[Gocamino] All the numbers -Do the numbers break down into age groups?

[Mike Greenwood]

I'm 70 and nearly didn't start- but I decided to give it a go- the 
less-travelled (I'm allergic to crowds) Camino Frances starting from 
Arles on the Rhone river in France.

I made it halfway (750km) to Puenta la Reina near Pamplona, where the Way joins the main one. Going over the higher Col de Somport over the 
Pyrenees into Spain was a real challenge- but the view made it 
worthwhile.


But it got a bit too cold and wet for these old bones, and in spite of 
taking really good care of myself (like taking a rest day if I felt like I needed it) I got so much trouble like inside my feet I decided to leave the other half to April when it's warmer. I really need a personal trainer!

As  souvenir, fo me and the family, I put 'My Camino' into an ebook. It was really 
hard to combine walking with anything else like writing : next time (next half) I'll stick to one or the other.


 Ultreia!


My ebook stuff is  at this clickable link
www.pocketbookenglish.net
 



________________________________
 From: Johnnie Walker <johnniewalker-santiago at hotmail.com>
To: "gocamino at oakapple.net" <gocamino at oakapple.net>; "saintjames at yahoogroups.com" <saintjames at yahoogroups.com>; santiagobis <santiagobis at yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Saturday, 3 November 2012, 14:37
Subject: [Gocamino] All the numbers from Santiago - 1 January - 31 October 2012
 

Greetings from Santiago
So far this year 186,763 pilgrims have arrived at the
Pilgrims' Office in Santiago. That's an increase of just less than 5% on last
year's total of 178,271.



This level of overall increase is normal but things are
changing. For the first time this year the monthly figures are showing
consistently less Spaniards than foreigners but the big story remains the huge
increase in pilgrims from the English speaking countries particularly the
United States of America. By the end of October the number of American pilgrims
had risen by almost 90% placing the United States 6th on the list of countries.
To read more and see the full analysis go here http://www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com
These figures are up to 31 October. Just as I left the Office today there were 10 more Americans standing in line for their Compostelas...still they keep coming!
Best regards
John  
http://www.johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com

                          
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