Pilgrim's credentials

[Gauri]

Dear Rosina,

Thanks very much for the message. We would love to walk from Roncesvalles,
but our problem is that we have only about 28 days to do the walk. Is there
any part of the journey which we could skip along the way? Maybe one which
is less interesting than the others.

Since we are from India, I am not at all certain we will be able to make
this trip again if we do not manage to complete the pilgrimage.

Any suggestions will be appriciated.

Thanks again

Gauri

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Rosina Lila
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:42 PM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: Re: Pilgrim's credentials
>
>
>     Dear Gauri,
>     Next to the Pamplona Cathedral's main entrance there is the
> entrance to
> the Cathedral Museum; sometimes there is someone there who dispenses the
> pilgrim's credential; if not, the people there will direct you to
> the church
> downtown where you can always get the credential.
>     Since you will be in Pamplona, you may want to consider
> taking the 6:00
> p.m. "pilgrims" bus to Roncesvalles. You will get there on time to get the
> credential and attend the (very moving) pilgrims' blessing, after
> which you
> may decide to return to Pamplona via the same bus or to remain in
> Roncesvalles and commence the pilgrimage there. The Roncesvalles Colegiata
> has recently expended the albergue facilities, consequently staying there
> should present no problem.
>     Personally, I find the walk between Roncesvalles, a the foot of the
> Pyrenees, and Pamplona quite beautiful and a good beginning
> effort since it
> is relatively downhill.  Right after Pamplona there is the, sometimes
> daunting, ascent to the Perdon and subsequent hills and mountains. And who
> doesn't want to go up to the Perdon, particularly after seeing
> the beautiful
> pictures in Linda's book of the wind-swept Pilgrims' monument on its top?
>     Send me a message directly if I may give you more specific details.
>     Regards,
> Rosina
>
>