A new life challenge and I'm super scared!

[Moody79]

hello Everyone
I live in Madrid and have dreamt of doing the Camino for 10 years of my life in Espana now but never got round to it and partly never really had the guts to do it. However this is the year I guess! I want to do it in August, still not sure of the dates as it depends on work, but I'd like to do it in the first week. August is the only time I get hols so I have to..despite the fact that people are telling me it's the worst period to go in as it's packed and hot. I want to do 150km from Cebreiro to Santiago on a 8 day trail. I don't want to push it as I'm not sure of my limitations and doing 20/ 30 km a day for someone like me would be a life achievement!! I'm scared. excited and feel not organised enough! I have the route I want to do and that's about it, getting mixed reviews from people around me saying go with the flow very much my way but feel I need to be prepared for??! Also the fear of failure is massive, feel like I'll go 2 days and not be able to go on anymore, or get lonely or abducted in a forest!! (yes sounds ridiculous I know! Fear always is), hate the albergues etc. But it's absolutely fundemental I do it this year, it's a personal goal, your advice or experiences would really help. Thank you all!

Hooria

 

[tyrrek]

Hi! Good luck with your prep. There are lots of Eucalyptus woods in Galicia, where you could get abducted, but in August there would be such a crowd of pilgrims poking their walking poles at the attacker within seconds that there's nothing much to worry about there!

Buen Camino!

 

[Macsierra]

Moody, I didn't do any preparation for my first Camino and now I'm on my fourth. If you live in Madrid we can have a drink and I can give you advice.


Sarria - Santiago (2005)
Deva (Gijón) - Lourenzá (Lugo) [2011]
Irún - Santander (2012)
Santiago - Fisterra - Muxía - Fisterra (2013)

 

[Moody79]

Thank you guys! I need to hear positive things! just yesterday someone told me I shouldn´t do it alone because if I get injured I´d be stuck out there and get depressed and be stranded!! De verdad! con la positividad de los españoles eh??!! Anyway I WANT to do it and I´m GOING to do it! infact I walked 11 km in 2 hours the other day much to my shock!! and have started the training!! My only doubt at the moment is how early would I need to get to a place to get a bed in the public albergues? I reckon if I begin at 7, I should be at my destination by 12...I´m doing about 21km a day
any advice?? and yes of course "Macsierra it would be great to meet up so you can give me the good and of course the bad!!

Thank you

 

[Macsierra]

Even if you go alone you'll always run into someone. No matter if you want it or not so no problem to have someone to rescue you!

I bet the person who told you to not go alone has never gone alone himself. This is going to be my fourth Camino (leaving April 26th) and always went alone. Never had a problem, not even a vessel?.




Sarria - Santiago (2005)
Deva (Gijón) - Lourenzá (Lugo) [2011]
Irún - Santander (2012)
Santiago - Fisterra - Muxía - Fisterra (2013)

 

[Macsierra]

I just reread your first post. Camino Francés in augost? You'll run into a million people!!


Sarria - Santiago (2005)
Deva (Gijón) - Lourenzá (Lugo) [2011]
Irún - Santander (2012)
Santiago - Fisterra - Muxía - Fisterra (2013)