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⚠️ Safety & Security on the Camino
Solo (female) walker alert
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[QUOTE="HumbleWalk, post: 151022, member: 22103"] I (female) walked solo from SJPdP to Logrono from 5 Aug 2013 and returned home safely. The walk was amazing and had no blisters or other inconveniences (of course I prepared myself as good as I could). The following occasion is I think important to mention for solo walker like me. Entering Viana I walked by myself in the heat of the day, in a quiet farm land on the right side of the path I saw a shirt left by someone, thought nothing further and kept walking. Suddenly a shirtless guy appeared from the farm on my left and started to walk behind me, (with that shirt in his hand). I thought he was just some guy from the area working in the farm. Although he did not look like a farm worker, more like a guy doing work-out but why in the farm, who knows (handsome, youngish, six pack body). From the shadow I saw and noticed he walked so close behind me that I begun to be suspicious, I turned my head to face him and to let him pass me. As it turned out, he was not planning to walk pass me at all, he wanted to start a conversation. He was local, so he said and from Logrono. At first, I did not mind but short after he started to say how beautiful I was and started to be so friendly by putting his hand under my elbow. I did not like it and thought long and hard as to how to get rid of him quickly. In the end I had the courage to be firmed and pointed with my walking stick to leave me alone. He was shocked and acted surprised (said sorry), but I did not care, I walked fast ahead and dared not look back. I prayed he would disappear and not harmed me from behind my back. Then I noticed he disappeared and I was then so happy to be in the city of Viana where I could breathe normally and had coffee. That was my first real scary experience on the Camino. I did not prepare myself for this, as I concentrated my self more on difficult routes along the way which I successfully handled. I understand, I was lucky I was not robed or raped and things like that, but I wish women could feel safe entirely. After this experience, I wonder if I will take another try to walk alone on the Camino. Has anybody else experienced this? I was not sure if I should have reported this incident to someone/authority, but now I think it is better to alert others just to be aware of the situation and be prepared. [/QUOTE]
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