[Gocamino] turigrinos, packs ahead, etc

[Ana Young]

I'm with xm on this. Let's chill and be peregrinos. I
think the only thing I get frustrated about is the
lack of space due to these turigrino groups. But ...
it's right. Medieval pilgrims had the same thing to
contend with ... and with all that, I'd give anything
to be going this year.

Ana

--- Elcaminomejala at aol.com wrote:

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> Frankly, the way I look at it, who cares? Why take
> away precious  energies 
> needed to do one's camino, worrying over something
> that in one  way or another 
> has been ocurring for hundreds of years? The history
> of the  Camino is marked 
> by people that have done it as comfortably as they
> wished  and their 
> socio-economic status allowed. Pilgrims of means had
> their  underlings carry their 
> things way back when, many still do, if they so 
> wish, via other venues. Any rules 
> about all that? Negativo. So, what I  suggest is,
> put aside thoughts that 
> distract one from the Camino re: the  inevitable and
> get on with it. Best, xm 
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>  
> In a message dated 5/24/2007 12:50:23 A.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,  
> ayoung2001 at yahoo.com writes:
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> --- Janet Burgos <sigburgos at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> And,  there is no
> > rule that says you can not
> > send your pack on  ahead, 
> 
> I couldn't agree more with this. There's a lot  of
> argument right now equating pilgrims who send their
> packs on to  the large groups of non-pilgrims who
> walk
> with a vehicle, then crowd  the albergues. I don't
> consider them the same at all.
> 
> These  groups of "turigrinos" with buses and vans
> are
> almost always kids on  cheap holiday. Pilgrims who
> merely send their packs on to save on  weight could
> be
> anyone who feels they'd do better without it.  The
> backpack does not a pilgrim make. Many of these
> pilgrims are  older, have back problems or other
> problems that not having all that  weight would help
> mitigate.
> 
> So do the pilgrimage with a full  heart, take your
> time, go as slow as you wish or have time for, 
> savor
> all in front of you, and reach your destination with
> love  and joy.
> 
> Buen Camino,
> Ana
> 
> 
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