Congratulations to you both. Hopefully your initiatives will result in greater awareness and sensitivity to the true meaning of pilgrimage, rather than it being seen as a sports event or means to an inexpensive holiday. Hope to see you at the Toronto Camino Meeting on November 2.
Hi Dave and Colleen, imagine my surprise seeing you on this video. It was so nice to meet you on the Frances last month, particularly during the lovely night we spent at Casa Susi’s. Great message and I wish I had those cards / QR code to hand out to ‘pilgrims’ from Sarria in 😂. I was flying home to Scotland on 30th and sorry I missed you in Santiago when I arrived 28th/29th. Good luck with this project and all the best. Graham, Dundee, Scotland.
Hi Graham! For the lovely message! It was wonderful to see you as well. Colleen and I are sitting on the bus to home having arrived from Madrid about an hour and a half ago so we are glad to be home but really glad we met you as well.
I’m wondering if there could be a code of conduct that is shared with every credential and posted in Albergues. I am on my 4th Camino and will carry a bag to pick up old shoes and boots left on mileage markers close to Santiago. I’m so saddened by the trash left. I walk-in this week and I hope not to see some, but I will be prepared to help out with the trash.
I walked the Frances back in 2016, it was a great experience, the Norte and Primitivo 2018, decided to walk from SJPP to Burgos this year and noticed a big difference, seemed to be lot of people just walking with headphones on, not stopping to see things, had my food and drinks stolen from fridges at two Albergues, places I stayed at still didn’t cater for vegetarians, food served was very salty and undercooked, one meal full of splintered chicken bones was particularly disgusting, there was no bedding provided in several places not even paper mattress/pillow covers, people turning lights on, slamming doors, getting text beeps at all hours and alarms going off 4am. The overall experience was a bit of a trial, tbh I was glad to get to Burgos.
Well done Canadian Company of Pilgrims!
Great project and talk. Thank you!! 💗
My husband and I had the pleasure of meeting Colleen during dinner in Orrison on September 4. We were the Texas couple.
Great reps from Canada 🇨🇦 and the CCoP. Thanks Ivar!
Thank you very much for mentioning Truth and Reconciliation Day.
Agree totally. Thank you
Nice conversation thanks
Congratulations to you both. Hopefully your initiatives will result in greater awareness and sensitivity to the true meaning of pilgrimage, rather than it being seen as a sports event or means to an inexpensive holiday. Hope to see you at the Toronto Camino Meeting on November 2.
Thanks Tim…. Will miss you on the 2nd unfortunately...cuzzzz,,...we're getting married that weekend!
Hi Dave and Colleen, imagine my surprise seeing you on this video. It was so nice to meet you on the Frances last month, particularly during the lovely night we spent at Casa Susi’s. Great message and I wish I had those cards / QR code to hand out to ‘pilgrims’ from Sarria in 😂. I was flying home to Scotland on 30th and sorry I missed you in Santiago when I arrived 28th/29th. Good luck with this project and all the best. Graham, Dundee, Scotland.
Hi Graham! For the lovely message! It was wonderful to see you as well. Colleen and I are sitting on the bus to home having arrived from Madrid about an hour and a half ago so we are glad to be home but really glad we met you as well.
I’m wondering if there could be a code of conduct that is shared with every credential and posted in Albergues.
I am on my 4th Camino and will carry a bag to pick up old shoes and boots left on mileage markers close to Santiago. I’m so saddened by the trash left. I walk-in this week and I hope not to see some, but I will be prepared to help out with the trash.
I walked the Frances back in 2016, it was a great experience, the Norte and Primitivo 2018, decided to walk from SJPP to Burgos this year and noticed a big difference, seemed to be lot of people just walking with headphones on, not stopping to see things, had my food and drinks stolen from fridges at two Albergues, places I stayed at still didn’t cater for vegetarians, food served was very salty and undercooked, one meal full of splintered chicken bones was particularly disgusting, there was no bedding provided in several places not even paper mattress/pillow covers, people turning lights on, slamming doors, getting text beeps at all hours and alarms going off 4am. The overall experience was a bit of a trial, tbh I was glad to get to Burgos.