Camino

I’m going to do more walks trough out nature and maybe, one of this days, walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, I want a walking Stick, like the one in the picture bellow, made by myself, what’s the ideal size for that? (I’m 5.2 ft)

http://southcoaststyle.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nature_walk.jpg

There’s no way for us to give you a specific height because we aren’t the ones that will be using the thing. It’s a personal choice that only you can make, and that may take some experimentation. Cut a couple of sticks or closet rods to different lengths and see which one is most comfortable for you. Some people like to have their hands higher than others so would want a longer stick. If you live in a hilly area or one with a lot of dense forest, you might want a stick that is longer than one if you were planning on mostly sticking to flat terrain.

You didn’t say how old you are, but if you’re not done growing, you probably don’t want to spend a lot of time, money, and effort to make a walking stick that you will quickly outgrow. A lot of hikers have two walking sticks, often made from lightweight aluminum ski poles, which they use to help them with balance over rough terrain, though, personally, I prefer to keep my hands free and don’t like to use any sort of a walking stick because it’s just one more thing to carry and I don’t expect to need to defend myself.

I think you just need to experiment a little and find what height works best for you. The lighter the material the better as well because even one that doesn’t weigh much will get heavy after a while.

Hi!
For people who have done it already, I’m preparing to take the Camino Norte by foot but have limited time to accomplish it: is it ok to "cheat"? Will skipping a stop or two on the way to save time disqualify us from having access to the pilgrim’s hostels and finally not grant us "recognition" for the pilgrimage itself on arrival at Santiago de Compostela?

T.I.A.

There is no such thing as ‘cheating’ on the Camino de Santiago. This is a pilgrimage and each pilgrim walks it in his/her own way. If you need to skip a stage or two, then that’s OK. You will still be accepted in the albergues, just make sure to get your pilgrim passport stamped regularly.

The only requirement to receive the Compostela certificate, once you make it to Santiago, is that you walk the final 100 kms. For this you must get at least one, preferably two, stamps per day (available from bars and churches as well as albergues), and not skip any part of the final 100 kms.

I’ve walked the Camino Frances twice, and skipped stages due to time constraints and injury. It’s your pilgrimage, so do it your way.

EDIT: Here is what the Pilgrim Office in Santiago says about the distance you need to complete:

"In recent times, the “Compostela” would be limited to those pilgrims who walk or go on horseback for at least the last 100 km or cycle for the last 200 km up to the Apostle’s Tomb in St. James."

Please comment on or critique my poem.

Mary Leigh

Mary Leigh, Mary Leigh
Wanders along the Thames
People stare at Mary Leigh
While Mary stares at them

Mary Leigh went to sea
Carrying a cockle shell 
On pilgrimage went Mary Leigh 
In the course of St. James she fell.

El Camino freed our Mary Leigh 
The heat and the olive trees
The shells guided Mary Leigh 
Toward the land of the Portuguese.

Mary Leigh, made her way,
Down to the mollusk’s root
Compostela transformed Leigh 
And she touched the apostle’s foot.

Mary Leigh, Mary Leigh
Smiling along the Thames
People smile at Mary Leigh
And she smiles back at them.

Copyright hgl 2011
In my mind of course, the Thames is the river of life from Row, Row, Row Your Boat. I hope BG that I am channeling Mary’s message that she has been transformed and is in a happy place. It just jumped out at me when I saw the name.

My own Mary Leigh was a classmate who vanished over 20 years ago. She was a nice girl, a good friend. Somehow this poem fits her – and the circumstances; she vanished on a pilgrimage in a place where grow olive trees. Is that weird or what, Hap? Thank you for this!

PS There’s a book called, "When God Winks"; I think this would fit as a chapter; I had the same feeling after reading your poem. Last year I posed a question on YAP about Mary Leigh, hoping by some miracle she would see it or someone would answer. No one did so I deleted it. Perhaps, all I need to know is that she is happy. God bless, Friend.

Camino de Santiago desde Oviedo- Camino Primitivo
Marzo 2.010. Año Santo Compostelano

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Le chemin de Saint Jacques de Compostelle en Espagne.
De Leon à Santiago.

http://www.compostelle.didier74.com

Sixième partie:
à Santiago, la Cathédrale.

Remise de la Compostela, messe des pélerins à midi, rien ne se décrit, tout se vie…

Musique du groupe
LUAR NA LUBRE
CD “caminos da fin da terra”

http://www.luarnalubre.com/saudade/ga/web/diccionario.php?ids=11

extraits:
- Ecos do Alen

AVE MARIA CORSA
Parolle : Dumenicu Ambrosi
Musica : Paulu Chiesa

Partie n°1

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=9WQEVgNsogc

Partie n°2

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=NQhLxfCLuIA

Partie n°3

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=iH3Xi8-Arkk

Partie n°4

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=EFUcvoFsqtI

Partie n°5
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=En9MlPzrgAU

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Tres miembros del Club Compostela Esgrima se ven las caras, ataviados en plan Alatriste por diferentes lugares emblemáticos de la capital de Galicia.

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My Camino in 2007 which took 36 days condensed into five minutes.

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An introduction to walking the Camino de Santiago.
http://camino.wificat.com

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Trailer zum Jakobsweg ( camino Frances) 2004 – The complete show is available on DVD – if interested, please contact me.

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http://www.artehistoria.com/tesoros/videos/844.htm

Santiago de Compostela es, junto con Roma y Jerusalén, uno de los centros espirituales más importantes del mundo cristiano. Según la tradición, en este lugar se encuentra la tumba de Santiago el Mayor, uno de los doce apóstoles de Jesucristo.

Por esta razón, la ciudad de Santiago de Compostela se va a convertir durante la Edad Media en uno de los centros de peregrinación cristiana más importantes, creándose así una vía de comunicación trascendental para la historia de Europa: el Camino de Santiago.

La tradición dice que el apóstol Santiago predicó el cristianismo por la península Ibérica. Tras su martirio y muerte en Jerusalén, sus discípulos recogieron sus restos y, de manera milagrosa, una barca de piedra los llevó hasta las costas gallegas. En el siglo IX un monje llamado Pelayo descubre su tumba en un paraje conocido como Campus Stellae, la actual Compostela. Aquí se construirá la primitiva iglesia que, con el tiempo, dará lugar a la magnífica catedral actual.

Entre los siglos X y XI comienzan las peregrinaciones a Compostela. El Camino partía de las ciudades francesas de Arles, Le Puy, Orleans y Vezelay. La Ruta Jacobea se introduce en España a través de Roncesvalles y Jaca. El camino discurre por tierras de Navarra, Aragón, La Rioja, Castilla y León, para atravesar Galicia y llegar a Santiago. Ésta es la ruta más popular, el llamado Camino Francés.

Pero existen otros caminos que nos llevan a Compostela. El llamado Camino del Norte discurre por el País Vasco, Cantabria y Asturias hasta llegar a Santiago cruzando la provincia de Lugo. Otra ruta cruzaba Portugal y otra, que sigue la antigua Vía de la Plata, parte de la ciudad de Sevilla para dirigirse al mismo destino.

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