Hi! I'm new to this forum (so thankful I've found it, as so many posts have already been so encouraging and helpful for me!) and I'll be walking my first Camino Frances, starting Septmeber 1st. I'm 49 and quite fit, and hope to finish in 40 days or less. (I quite honestly don't really know what to expect.) I'm nervous since I'll be doing it alone, but I'm also very excited and hopeful that I'll be meeting like-minded pilgrims along the Way ... even if we're not talking all the time ... just to have a little companionship and to not feel too lonely. Is anyone else on this forum starting from SJPDP on September 1st? Are September and October busy months on the Camino? Will I be alone for hours on days at a time? Thank you in advance for your responses!