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

[Johnnie Walker]

Interesting. The Pilgrims' Office is preparing to receive an estimated 250,000 pilgrims next year. The argument is that this last Holy Year until 2021 will bring more pilgrims - how many on foot is yet to be seen
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From: Grant Spangler <GASpangler at hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 04:27:32 
Cc: <gocamino at oakapple.net>; <saintjames at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Gocamino] [saintjames] Re:  July 25th, 2009


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