First Camino - October 3rd, 2022 (SJPDP)

[Artchi]

Hola,
I’m Art from Seattle and will be doing the Camino Frances with a group. We’ll start from St Jean Pied de Port during the first week of October 2022 and hopefully reach Santiago de Compostela (and Finisterre if possible) in November. We’ve already started the planning process as we’ll be there for just over two months. Thank you all for all of the great tips and advice.

Buen Camino

 

[davebugg]

Hello Art, and a warm welcome to the Forum.

Here is a link which also may be of help as you begin: American Pilgrims on Camino's FAQs about a Camino pilgrimage

The good news is, you are in a forum with a wonderful group of people. Most are here to help people like you to achieve their pilgrimage goals. We can offer you encouragement, knowledge, and point you in the direction that will help you help yourself.

As you are planning and preparing my suggestions to start are this:

Take a deep breath. Write down in large letters the reasons why you want to go on Camino. Place that piece of paper where you can see it every day. That way, if anxieties and fears threaten to overwhelm you as you plan, you can just breath, read what you have written, and focus on those reasons until the negative stuff fades.

Make a list of questions and concerns that you have.

Go to the Search Engine at the top of the Forum pages.

Enter the words or phrase that you want more information about. You will get a huge amount of information to explore.

If you find that you need help with anything, post a new thread so that your question or concern can be readily seen. If you post a question within someone else's thread, you won't receive as big of a response.

With your timeline to start a Camino being established, you are embracing the notion that perfect timing as it relates to how you feel, scheduling, and day to day life issues, seldom align themselves perfectly. If one waits for such to occur, doing something like a pilgrimage will always be in danger of taking a back seat while you wait for that perfect alignment to happen.

 

[Sue127]

Hi @Artchi. Welcome to the forum, I have found it invaluable. I walked my first Camino in October 2020.solo walker but met many wonderful people. It was a great adventure and a lovely time of year to be walking. Buen camino

 

[Artchi]

Thank you @davebugg and @Sue127 for the kind words of wisdom.
This forums are a wealth of great information. Much appreciated.

Buen camino.

 

[Embee12]

I’m a first-timer, too, and I’ll be starting in early-October 2022 - from Astorga. Different spots, same Way.