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My solution is that each and every evening, I plan my next day's morning.So slightly ‘tongue in cheek’ but are we the only people who forget which way to turn when leaving an Albergue in the morning?
What is your strategy for handling this micro-navigation?
Here too.So slightly ‘tongue in cheek’ but ...
No. Watch The Way's 'Tom' as he sets out for his first day's walk.... are we the only people who forget which way to turn when leaving an Albergue in the morning?
In the afternoon, while waiting for clothes to dry and waiting for dinner, I would take a short walk to find the first few arrows out of town. Next morning first few steps were much more enjoyable that way.So slightly ‘tongue in cheek’ but are we the only people who forget which way to turn when leaving an Albergue in the morning?
What is your strategy for handling this micro-navigation?
I always walk the first 1km or so of the next days route so I am certain which way to go in the early morning!Thank you all for your enlightening hints & tipsOne of our troubling early morning departures was when a group of Pilgrims followed US believing that WE knew what we were doing! Fortunately we were right on that occasion. Phew!
I use the camino Ninja app , it's yet to let me down touch wood but nothing is perfect even me lolLook for arrows/shells and follow. If none are to be found, look for pilgrims and follow! If none are to be found, open my gps and follow until I find the arrows/shells and then - follow the arrows/shells! LOL
But hopefully the night before it was obvious which way to go before checking into the albergue or turning in for the night.
That reminds me that a few routes following the arrow I find it's like a couple of extra kms detour when there is no need for it especially going through some villages when there is nothing open lol I mean not a sausage lolMy mantra is look outside and if there is a hill head towards it because sure as fate the Camino will not take the easy route
I learnt to do a 'recce' the night before.So slightly ‘tongue in cheek’ but are we the only people who forget which way to turn when leaving an Albergue in the morning?
What is your strategy for handling this micro-navigation?
LOL... I can do East/West - if I am already oriented to which is East and West! Kind of hard when you step out of the albergue-barely awake, and it is still dark though... otherwise - better just give me a left or right.I and my two sons always go the opposite direction my wife walks. I am not being sexist…she has no sense of direction. I try to say east and west and she only wants left and right. I can’t tell you how many times we have had the discussion that east is always east and left depends on the way you are walking,
I found that in hot months most people walked early, If I left at 6am, there were many others walking out too. Often when I left the place would be nearly empty.I am somewhat concerned about the early mornings. I normally fall asleep very late at night and then need a good sleep in the morning. I really can’t understand why to start walking at 5 or even 6. What about concerns for other pilgrims? Just asking,
You may find that you are pretty tired by 10pm - making it easier to sleep and wake at 5 or 6. Also - most albergues lock doors by 10 - and pilgrims are expected to go to sleep around then (or at least be very quiet. But if this becomes a problem - you might need to get private rooms that allow you to sleep later. Most albergues kick you out by 8am. As for walking at 5 or 6 - that is totally optional. In June/July I was one of the few who got up at 6 and was walking by 6:30. But then again - it was much cooler than normal. When it is hot though - getting out early really helps prevent heat exhaustion later in the day. As for concerns for other pilgrims - the goal for most early birds is to get up and pack as quickly and quietly as possible. Unfortunately - not all pilgrims are quiet. But the same can be said about those arriving in the dorms late. Most try to come in quietly - and some just show no regard to those already asleep. Anyhow - bring a lot of patience and tolerance if you plan to sleep in dorm rooms! And when you are just too exhausted - get the occasional private room to catch up on sleep!I am somewhat concerned about the early mornings. I normally fall asleep very late at night and then need a good sleep in the morning. I really can’t understand why to start walking at 5 or even 6. What about concerns for other pilgrims? Just asking,
I might just be with your wife on this. I have learnt that I orient myself with the sun, and as someone from the southern hemisphere, it takes me a few days to remember that you folks in the northern hemisphere have badly misplaced the sun so that it is in the south!! That plays havoc with my sense of east and west for several days at the start any longer walk in Spain, etc.I can’t tell you how many times we have had the discussion that east is always east and left depends on the way you are walking,
My stategy? I just start to walk in any direction, waiting for a local hanging out of a window to shout ‘ola’ in a loud voice while pointing me in the right direction with wild gestures.What is your strategy for handling this micro-navigation?
I used this method one early morning before first light. I saw these two German ladies with headlamps briskly walking away. I settled in about 100 meters behind them.I follow the tried and true method waiting for someone else to leave and then I simply follow them. Not foolproof, but when if fails it fails so spectacularly that I make a friend in the process.
I'm with Mike.I always walk the first 1km or so of the next days route so I am certain which way to go in the early morning!
You may like to read about these people who don't have a left and right, just cardinal directions.LOL... I can do East/West - if I am already oriented to which is East and West! Kind of hard when you step out of the albergue-barely awake, and it is still dark though... otherwise - better just give me a left or right.
I think you missed the point of the questionMy solution is that each and every evening, I plan my next day's morning.
I may be too lazy for laundry, too tired for food, too exhausted for sociability; but I always always *always* have, at the very least, a morning plan for my clothes, and for my departure.
This enormously important evening departure planning includes four critical steps:
What is the next day's weather forecast? (for a clothing plan)
Where do I think I might go the next day? (for the next-morning's timing, breakfast strategy, and any possible side trip mapping plan)
c. How do I get out of town to get there? Sometimes, step c might require consultation with locals and my evening's host; and, occasionally, even walking out the door and taking a few steps to confirm the direction of my morning departure.
Then, d. (and I do this because my attention span is half of that of a goldfish's), I write that departure plan's basic directions down, and place that little paper in the pocket of the aforementioned clothes.
If I follow these steps with the same attention as that required for the plan of the invasion of Normandy, I begin each day with confidence, with scenic side trips available to me, and a general idea for where and when I will enjoy my first café con leche. Moreover, then I even look as if I know what I'm doing.
If I fail to do the all-important evening planning, then I bumble about, I forget the little scenic side trips, and I look so pathetic that even tiny children come to my aid.
Do not be that sad, lost, pitiful, whimpering Pilgrim.
Be the strong and confident Pilgrim who follows all four steps of the evening plan.
The rest of the day can be a bit of an iffy proposition for me; but starting the day strong is astonishingly wonderful.
Yep done that, until I saw an arrow and turned around lolSo slightly ‘tongue in cheek’ but are we the only people who forget which way to turn when leaving an Albergue in the morning?
What is your strategy for handling this micro-navigation?
Yes - and when I give directions - I almost use north/south/east/west. But I always throw in the left/right too. For example - I might say "head south on I-19, exit the freeway at Sahuarita Road and turn East/Left to... "You may like to read about these people who don't have a left and right, just cardinal directions.
Does the language we speak shape the way we think?
If we have no word for the color blue, it’s not that we cannot see it, but that we are very focused on talking about red.www.altalang.com
That's assuming there is sun when you leave the albergue.
You will have a problem when it's dark or raining in short when there is no sun.
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