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- My daughter is walking the Camino in October
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Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Hi, your daughter will not be alone.Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
This is an excellent recommendation about Beilari. If she stays there she will likely walk out the door in the morning with several companions for the day and even beyond. That's probably true of any albergue in St. Jean.A recommendation for an albergue in St Jean Pied de Port: Beilari. Your daughter can make reservations online in advance. She will stay there with about 17 other pilgrims and - thanks to the wonderful owner Joxelu - she won't leave without knowing the names of all the others there
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
I recently told my friends on this forum that I was going to take a sabbatical from posting comments; but that being said, I had the same emotions you were feeling about the reassuring responses you read, even the tears.Dearest Pilgrims, as I read these reassuring responses out loud to my husband tears rolled down my cheeks. You are helping me understand and even experience the spirit of the Camino.
Thank you for helping this PilgrimMom
"Your daughter will undoubtedly fall "victim", not to a shady character, but to the caring of fellow pilgrims" - very well put and i forgive you for the "crazy Canadians" comment - it's the 10 months of winter that makes us so - Cheers!
But not so here on the West Coast:>). I'm a Mom also and my adult children and adult grandchildren will always be my 'children' so I do understand. This is a once-in-lifetime experience for your daughter and one that will reveal many lessons that are certain to enrich her life. Perhaps you have read enough here to see she will be in the company of many friends; some whose friendship will last for years. It's easy to say I know, but don't let too much of your angst cause her to have her own angst for you. As you can see by the forum, it is a family affair……a very hearty Buen Camino to your daughter. How blessed she is. I am five days and counting, until my departure for Madrid for my own (and first time) Camino walk."Your daughter will undoubtedly fall "victim", not to a shady character, but to the caring of fellow pilgrims" - very well put and i forgive you for the "crazy Canadians" comment - it's the 10 months of winter that makes us so - Cheers!
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone
True. But 22 year olds may still see the world as it revolves around them. I don't think PilgrimMom has violated her daughter's privacy at all. Rather, she is carrying on her own life, which includes being a Mom!maybe i'd have the same reaction if i was 22 again.
Oh, I agree with what you say, and would be interested in the daughter's view. I just didn't want to leave the Mom feeling that she was out of line!I was just wondering what her "daughter" might think of all this
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
Rebekah Scott I'm from Pittsburgh too and will be walking my first Camino June 2016. I wondered if anyone from Pittsburgh had done it.Dear camino Mom:
I am a Mom too, so I do not want to diminish you for feeling fearful.
I am an American, from Pittsburgh. have lived on the Camino de Santiago for nine years. Back at home, I saw more crime in a month than I have seen in all my days here. I do not know where you are from, but I'd bet your daughter is much more safe on the Camino than she is in her home town. She will make friends right away, from the first day. She'll get to know people from all parts of the world. People on the camino look out for one another, they keep track, they pick one another up when they fall.
Somehow, one pilgrim dropped through this lovely net. We all are in shock because violent crime is unheard-of here. This horror is a total one-off. To not walk the camino because of this crime is a bit like refusing to drive a car into the city because a fatal accident happened there.
Life is full of surprises, bad and good surprises. The Camino is one of the best things that can happen to a young woman. Your daughter's phone will work if she gets into a jam. There will be people all around her, keeping an eye out for her safety -- even people who don't know her will help her. Pilgrims do get lost on the trail sometimes if they aren't paying attention, but they find their way back with guidance from friendly locals.
Both my children did the camino: My daughter at age 20, my son at age 17. I have walked the camino twice. I dealt with one (1) creepy guy, which is about average anywhere. (idiots know no nationality.)
No one can guarantee a 100% perfect trip, but that's what growing-up and adventures are for!
And I guess that is part of letting go of your grown-up girl and letting her fly free. Commit her to the hands of God. And think about walking the trail yourself someday. You'll see for yourself.
She is in good hands, ma.
Dear Pilgrims, my daughter - who has taken a semester off from college - is planning to walk the Camino Frances alone at the very end of September from St. Jean to Santiago. The recent finding of Denise's remains have me very frightened and I need reassurances from Pilgrims who have walked the Camino Frances of its safety.
I told my daughter that I wanted her to start the Camino with at least one other person. Will it be easy for her to find a walking buddy when she shows up in the morning of her start date in St. Jean at the very end of September?
Are there many Pilgrims walking at the end of September, October and early November on the Camino Frances? Or will she be alone?
Who does she reach out to if she runs into trouble? sprains her ankle? etc…
Can she get lost?
Is there cell service on the Camino? Will her cell phone work in case of an emergency?
How is the Camino kept safe? Is the entire Camino Frances policed?
Thank you for any reassurances or insights that you may have.
Sincerely,
A very nervous and concerned PilgrimMom
That's as simple and true as it is. Common sense and she'll be absolutely fine. My daughter has lived in the unsafe part of Philadelphia since she was 18 attending college there......same thing...she needs to use common sense to stay out of trouble. And trust me....the Camino is WAY safer then many parts of PhillyIf she doesn't do obviously dumb stuff, she'll be fine
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