...they had also seen us as just a bunch of freeloading backpackers, which is the complete opposite of what the pilgrimage is really about
Hold on a second...
Mark Boyle, 28, who set out four weeks ago with only T-shirts, a bandage and sandals, hoped to rely on the kindness of strangers for food and lodging.
Surely freeloading is exactly what it's about.
Exactly! A pilgrimage, where you travel from one place to the next, earning a crust by honest toil and then moving on to eventually reach your destination is one thing but this guy's plan was clearly pure freeloading. He needs to look up the definition of pilgrimage for a start.
