sonhador
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances (2017, 2023)
So it's my first camino starting June 1 from SJPdP, and I have until July 11. Should be plenty of time, and I'm planning on Finesterre/Muxia as well.
I, like many Americans, first saw The Way with Martin Sheen and decided that the Camino was something I wanted to do (I will admit it took almost a year after seeing the film for me to google to see that the Camino was real thing ) I am attracted to the Frances in part because it is well established, has good services and passes through several cities I would like to see, most notably Burgos. Unfortunately, it appears that everyone else is having the same thoughts as well.
I am a little concerned seeing the notes that the Frances as a whole is already much busier than normal, with a large number of pilgrims leaving SJPdP, the bed issue in Roncenvalles, and (from this side of the Atlantic and through a web browser) there seems almost a state of panic, of got to go, make a reservation, it's going to be crazy this year. This is not the Camino I have envisioned for 6 years.
So, do I change routes? Do I find somewhere a little less "crazy" than the Frances for my first camino? I'll be travelling alone, and I'm not fluent in Spanish - another reason for my attraction to the Frances - I figure it's a little easier to get along there. I want to experience what Spain and the Camino have to offer without spending my days worrying about pre-booking accommodations days in advance or getting up at O'Dark Thirty on a mad dash for a bed. Or is this simply the Camino teaching me to let go, and let God. To do the Camino I have "planned" and see what lies ahead, because the Camino provides?
Buen Camino,
Erin
I, like many Americans, first saw The Way with Martin Sheen and decided that the Camino was something I wanted to do (I will admit it took almost a year after seeing the film for me to google to see that the Camino was real thing ) I am attracted to the Frances in part because it is well established, has good services and passes through several cities I would like to see, most notably Burgos. Unfortunately, it appears that everyone else is having the same thoughts as well.
I am a little concerned seeing the notes that the Frances as a whole is already much busier than normal, with a large number of pilgrims leaving SJPdP, the bed issue in Roncenvalles, and (from this side of the Atlantic and through a web browser) there seems almost a state of panic, of got to go, make a reservation, it's going to be crazy this year. This is not the Camino I have envisioned for 6 years.
So, do I change routes? Do I find somewhere a little less "crazy" than the Frances for my first camino? I'll be travelling alone, and I'm not fluent in Spanish - another reason for my attraction to the Frances - I figure it's a little easier to get along there. I want to experience what Spain and the Camino have to offer without spending my days worrying about pre-booking accommodations days in advance or getting up at O'Dark Thirty on a mad dash for a bed. Or is this simply the Camino teaching me to let go, and let God. To do the Camino I have "planned" and see what lies ahead, because the Camino provides?
Buen Camino,
Erin