Irish people don't walk!

CelticRambler

Being provocative on this weekend of national sporting pride - all those people crammed into the terraces watching someone else doing the exercise. So I see someone say they're "doing the Camino" and then in the detail they mention they're doing the last 100km.

100km :eek:

FFS, that's a three-day stroll, not a pilgrimage!

It's 1200km (exactly, well rounded to the nearest 1km) from my house to Santiago and I've a friend who provides accommodation to Camino walkers, doing great business because she's half way along the route for most people.

I had a look through her guestbook recently. French, English, Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Scandinavians, Americans, Canadians ... and a young Polish couple that arrived while I was there. Not a single Irishman or woman. Lazy feckers.

Birneybau

If ever I read a generalisation...

beats sitting on the couch

Don't Chute!

What on Earth are you talking about?

Badly Drunk Boy

black and amber wrote: »

What on Earth are you talking about?

The Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage that some people do to a destination in north-west Spain. Catholics usually. Nobody from Ireland signed the guestbook in CelticRambler's friend's guesthouse, therefore Irish people don't walk.

Panthro

I've a mate who is out doing that trek.
Just so you all know.

nuac

We have Croagh Patrick instead of the Camino.

Those who want to walk some can start at Rathcroghaun, near Tulsk Co Roscommon

ted1

CelticRambler wrote: »

Being provocative on this weekend of national sporting pride - all those people crammed into the terraces watching someone else doing the exercise. So I see someone say they're "doing the Camino" and then in the detail they mention they're doing the last 100km.

100km :eek:

FFS, that's a three-day stroll, not a pilgrimage!

It's 1200km (exactly, well rounded to the nearest 1km) from my house to Santiago and I've a friend who provides accommodation to Camino walkers, doing great business because she's half way along the route for most people.

I had a look through her guestbook recently. French, English, Belgians, Dutch, Germans, Scandinavians, Americans, Canadians ... and a young Polish couple that arrived while I was there. Not a single Irishman or woman. Lazy feckers.

Maybe your friends place is a kip. And doesn't attract Irish

ballsymchugh

the camino starts at st jame's church at st james gate in dublin. all those people who signed that book only did the last 1/4 of it or so.

RayM

bluewolf wrote: »

beats sitting on the couch

Very few things beat sitting on the couch.

kneemos

RayM wrote: »

Very few things beat sitting on the couch.

Laying on said couch.

CelticRambler

Panthro wrote: »

I've a mate who is out doing that trek.

Where did he start from?

nuac wrote: »

We have Croagh Patrick instead of the Camino.

Those who want to walk some can start at Rathcroghaun, near Tulsk Co Roscommon

Still only 100km

ted1 wrote: »

Maybe your friends place is a kip. And doesn't attract Irish

Nahhh, it's the whole French section of the Camino that doesn't attract the Irish. They all seem to skip the hard part and go straight to St. Jean Pied de Port.

And it's not just my friend's guestbook - it's an observation consolidated over several years, in European walking areas and "back home" in Ireland. Even my "good walker" relatives amble along and think they've done well if they cover 10km on a Sunday afternoon.

Don't think I've ever met an (ordinary) Irish person who's ever gone for a three-week walk (or loops of 15-30km/day if they're based in good walking territory, like the Alps).

Off ye go, back to your sofas!

RayM

kneemos wrote: »

Laying on said couch.

Yes, but it's difficult to eat Pringles while lying down.

Birneybau

CelticRambler wrote: »

Where did he start from?


Still only 100km


Nahhh, it's the whole French section of the Camino that doesn't attract the Irish. They all seem to skip the hard part and go straight to St. Jean Pied de Port.

And it's not just my friend's guestbook - it's an observation consolidated over several years, in European walking areas and "back home" in Ireland. Even my "good walker" relatives amble along and think they've done well if they cover 10km on a Sunday afternoon.

Don't think I've ever met an (ordinary) Irish person who's ever gone for a three-week walk (or loops of 15-30km/day if they're based in good walking territory, like the Alps).

Off ye go, back to your sofas!

Ok, we get it, you're the Forrest Gump of walking.

CFlat

So are you saying that 100 kms over 3 days is not a lot of walking? Cause it sure seems like a sh1tload to me.

Eugene Norman

CFlat wrote: »

So are you saying that 100 kms over 3 days is not a lot of walking? Cause it sure seems like a sh1tload to me.

This is a thinly veiled "I walk long distances so I'm great" thread. He should really say hike, or ramble. I see people walking all the time.

Ignatius in bloom

Unless the wizard of Oz is at the end of the road then you can bugger off I've much better things to be doing than walking a 100 km, now where did i leave my nipple clamps.

challengemaster

CelticRambler wrote: »

Don't think I've ever met an (ordinary) Irish person who's ever gone for a three-week walk (or loops of 15-30km/day if they're based in good walking territory, like the Alps).

So what you're saying is the ordinary Irish person isn't so stupid that they'll waste 3 weeks of their life walking a ridiculous distance because religion.

Surely, that can only be seen as a positive.

bee06

You're right OP, Irish people don't walk anymore. Walking is so 5 years ago ... It's all about cycling now.

Birneybau

CelticRambler

bee06 wrote: »

Walking is so 5 years ago ... It's all about cycling now.

Yeah I know. Never met so many people with expensive state-sponsored bikes in the garage never being used!

challengemaster wrote: »

So what you're saying is the ordinary Irish person isn't so stupid that they'll waste 3 weeks of their life walking a ridiculous distance because religion.

Ehhhh, in case you didn't know, it's a "leisure activity" - the pilgrimage part fell by the wayside for most people about 400 years ago.

Eugene Norman wrote: »

This is a thinly veiled "I walk long distances so I'm great" thread.

No I don't actually, I drive. That's kind of the point - I'm not a walker, but still find myself being the only Irish person on any of these continental trails.

bee06

CelticRambler wrote: »

Yeah I know. Never met so many people with expensive state-sponsored bikes in the garage never being used!


Ehhhh, in case you didn't know, it's a "leisure activity" - the pilgrimage part fell by the wayside for most people about 400 years ago.


No I don't actually, I drive. That's kind of the point - I'm not a walker, but still find myself being the only Irish person on any of these continental trails.

Well I can't drive anywhere at the weekend without being stuck behind a group of cyclists so plenty are using them.

Tarzana2

black and amber wrote: »

What on Earth are you talking about?

Yeah, way too waffly to be provocative. :pac:

Tarzana2

CelticRambler wrote: »

No I don't actually, I drive. That's kind of the point - I'm not a walker, but still find myself being the only Irish person on any of these continental trails.

Oh. Well many Irish who never do those "continental trails" probably do a lot more walking and cycling on home turf than you do.

Medusa22

Irish people don't walk?

So what do we do, hover?

kneemos

Why would you go to Spain for a walk?

c_man

I'm gonna do it next year. I'll see what kinda distance I should start from for ten days worth.

Arsemageddon

Why don't more Irish people walk the Camino?

Dunno, maybe they just don't want to have to meet smug plonkers along the way.

Spanish Eyes

kneemos wrote: »

Why would you go to Spain for a walk?

Because it's cool. Good on yer CV and if the Americans and Koreans and Aussies can do it so can we!

Just look at some of the posts on the Camino Website.

It's like a competition. Who gets up earliest, who walks the greatest distance in one day, who stays in the grottiest albergue and it's all BS.

If you want to do the Camino, do it. The last 115 kms are ALL that is necessary to get the thinngggy. That is the Camino's fault!

Anyway, there are fantastic walks in Ireland. That is where I want to be. Not on a camino with fanatics, headlamps, walking sticks that tap, tap, tap, snorers, bed bugs, and cheap wine. Thank you.

It's something that's eating its own head now.

EasycomeEasygo

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Catholics usually. .

Poor attempt.

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

therefore Irish people don't walk

savage generalisation but it might be possible that they stayed somewhere else, hotel maybe? what was the sample size for the population of each country 0.000001%?

TheLastMohican

Perhaps the Irish "pilgrims" sign a wrong name .......... in case ISIS gets hold of the list

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

all this talk of pilgrimmages and Irish, i misread that as "Irish people don't ****"....

Don't Chute!

CelticRambler wrote: »

Yeah I know. Never met so many people with expensive state-sponsored bikes in the garage never being used!


Ehhhh, in case you didn't know, it's a "leisure activity" - the pilgrimage part fell by the wayside for most people about 400 years ago.


No I don't actually, I drive. That's kind of the point - I'm not a walker, but still find myself being the only Irish person on any of these continental trails.

Wait so you're not a walker but you're whinging about other people not being walkers is that right? That's just bizarre!