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[QUOTE="Umwandert, post: 1069715, member: 94324"] [B](2) Failing at walking together [/B] On my maiden camino, the Ingles, I never walked with any other pilgrim. It was January and I just didn’t have the opportunity. I had met only two Italian women on the whole way to Santiago and they didn’t seem interested in any conversation. I was also alone in the albergues. On the Salvador in May 2022 I met more pilgrims but the terrain was so demanding that everyone kept to their own pace. Also it seemed to me that there were only very experienced Spanish pilgrims who rarely walked alone, but in pairs or small groups. So finally on the Norte I wondered about the social element, what it would be to meet other pilgrims along the way and in albergues, although I wasn’t expecting to find any “camino family”, as this is probably more likely to happen on the more crowded camino Frances. My first attempt was a Canadian guy on the way to Soto de Luiña. I asked him about the albergue situation. He told me, the Norte didn't require reservations after the junction to Oviedo for the Primitivo. But it was only after a few minutes that I realized he was just too fast for me (we were heading for a climb and unlike me he had poles). So I wished him a buen camino. I knew I had to keep my own pace. I also noticed that when I’m deep in conversation I tend to become oblivious to my surroundings. Which can lead to errors. An error happened on my second try. This time I met an Austrian guy on the way to Navia. I had already seen him and his friend in Áviles (we left there at the same time), but they went to Salinas where I stayed on the main trail instead. He used poles and was really energetic (a marathon runner), but suffered from some serious blisters. It was a nice chat, he told me about some of the other pilgrims he had met, the calf problems of his very experienced friend (who had done 12 caminos but had to take the FEVE train that day) and about accommodation problems they had faced much earlier on the camino (they had started in Irun). After ten minutes chatting and walking we suddenly realized we had missed an arrow. Again, his tempo was faster than mine, so I let him go. Maybe it was just not to be. My third attempt was a walk with a young Czech woman. I had seen her with her partner on the mountain alternative (Palancas) after Soto de Luiña – we were the only pilgrims that day which chose this wonderful route. She caught up with me at the entrance of La Caridad. We talked about stamps, that her partner was way ahead that day and where she wanted to stop that day (much further than Tapia de Casariego, which was my destination). This time our tempo was similar. And again I chatted and forgot my surroundings. This time I missed the church and the town centre, where I wanted to stop for lunch. So I had to return later. After that I had friendly little talks with other pilgrims, but made no attempt to walk with anybody. I guess it just doesn’t work for me. To be continued… [/QUOTE]
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