The registration fee covers a lot for each pilgrim, though not every expense he can expect to incur.
Q: What do registration and the registration fee cover/provide?
A: Plenty. For example:
– instructions, preparation, guidance to step-off, and every step along The Way
– pilgrims’ prayer & songs booklet
– brigade organization to lead in prayer & guide a pilgrim on the road and in camp
– modest first-aid for foot-sore pilgrims on the road and in camp
– all the bottled water a pilgrim needs to drink over the course of three days
– the camping fee for two nights at two private campsites – Friday and Saturday, day-1 & day-2
NOTE WELL: All pilgrims opting to camp overnight Thursday, day-0, at Charles R. Wood Park remit the reservation fee if they reserve a spot at the campground when they register for pilgrimage. Pilgrims who wish to book another campsite or a local motel in advance must pay for it.
– bread, soup, and hot water to supplement two suppers (Fri-Sat) in camp
– bread & jam, apples, and hot water to supplement three breakfasts (Fri-Sun) in camp
– hauling of all baggage & gear from camp to camp each day
– vans to give rest to weary walkers all three days
– port-a-potties all three days following the main column, walking
– shuttle service to step-off location Thursday evening; that is, from arrival parking lot at the Shrine in Auriesville, or from a public transportation (PT) terminal in Albany — Albany Internat’l Airport or downtown bus or rail terminal — to the step-off location, and return to the parking lot or PT terminal Sunday
See this post — Q. #9 — for more info: http://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/?p=5243
NOTE: Rolling updates are forthcoming, pending final decisions & determinations, as details are ironed out. This post is current as of Wednesday, August 16 – EXCEPT FOR LINKS TO POSTS OF PRIOR PILGRIMAGES.
Find out more in Questions & Answers 1 through 9 on the blog. http://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/?cat=35
What costs does the registration fee not cover?
The registration fee does not cover —
– The cost of a nearby motel accommodation for Thursday (see this post for more about Thursday options)
– the cost of transportation that each pilgrim incurs –whether driving or flying — to arrive Thursday in Auriesville, and to return home
(Confer, on the other hand, the notes above about the shuttle service Thursday afternoon from Auriesville to a motel nearby or the campground at the step-off location approx. 65 miles northeast of Auriesville. Also, back to PT terminal Sunday.)
– nine simple meals prepared & packed by each pilgrim for breakfast, lunch & supper Friday, Saturday and Sunday
– personal medication or foot treatment kits, etc.
Click here to consult questions 6,7,8, and 9 in the FAQs at https://pilgrimage-for-restoration.org/blog/?s=faq .
