Barcogrino

From Spanish: Barco ( Ship or Boat) . One who uses a ship for at least part of their Pilgrimage route. If you walk as is most common you’re a Pellegrino by Bike you’re a Bicigrino by Boat - a Barcogrino

See those people from the Tall Ship that are on the Camino Inglés- They’re the first Barcogrinos for 500 years.

Barcogrino

This definition has not existed for 500 years since approximately 1538 when Henry the eighth halted all pilgrimages that started in the Uk heading to Spanish religious destinations. ( A story for another time)

The Spanish words for ship is BARCO and for pilgrim is Peregrino /Peregrina . The combination of the two words now entering the English language is BARCOGRINO . For the first time in June 2024 a traditional 100 year old wooden tall ship will set sail from Cornwall UK to A’Coruna in Spain #TSCI24.

On these CaminoRamblings.com the crew will walk across Cornwall on the Saints Way , cross the Bay of Biscay and walk from landfall to Santiago de Compostella.

So we now have Peregrino a pilgrim who walks the way, BICIGRINO , one who cycles the way and now BARCOGRINO one who sails the way.

We could not believe we had crossed the bay of Biscay. The North Atlantic had in the main been kind to us . Our BARCO - The Barc rigged Morgenster was quietly at anchor. The long hike to Santiago awaited , it held no concern for us after what we had experienced. Proud that we were now officially BARCOGRINO