Inspired by Spain's famous Camino de Santiago, hundreds of people from around the world are taking part in a virtual Tasmanian Way to St James pilgrim walk beginning this weekend.
Laura Roelofs, from Turnhout in Belgium, said she would take part with her horse, Nikita.
"Back in 2018 a fellow pilgrim told me, 'The Camino is not only a big walk to the city of Santiago, but first of all a personal journey in your heart'. "There is a big monument of pilgrims from the top, so I will hopefully be joining [the other pilgrims] live from the top of the mountain.""One of the pilgrims in Canada posted that they are walking in minus-24 degrees," she said.United through a 'meditative walk', said the virtual version seemed to have "tapped into a real need around the world".
Before the Tasmanian pilgrimage moved online, participants walked from Mountain River to St James Church in Cygnet.
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