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

[Tim]

Hi,
    There could be a bigger number than that.  The book "I'm off then" 
written by German comedian Hape Kerkeling has now been released in it's 
English version.  If it sells as well in the Anglo market as it sold in 
the German market (3 million plus copies) then we will probably be due 
an even bigger influx of pilgrims.  I'm sure that those of us living on 
the side of the Camino will find ways of accommodating you all.  We 
shall see.
Tim

Grant Spangler wrote:

>>From the non-Holy Year 1992 to the Holy Year 1993 there was a 10 fold increase in peregrination.
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>>From the non-Holy Year 1998 to the Holy Year 1999 there was a 5 fold increase in peregrination.
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>>From the non-Holy Year 2003 to the Holy Year 2004 there was a 2.4 fold increase in peregrination.
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>See any trend yet? We may be approaching saturation.
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>See: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Distribution_Of_Pilgrims.pdf
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>See also: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Distribution_Of_Pilgrims_By_Country.pdf
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>I estimate there will be 200,000 to 400,000 Compostelas issued in 2010.
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>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.
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>It's an adventure. Not everything is supposed to be known. Embrace the mystery. There's so precious little left to chance these days.
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>Buen Camino
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>Grant
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