Hi all, I'm very sorry if this question has been asked many times before. I was wondering if I could get some advice? I'm flying into Madrid on the 21st and have 16 days until I fly out (2 days of those will be travelling to & from the camino, so 14 day walking/rest days). I was initially looking at walking the Camino Frances from Astorga to Santiago and perhap onwards to Finisterre. Since then I've read quite a bit about the camino primitivo. The countryside through the austria mountains looks incredible. The physical challenge does bother me, in fact I'd quite like that aspect and love hill walking and am quite fit, but the I concerned about whether it's possible to survive without any Spanish on that camino. I'd course have a phrase book but that only goes so far. I'm 30, irish & travelling alone. Would I be better with the camino frances? What's putting me off the Frances is the potential crowds. Is it as crowded this time of year as everyone says. I'd quite like meeting people but I'm not so keen om scrambling for beds in the auberges or bed bugs (though am sure they can happen anywhere). My timeframe is from the 21st of August to 6th of September. I'm hoping to benefit from someone else's experience in this regard.