rebedev
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPP - Finistere (July 2010)
SJPP - SDC (20/09/15 - 20/10/15)
quick question if you don't mind guys... I've previously walked the Frances in 2010 as an 18 year old, alone at points along the trail and sometimes not even bumping into other pilgrims for the majority of the day. It just depended on how it worked out, I paid no attention to whether I was walking alone or not and never felt even slightly concerned for my safety or well-being. I loved the feeling of community combined with the ability to be completely alone if you wished
I'm walking again in a couple of weeks and have been browsing this forum quite a bit over the past few months and am slightly concerned at the number of "women on the camino" type threads reporting uncomfortable situations/feeling threatened etc.
I just wanted to ask those of you who have completed the camino recently - have the numbers of incidents increased dramatically since 2010 or am I just more aware of them now through this kind of research? I know that I need to have a level of awareness for my own safety but I don't want to have suspicions in the back of my mind or feel like I have to be on the look out or always within sight of other walkers. I'd like to think that these incidents are truly rare and not something that have come to be expected along the camino?
Thanks in advance for any insights and on a more positive note... I CANNOT WAIT! Buen Camino to all
I'm walking again in a couple of weeks and have been browsing this forum quite a bit over the past few months and am slightly concerned at the number of "women on the camino" type threads reporting uncomfortable situations/feeling threatened etc.
I just wanted to ask those of you who have completed the camino recently - have the numbers of incidents increased dramatically since 2010 or am I just more aware of them now through this kind of research? I know that I need to have a level of awareness for my own safety but I don't want to have suspicions in the back of my mind or feel like I have to be on the look out or always within sight of other walkers. I'd like to think that these incidents are truly rare and not something that have come to be expected along the camino?
Thanks in advance for any insights and on a more positive note... I CANNOT WAIT! Buen Camino to all