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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have to disagree with my bicolleague, Bill.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It is not easy to cycle 100 km a day on the Camino and be
on pilgrimage. To do 100 km (let alone a "century"), you would have to get up
early and stay on the asphalt all the time, and spend no time on churches,
coffee, museums, wine, local people, beer, journaling, water, reading guide
books, etc. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And you don't have to stay on the asphalt on bikes. I have
been on the Chemin/Camino 4 times. Once I did Pamplona - Santiago mostly of the
camino de a pie on a <EM>touring</EM> bike, fully loaded--but that's not easy.
Still, cyclists can do a lot of the trail parts. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My wife and I average maybe 30 or 40 a day. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Michael from Colorado</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=olcbillaFIRESERVE.NET href="mailto:olcbillaFIRESERVE.NET">bill
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 23, 2001 4:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The pilgrim
certificate</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The church makes the rules are they are different
for bicycles. It is easier to cycle than to walk so they make you travel
farther. It's easy to cycle 100 km in a single day and 100 miles
(160 km) is not that hard. We decided to see most of the
museums, churches etc., to stop for morning snacks and afternoon beers and we
still averaged about 60 km/day for our 10 week trip and I was pulling
a 50 pound trailer. Our longest day was 115 km, our shortest was
still 30km. I'm surprised that they only require 200 km.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Many of the refugios wouldn't admit
cyclists until 7 or 8 pm so that there would be space for
walkers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>bill deutschman</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jeffjjaTDS.NET href="mailto:jeffjjaTDS.NET">Jeff Jacobs</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 23, 2001 3:40
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: The pilgrim
certificate</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>How can the distance be different by different
modes of
travel?<BR><BR>Jeff<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>