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Is it easy to form a camino family on these routes this time of year?
Sage.In my experience, camino “families” either grow organically or they don’t. You can’t force it, or if you do, it’s likely not to be very fun. It just depends on the personalities you run into, the distances they walk, the ways in which you coincide. But the Primitivo surely has enough people walking for there to be some coalescence into what you call the family. I’ve walked the Primitivo with families and without families and I wouldn’t rank the years with families more highly than the years without. I don’t go looking for a camino family when I walk, but I don’t think I’m anti-social either. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes groups form based on age (young-uns and old folks), sometimes they form based on language (English speakers and non-English speakers). Sometimes there are just some strong personalities who bring people together. One Primitivo “family” I had was 16 strong, centered by a Spanish-Dutch married couple and consisting of Venezuelans, Spaniards, Dutch, Belgians, Basque, German, and me! But without that central force, I doubt we would have been such a tight group. I enjoyed it immensely but wouldn’t have been sad without it.
Long way of saying that I’m sure you will find companionship on the Primitivo in either June or September and hopefully you will make the kinds of connections you are looking for, but I wouldn’t make it a front and center goal of the Primitivo or any other camino. There are many other wonders on the camino that can fill you up even if you don’t have a family!
... One Primitivo “family” I had was 16 strong, ...
Also walked in September 2022, totally agree, perfect balance! You could see the season beginning to change as you walked! Loved it!I walked this route in September 2022 and found it to generally have that nice balance that I like - i could walk on my own during the day as i prefer but over time got to know the other pilgrims doing similar stages etc. It was a lovely mix of socialability and solitude for me. I'm not someone who taps in to the "camino family" thing but i do like some company in the evenings.
I really loved this route, the landscape is wonderful and there are some really memorable albergues along the way - enjoy it!
(some memorable up hills too for that matter)
That is not what he asked for!Perhaps think differently: Do I need a “Camino family”?
Did you do both the Primitivo and the Salvador?I walked this route in September 2022 and found it to generally have that nice balance that I like - i could walk on my own during the day as i prefer but over time got to know the other pilgrims doing similar stages etc. It was a lovely mix of socialability and solitude for me. I'm not someone who taps in to the "camino family" thing but i do like some company in the evenings.
I really loved this route, the landscape is wonderful and there are some really memorable albergues along the way - enjoy it!
(some memorable up hills too for that matter)
I plan to be be on both of these routes approximately June 8 - 28 this year. I'm walking these routes to avoid the CF crowds. I'm more a loner than a joiner, but I'm open to all the things a Camino provides (even a small 'family').doing the Camino Del Salvador and Camino Primitivo in June or September
Make sure that you have really good sun protection, perhaps even an umbrella. The bare-spots as you head up on the Salvador can be *scorching* even when the temperatures are moderate. On a few days I felt rather like a Loony-Toons character scurrying from shady spot to shady spot 100 meters at a time... and I'm a person with a high heat tolerance and pretty dark complexion that isn't much bothered by sun.I plan to be be on both of these routes approximately June 8 - 28 this year. I'm walking these routes to avoid the CF crowds. I'm more a loner than a joiner, but I'm open to all the things a Camino provides (even a small 'family').
Doing the Primitivo in June.In my experience, camino “families” either grow organically or they don’t. You can’t force it, or if you do, it’s likely not to be very fun. It just depends on the personalities you run into, the distances they walk, the ways in which you coincide. But the Primitivo surely has enough people walking for there to be some coalescence into what you call the family. I’ve walked the Primitivo with families and without families and I wouldn’t rank the years with families more highly than the years without. I don’t go looking for a camino family when I walk, but I don’t think I’m anti-social either. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes groups form based on age (young-uns and old folks), sometimes they form based on language (English speakers and non-English speakers). Sometimes there are just some strong personalities who bring people together. One Primitivo “family” I had was 16 strong, centered by a Spanish-Dutch married couple and consisting of Venezuelans, Spaniards, Dutch, Belgians, Basque, German, and me! But without that central force, I doubt we would have been such a tight group. I enjoyed it immensely but wouldn’t have been sad without it.
Long way of saying that I’m sure you will find companionship on the Primitivo in either June or September and hopefully you will make the kinds of connections you are looking for, but I wouldn’t make it a front and center goal of the Primitivo or any other camino. There are many other wonders on the camino that can fill you up even if you don’t have a family!
Hello everybody,
I'm thinking about doing the Camino Del Salvador and Camino Primitivo in June or September (I prefer to skip July and August because of the heat). I'm considering these routes because I already did the CF a couple of years a go. Moreover, I probably can not get enough vacation time to complete one of the longer routes. I've read that the Primitivo is a lot less busy than the CF, I don't like it when it's very crowded, but too quiet is not good either. Is it easy to form a camino family on these routes this time of year? And is there a big difference in June versus September?
Thank you for your help
So how do you define "Camino Family" then?From my many years of walking the camino, Camino Family you can find only on the Frances. You will meet nice peregrinos but camino family is special to the frances
I walked the Primitivo, my first, starting middle of September 2021. I found a great mix of times with and without people. I did meet up with a trio after the first week and we walked the rest of the days together. The wonderful part was that although we walked to and stayed in the same albergue each day, we tended to walk in our own quiet space each day. As always, after Melide there will be many more peregrinos. Buen CaminoHello everybody,
I'm thinking about doing the Camino Del Salvador and Camino Primitivo in June or September (I prefer to skip July and August because of the heat). I'm considering these routes because I already did the CF a couple of years a go. Moreover, I probably can not get enough vacation time to complete one of the longer routes. I've read that the Primitivo is a lot less busy than the CF, I don't like it when it's very crowded, but too quiet is not good either. Is it easy to form a camino family on these routes this time of year? And is there a big difference in June versus September?
Thank you for your help!
Cheers
I did the Primitivo about ten years ago, no problem finding my Camino family. There was me, six Spanish and six Germans. We sometimes walked separately, sometimes in small groups, then all met up for meals and overnighting. It is probably busier now, but if you go anytime between May and September, I am sure you will find friends!Hello everybody,
I'm thinking about doing the Camino Del Salvador and Camino Primitivo in June or September (I prefer to skip July and August because of the heat). I'm considering these routes because I already did the CF a couple of years a go. Moreover, I probably can not get enough vacation time to complete one of the longer routes. I've read that the Primitivo is a lot less busy than the CF, I don't like it when it's very crowded, but too quiet is not good either. Is it easy to form a camino family on these routes this time of year? And is there a big difference in June versus September?
Thank you for your help!
Cheers
I had an email from the Albergue Ponte Ferreira yesterday, sadly the dutch couple are selling up due to health issues but it is being taken over by someone else.If you are Dutch (and forgive me if I’m reading too much into your name), I made a Dutch friend just after Oviedo and he recommended Albergue Ponte Ferreira (just after Lugo) run by a Dutch couple. The place is really nice and the communal dinner and breakfast were wonderful!
Relevant to your question, I’ve only been once, starting out of Villaviciosa on September 3, 2021. I thought the number of pilgrims was perfect. Everyone who wanted to socialize knew everyone else. By Lugo there were over 20 people on roughly the same schedule. Most people had come on their own. Counting just who I can think of at the moment people were from Spain 8+, U.S. 3, Italy 4, France 1, Germany 2, Holland 1, Denmark 1, Russia 3, England 2. Lugo was a stopping point for a few people and a starting point for lots of new people. I wouldn’t call it a Camino family but it was very social and very fun. Only three of them had done the Salvador and one of them was the Dutch guy.
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Albergue Ponte Ferreira heeft de deuren gesloten voor het seizoen 2022. De herberg opent opnieuw rond de eerste april 2023. Herberg Ponte Ferreira biedt sinds 2012 overnachtingen aan pelgrims op de Camino Primitivo. De albergue is een typisch Galicisch huis van meer dan 300 jaar oud...www.ponteferreira.com
I'm sorry to hear that, they were so lovely!I had an email from the Albergue Ponte Ferreira yesterday, sadly the dutch couple are selling up due to health issues but it is being taken over by someone else.
I did the San Salvador and half of the Primitivo in September and it was great. Good weather. Not many on the San Salvador but not too many on the PrimitivoHello everybody,
I'm thinking about doing the Camino Del Salvador and Camino Primitivo in June or September (I prefer to skip July and August because of the heat). I'm considering these routes because I already did the CF a couple of years a go. Moreover, I probably can not get enough vacation time to complete one of the longer routes. I've read that the Primitivo is a lot less busy than the CF, I don't like it when it's very crowded, but too quiet is not good either. Is it easy to form a camino family on these routes this time of year? And is there a big difference in June versus September?
Thank you for your help!
Cheers
I did actually find some great people this time aswell, most people are nice. But is was not a family like in 2018. We stayed in the same albergues, but I walked 80% of the time alone. My choice.I taped into a Camino family on Frances, and I have fond memories of that. I still chat with some of them. On the Primitivo next month I expect more solitude, and I am fine with that as well. One foot ahead of the other and then we will see what happens, for me that is what these walks are about.
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