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Loads of other pilgrims. I started 17 September (2013) and there was a perfect balance of always people to share evenings with, but solitary walking if that's what one wanted. It was the best time ever.Hello - those of you who know me will appreciate that I've um'ed and ah'ed about this route for a while. The route calls me for sure. We spent our honeymoon in Seville, I love the area and it feels like a camino for me.
My worries are that I'll feel too isolated. I'm a bit of a scardy cat... cows roaming around with no fences can cause a bit of a panic, big dogs, bees and so on; you get the idea! I'm not looking for the busy paths of the CF but I do take comfort knowing that there could be someone not too far behind or ahead of me if I was in trouble. And it would be nice to walk with a few familiar faces for a part of the day, and particularly at the end of the day.
So - how isolated is the route? If I started on the 19th September would there be other pilgrims around for me to not feel alone?
This really is my only concern... so I'd be grateful for your feedback.
Hello - those of you who know me will appreciate that I've um'ed and ah'ed about this route for a while. The route calls me for sure. We spent our honeymoon in Seville, I love the area and it feels like a camino for me.
My worries are that I'll feel too isolated. I'm a bit of a scardy cat... cows roaming around with no fences can cause a bit of a panic, big dogs, bees and so on; you get the idea! I'm not looking for the busy paths of the CF but I do take comfort knowing that there could be someone not too far behind or ahead of me if I was in trouble. And it would be nice to walk with a few familiar faces for a part of the day, and particularly at the end of the day.
So - how isolated is the route? If I started on the 19th September would there be other pilgrims around for me to not feel alone?
This really is my only concern... so I'd be grateful for your feedback.
This advice from @murraydv resonates with me. Sure I get very nervous when I see a loose dog, etc., but overall I feel comfortable with the challenge.There is no point in being stressed or worried as you begin your walk each day. You really need to be comfortable with the challenge.
Could you walk with a friend?
Hello and many thanks for all have who contributed and given your honest thoughts and feelings. It does help a lot.
I don't mind the long gaps between towns and I dont mind walking alone but I think that I may dislike walking in isolation without another soul around all day. I like the idea of starting early and folks catching me... I tend to be up and off bright and early anyway so this is an option.
I guess I am a little bit of an anxious person - walking passed a very big dog would take a lot of courage - but I did it a couple of times on the CF. Walking through a field of cows would also take a lot of courage... but again I did to it on the CF. The difference was that on the CF I kind of knew that if I waited a few minutes someone was bound to come along and this helped. I would also worry about being a solo woman walking alone... and again knowing that there was another pilgrim 5 minutes back the road would make me feel safer.
However, would these concerns make the walk too much for me to cope with? That's what I have to decide I guess? Maybe it could be good for me? Maybe it would terrify me... I've always thought i was quite a tough cookie but I know what makes me fret? When I was training at home I walked along the Vezelay route and I never saw another person (apart from when I was literally followed into a public loo cubical by a rather unpleasant chap!)
Well I have some thinking to do... am I brave enough to take that step!? Maybe because the CF is getting busier more and more folks will switch and make the other routes more busy? I do speak good french so this would help... and I dont mind the company of men so again that isn't a problem.
many thanks folks... I really do love the idea of walking this route but... well... I have a little while to consider the options.
I love the idea of the VDLP but know that I'd get lonely and probably freaked out with imaginary dangers. Or even real ones.
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