Sparky_B said:Hi Everybody,
I have 10 days walking, starting from SJPP on May16th. I'm quite fit and do lots of walking, but planning was never my strongest side! I'm hoping to arrive and follow the route without maps etc, am I a little nieve?
Kind regards,
Mark
A little. The arrows show you where to go, but not where you are, how far the next place is, what you will find next, or what you are passing. The 8 oz. of paper is probably worth it, in my opinion.am I a little nieve?
I had been trying to find a polite way to say that the few pilgrims that claimed to be walking without maps when I walked weren't - they were continually bludging off others along the way. Its one thing to trust in the generosity of other pilgrims should a need arise unexpectedly, another to rely upon that generosity to carry the extra load and then share it with you when you are unwilling to do so yourself.Anniesantiago said:If you do not have a map, the pilgrim in the bed next to you will most certainly have one.
As a general grumpy old man attitude, I won't give the time to someone who is not wearing a watch! I think it is from too many years of associating with people who say they refuse to run their life in accordance with time, but constantly need to know what time it is.I cannot support the general line of your argument that someone doesn't need to carry something if they can put upon another pilgrim who is prepared to carry it.
dougfitz said:I think walking without a map would be stupid and reckless, particularly crossing the Pyrenees where getting lost will be quite dangerous, but elsewhere as well.
I did get lost crossing the Pyrenees because the route markings were not as frequent or obvious to me as some people would have one believe. Once off the marked trail, there are no markers to help one back, and one has to backtrack continually checking at each track and road junction until one finds the markings again. The maps in my guidebook helped, but weren't perfect.newfydog said:Oh, give me a break! Just follow the trail. Anyone who can get lost on that segment would not be helped by a map.
I've definitely become a geek and love maps but did not discover this love until after my two pilgrimages on the Camino Frances and the one from Le Puy-en-Velay to St Jean. I simply followed the signs.Even if I had all the time in the world, I would still carry a map (or a GPS for that matter)...must be the geek in me!
It is simply a personal preference!