sillydoll
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
I don't want to be controversial, but over and over again I read posts from people who are seeking solitude or who want to avoid crowds on their pilgrimage, but they plan on walking the Camino Frances. Why? Don't they realise that by choosing this route, they are adding to the growing numbers - becoming a part of the crowd?
There is enough evidence that this Jacobean route par-excellence is the most crowded of all the Camino routes. It is the most popular, the one that everyone talks about, writes about, documentaries have been made about, and the one that calls to everyone (including you), so it stands to reason that this is also the most over populated route.
If you really, really, really have to walk the Camino Frances, then accept it as it comes, a plethora of pilgrims and all. Think of this as your challenge. This is the cross you have to bear for choosing this route. This is what will test you. Walk it without complaint.
If you really want a solitary pilgrimage experience then choose a different route.
Choose a route in a different country.
Choose a different pilgrimage!
There is enough evidence that this Jacobean route par-excellence is the most crowded of all the Camino routes. It is the most popular, the one that everyone talks about, writes about, documentaries have been made about, and the one that calls to everyone (including you), so it stands to reason that this is also the most over populated route.
If you really, really, really have to walk the Camino Frances, then accept it as it comes, a plethora of pilgrims and all. Think of this as your challenge. This is the cross you have to bear for choosing this route. This is what will test you. Walk it without complaint.
If you really want a solitary pilgrimage experience then choose a different route.
Choose a route in a different country.
Choose a different pilgrimage!