Feeling alone and anxious

[davidellus]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

 

[C clearly]

Buen camino! It should be fine as that part of the Camino is not super busy yet.

 

[VNwalking]

Breathe. You CAN do this!
I was on that stretch 3 weeks ago and was fine staying in smaller villiages. No bookings...

 

[Gingerbaldy]

Hi David,
I desperately wanted to travel the world when I left school and I managed to take the 1st step, and then my friends left after 1 month and I returned home with them as I didn't feel that I was confident enough to do it alone. That is one of my biggest regrets in my life.
You have taken that 1st step and you have started your journey, preserve with it. You have reached out and I hope you get the strength to carry on from within and from others..

Buen Camino

 

[CWBuff]

Hello
if you are "doing this" - stop looking at booking-dot-com! Use WhatsApp to contact some albergues by calling or texting direct if yoou do want to make reservations ahead (or try your luck when walking into the town\village)
Stay off "stages" and you'll be fine
You CAN DO THIS!@
Ultreia!

 

[Gerard Griffin]

I'm in the third off-stage municipal albergue since Triacastela, and they're all half-empty.
Munis don't accept reservations, so it's first come first served, and if you're there at 1 pm when they open you're certain to get a bed. Nothing to worry about, so much to enjoy.

 

[David Tallan]

I'm with my daughter in a beautiful, historic and recently renovated off-stage albergue after Triacastela. The hospitalera (Eugenia) is wonderful. There is room for 60 pilgrims. We are the only ones here.

 

[jarlath]

I am walking Sarria to Santiago in 2 weeks time today i contacted 2 albergues to make reservations and had confirmation emails within an hour. I got details and email addresses from this website

Camino de Santiago

Guía completa y detallada de los diferentes caminos a Santiago: etapas, albergues, otros alojamientos, consejos, historias y curiosidades...

www.alberguescaminosantiago.com

It is a spanish site but google translate is available on all pages

Buen Camino

JArlath

 

[dadaperegrino]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

It’s gonna be alright! I did the Camino multiple times and I know how it feels to be anxious.
Best way to tackle this is take a few deep breaths and write down on a paper what is making you anxious.
Then start from the simplest issue and begin solving that.
For instance if you lack equipment you could start reading some posts on this forum or watching some videos on YouTube and writing down what items are requested.

Take care and buen camino!

 

[HeatherJourney]

Buen Camino! I have found that when I push myself to do something I’m a bit afraid of, I’m almost always glad that I did it. My first Camino is coming up this summer, and I have moments of being nervous, too. But it helps to remind myself that “excited” and “nervous” are just about the same feeling. You’ll have a great time.

 

[Rita Flower]

In two weeks I leave for my fourth Camino - from Le Puy in France. France is out of my comfort zone - the language barrier and the gites run a bit differently than the albergues in Spain. A big learning curve.
So … I have been as anxious as a newbie and felt like a newbie as I slowly learnt how to best approach this Camino. I have had quite a few early mornings when I just didn’t want to go anymore.
I think it isn’t enough to say - it will be ok.
My approach was to become more informed, ask for help (more than I ever have before) on this forum or on the Le Puy FB page. Also to do some positive self talk - I can do this, I am love, I have overcome big things before - and to practice love and faith in my Higher Power, God, Camino spirit (whatever name you like). And breath. And breath.
PS. You have already had some excellent advice and it’s good to read that you can still walk the Francés without booking ahead all the time.

 

[Debora]

I'm with my daughter in a beatiful, historic and recently renovated off-stage albergue after Triacastela. The hospitalera (Eugenia) is wonderful. There is room for 60 pilgrims. We are the only ones here.

What’s the name of the albergue?

 

[trecile]

I'm with my daughter in a beatiful, historic and recently renovated off-stage albergue after Triacastela. The hospitalera (Eugenia) is wonderful. There is room for 60 pilgrims. We are the only ones here.

Is it Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío?

Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío | Albergue de Peregrinos en Lusío | Gronze.com

Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío, en Lusío: Precio, plazas, características, etc...

www.gronze.com

 

[David Tallan]

Is it Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío?

Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío | Albergue de Peregrinos en Lusío | Gronze.com

Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue de peregrinos Casa Forte de Lusío, en Lusío: Precio, plazas, características, etc...

www.gronze.com

That's it. It doesn't seem to be in the @wisepilgrim app but I've added a comment pointing it out.

Meanwhile, I've given up on A Casa de Carmen. They aren't answering emails or WhatsApp and their phones are out of service.

 

[davidellus]

Thanks everyone for the nice words and the heads up , I ve read them and it has helped me . I’m very looking forward to start the 26 in Sarria !
Buen camino

 

[CherieAnne]

Hi David,
I desperately wanted to travel the world when I left school and I managed to take the 1st step, and then my friends left after 1 month and I returned home with them as I didn't feel that I was confident enough to do it alone. That is one of my biggest regrets in my life.
You have taken that 1st step and you have started your journey, preserve with it. You have reached out and I hope you get the strength to carry on from within and from others..

Buen Camino

It's never to late...

 

[Gingerbaldy]

It's never to late...

The Camino is the start..

 

[diggidan]

Simply avoid Sarria, Porto Marin, Melide, Palas de Rei. I looked one day before or at the same day for a bed and had no issues and was mostly out of the big groups that started in Sarria. They all stay in the same place mostly.

 

[Gerard Griffin]

Simply avoid Sarria, Porto Marin, Melide, Palas de Rei. I looked one day before or at the same day for a bed and had no issues and was mostly out of the big groups that started in Sarria. They all stay in the same place mostly.

Good advice. I did exactly that and I'm now in Santiago, after staying in fine albergues in Ferreiro, Gonzar, Casanova and Santa Irene with lots of free beds in each place.

Santiago or bust! Arriba!

 

[domigee]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

Hi!
Basic equipment? You’ll need a rucksack, walking shoes and a couple of changes of clothes.
If it makes you feel better, I didn’t have any ‘equipment’ for my first camino. Took the (lightest) clothes I owned, bought shoes (which ended up being useless after a few hundred kms - had to buy new ones in Arzua I think). The backpack and walking poles were from Lidl! Worked absolutely fine, very cheap.
If you stay in albergues, you’ll need a sleeping bag or a liner.
That’s it

 

[trecile]

If you stay in albergues, you’ll need a sleeping bag or a liner.

I read a thread on a Camino Facebook group, and people seemed surprised that they needed to bring bedding! I don't know where they are getting their information from.
Actually I do - from FB groups, and not from this forum!

 

[David Tallan]

I read a thread on a Camino Facebook group, and people seemed surprised that they needed to bring bedding! I don't know where they are getting their information from.
Actually I do - from FB groups, and not from this forum!

It depends on how you do your pilgrimage. If you only stay in private rooms and small hotels, as many do, you may not need to carry your own bedding.

 

[diggidan]

It depends on how you do your pilgrimage. If you only stay in private rooms and small hotels, as many do, you may not need to carry your own bedding.

True, I stayed in some private rooms that were part of an albergue and I was happy that I brought my liner with me to use it in some eh „rough“ rooms and a liner doesn’t weight much, I had only one cold night on the CF because the room had no heating and I denied to use their bedding …

 

[trecile]

It depends on how you do your pilgrimage. If you only stay in private rooms and small hotels, as many do, you may not need to carry your own bedding.

They were talking about both albergues and private rooms.

 

[Kiwi-family]

And take a towel, toothpaste and toothbrush! And my favourite: a journal

 

[WGroleau]

And take a towel, toothpaste and toothbrush! And my favourite: a journal

Yes! I lost the credencial, but I didn’t mind because I also got the sellos in my journal, with comments about each (not only albergues, but one or more bars/cafés per day and even a few shops).

 

[KYPolloFrito]

I love the pre-Camino jitters. You will be fine. Trust your instincts and follow your heart; One day you will look back up on this moment and chuckle.

 

[Ken pulskamp]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

Be not afraid. Millions have done it before you. Enjoy each second of it.
Thy will be done.

 

[VeganCamino]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

Everything you need can be found along the route. It's totally normal to feel anxious, frustrated, and alone. You are in a foreign country far from home. Something inside of you wanted to do this, and now you are there. I hope you can breathe into it and find your groove and have an amazing time.

 

[Peachmary]

Hey all , as in approaching the Camino from Sarria I didn’t find yet the basic equipment nor the alojamiento from sarria to santiago, I have booked just in Santiago some days but I’m becoming anxious as I’m coming really to the adventure . I’d like to detach these five days without a phone.

mine is just a personal message as I’m feeling little frustrated , so be nice please

You will find many friendly people on path and the managers of hotels we have stayed at are very helpful. No phone?? Just turn it off and use in emergency. We are Walking now