pnwPilgrim
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Dreaming about 2014.
Hi folks,
I'm gathering info and thinking about a 2014 Camino. A question for you all:
I've read in many posts about walkers who like to rise at 5am and be on the road by 6am or sooner. I'm a bit anxious about this as (a) I generally hate being up that early, let alone active, and (b) from sunrise calendars is seems that in early May that's about 30 mins in pitch black before twilight (let alone sunrise) and in early Sep that's 1 hour in pitch black. I'm looking at a May or Sep Camino.
This makes the Camino start to feel like a rat race. To me, a key point of doing a Camino would be to get *away* from such craziness.
So...my questions to you:
- Why *do* people walk this early? Is it required? Or do they just like walking in the dark?
- Can I have a successful Camino sleeping a bit longer and walking from 7:30 or later?
Thanks
I'm gathering info and thinking about a 2014 Camino. A question for you all:
I've read in many posts about walkers who like to rise at 5am and be on the road by 6am or sooner. I'm a bit anxious about this as (a) I generally hate being up that early, let alone active, and (b) from sunrise calendars is seems that in early May that's about 30 mins in pitch black before twilight (let alone sunrise) and in early Sep that's 1 hour in pitch black. I'm looking at a May or Sep Camino.
This makes the Camino start to feel like a rat race. To me, a key point of doing a Camino would be to get *away* from such craziness.
So...my questions to you:
- Why *do* people walk this early? Is it required? Or do they just like walking in the dark?
- Can I have a successful Camino sleeping a bit longer and walking from 7:30 or later?
Thanks