No, no, you *leave *from Le Puy for Compostella, having been first blessed in the cathedral, and taking with you a stick, a cape and your pilgrim's pass - and you gather the scallop shell from the beach at Compostela and bring it back to prove you've been there!
2013/12/12 <dmt11h...@aol.com> > Of course the best way to travel to Le Puy is not by train or car, but > by foot with a scallop shell slung around your neck :-) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_St._James#Medieval_route > > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/