general with coverage of thoughts and travels, though pilgrimage will remain an important element.
08 September, 2011
Pamplona
Tomorrow I start walking, today is a rest day to cure jet lag. In the decade since I was last here, Pamplona has become much more prosperous, and it appears as if the Camino has become much more popular. Before the heat of the day, I walked down to the bridge across the Arga and then up the ramparts to take some photos, and the number of pilgrims entering the city in the morning, on foot and on bicycles, was quite amazing, this nearly a month for walkers and at least 2 weeks for bicyclists, prior to Santiago. Of course European summer holidays are still on, and I talked with several only doing a couple of weeks, perhaps going as far as Burgos, before quitting for the year. Hope so, as I do not relish the prospects of a crowded Camino. Walking a decade ago was luxurious, I guess.
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