Hi there!
I'm planning on walking the Camino from 3 March, and will only have three weeks - maybe the Frances or the Northern route. I've tried searching for buddies who I can hook up with on the Camigas Facebook group for female pilgrims, but can't see any fellow travelers starting at that time. I've read a few blogs which mostly suggest it's safe walking as a female alone. However, other blogs have referred to lone female travelers facing harassment/safety issues whilst walking alone, which makes me a bit nervous.
My concern is that there will be few pilgrims to walk with along the way as I've read that it's fairly quiet at that time (sometimes only a couple of people staying in an albergues), and that I'll be doing many hours/stretches alone. I don't necessarily want to walk the whole way with people, but would like to know that there will be people not far away should something go wrong and to find a pilgrim "family" who will look out for me on my pilgrimage.
I'm someone who generally takes a common sense approach, and am not sure if the warnings are hyped up and overly cautious such that I should be fine going alone without a buddy, or if I should be more concerned about walking (potentially long distances) alone in early March. Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
I'm planning on walking the Camino from 3 March, and will only have three weeks - maybe the Frances or the Northern route. I've tried searching for buddies who I can hook up with on the Camigas Facebook group for female pilgrims, but can't see any fellow travelers starting at that time. I've read a few blogs which mostly suggest it's safe walking as a female alone. However, other blogs have referred to lone female travelers facing harassment/safety issues whilst walking alone, which makes me a bit nervous.
My concern is that there will be few pilgrims to walk with along the way as I've read that it's fairly quiet at that time (sometimes only a couple of people staying in an albergues), and that I'll be doing many hours/stretches alone. I don't necessarily want to walk the whole way with people, but would like to know that there will be people not far away should something go wrong and to find a pilgrim "family" who will look out for me on my pilgrimage.
I'm someone who generally takes a common sense approach, and am not sure if the warnings are hyped up and overly cautious such that I should be fine going alone without a buddy, or if I should be more concerned about walking (potentially long distances) alone in early March. Any thoughts would be much appreciated!