Camino Daily Photo 3

Officially, cyclists also qualify as pilgrims too. Although the majority of people walk the Camino, one may bicycle it. To qualify for the Compostela, the official completion certificate offered by the Church, a pilgrim must walk the last 100 km to Santiago. Cyclists must peddle at least the last 200 km. As we arrived in Santiago, an exuberant groups of riders from Argentina got there at about the same time. Their excitement about completing the Camino was no less than ours.