[Gocamino] [saintjames] Re: July 25th, 2009

[Grant Spangler]

>From the non-Holy Year 1992 to the Holy Year 1993 there was a 10 fold increase in peregrination.

>From the non-Holy Year 1998 to the Holy Year 1999 there was a 5 fold increase in peregrination.

>From the non-Holy Year 2003 to the Holy Year 2004 there was a 2.4 fold increase in peregrination.

See any trend yet? We may be approaching saturation.

See: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Distribution_Of_Pilgrims.pdf

See also: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Distribution_Of_Pilgrims_By_Country.pdf

I estimate there will be 200,000 to 400,000 Compostelas issued in 2010.

Would I go on a Holy Year? Youbetcha. I went in 2004, a bumper crop year, and always got a place to lay my head.

It's an adventure. Not everything is supposed to be known. Embrace the mystery. There's so precious little left to chance these days.


Buen Camino
 
Grant
 
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