Looking for men to walk the Frances route;

[Mws]

My name is Mark and I’m planing on walking the Frances route, starting from SJPDP, in early Sep, this year. I’m 67 years old and I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I walked the Frances route ten years ago with my wife and two of our sons, but this year, none of them can make it. If you might be interested, please let me know.

 

[caminoballie]

My name is Mark and I’m planing on walking the Frances route, starting from SJPDP, in early Sep, this year. I’m 67 years old and I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I walked the Frances route ten years ago with my wife and two of our sons, but this year, none of them can make it. If you might be interested, please let me know.

Hello Mark, here's your first reply. My name is Wayne and I started preparing for my Camino Frances roughly 6 weeks ago. I'm 60 years old and his will be my first time out there. I'll possibly leave from Pau, or thereabout, and head toward St. Jean. Let's stay in touch (if you'd like) and see if we can meet up on the way.

 

[trecile]

Approximately 50% of the pilgrims that you'll meet on the Camino will be men. Why not wait and see which pilgrims you enjoy walking with rather than prearranging to walk with someone who you may not mesh well with?

 

[Pathfinder075]

What trecile says is pretty much the best way to approach the Camino. You will be walking in amongst hundreds of people, you can mingle between groups and with time find people you want to walk with, but at the same time, nothing is stopping you changing groups or doing your own thing. Camino is your walk, so walk it the way you want. Walk with who you want to and if you don't want to walk with people for a day or two, that's fine also.

 

[USMC-Pilgrim]

Mark, hope you have an awesome adventure on the Frances. I did it last year right before turning 65.
Planning on the Portuguese in May 2024 and if finances allow, taking the train to Ponferrada picking up the Invierno. All this to say, love seeing someone else "older" than I out on Camino!

 

[Mws]

Hello Mark, here's your first reply. My name is Wayne and I started preparing for my Camino Frances roughly 6 weeks ago. I'm 60 years old and his will be my first time out there. I'll possibly leave from Pau, or thereabout, and head toward St. Jean. Let's stay in touch (if you'd like) and see if we can meet up on the way.

Hi there Wayne; Yes I would like to keep in touch. How many days do you think it will take you to hike from Pau to SJPDP, and when are you planning on starting? Are you planning on hiking the entire Camino Frances route? Are you hiking with anyone else? Do you live in the US? I'm hoping on arriving into SJPDP around Sep 13th, and starting my pilgrimage the next day, or maybe two days later.

 

[C clearly]

in early Sep, this year.

You will be walking in amongst hundreds of people

This is literally true. Early September is the busiest time of year for people starting in SJPP, such that many people recommend that you make reservations as far as Pamplona. There are plenty of people in their 60s and 70s starting from SJPP and you will very easily get into conversation with them. If you stay in an albergue in SJPP, you will find yourself bonding with others even before you start. That seems to me to be a much better way to find companions that are compatible, without any commitment.

If you have your start date settled, you could add your name to the list of September starters on this thread.

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

The fact that hundreds of people will be walking the Frances does not necessarily mean that it will be easy to develop contacts. (For instance depending on your personality, introvert or extravert) The masses on the CF spread out a lot over the many accomodations, restaurants and so on. Everyday you see new people. I found it much easier to make contact on a less crowded camino, where you see the same people regularly.

 

[rogersoncharles1951]

My name is Mark and I’m planing on walking the Frances route, starting from SJPDP, in early Sep, this year. I’m 67 years old and I live in the Dallas Fort Worth area. I walked the Frances route ten years ago with my wife and two of our sons, but this year, none of them can make it. If you might be interested, please let me know.

Don't fret about meeting someone as you know having already done a Camino you'll be spoiled for choice for someone to walk talk with wait and see who you click with before deciding anything or anyone.peronally I prefer walking alone each day but look forward to have company and conversations with people at breaks during day and in our hostels etc each evening.sometimes very difficult now to have some peace and privacy on Caminos because there getting more popular each passing year.