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auburnfive said:Hello,
I will be walking for 2 weeks in September, on my own, from Leon. As I am a terribly light sleeper, would rather pay extra for a simple hotel room, 2 weeks without sleep could really affect my experience. How difficult will it be to find that syle of accommodation? Thanks
I don't care if someone thinks that made me somewhat of a lesser pilgrim, I had to do what I could to keep up the walking.
We met a delightful Irish girl on the camino who, for various physical reasons, could not carry a heavy pack and who chose not to sleep in the albergues. She started at St Jean Pied de Port and walked to Santiago staying at small hostals or pensions having her luggage transported from place to place by taxi. Some people seemed to disapprove of this kind of pilgrimage but I am of the opinion that where you sleep or what you carry has no bearing whatsoever on your spiritual status as a pilgrim. She walked the same paths, through the same villages and towns and visited the same churches and cathedrals and monuments. She walked the camino and has a Compostela to prove it.
The camino has many levels - something for everybody. It is a physical journey and a spiritual journey. It offers religion and science, art and architecture, history and legend, fauna and flora, music, literature and much more. For me its richest blessings are the pilgrims who walk it and the people who care for them.
JohnnieWalker said:There have been many recent postings on this subject - my favourite is from Sil when she quotes from the Archdiocese of Santiago's website -"It is the motivation that makes you a pilgrim....."etc
When we arrived at the albergue we saw that it was similar to the one in Melide - a huge municipal albergue with no doors on the showers and reported to be in a poor state in 2006. We decided to find a Pension instead and Finn and I left Marion and Anneliese in the line whilst we walked into the small, one road town to find rooms. Eventually, at the far end of the town, we found a beautiful place that gave us two rooms for 30 euro per room. The owner very kindly drove me back to the albergue to fetch Marion and Anneliese and we were soon checked into lovely clean rooms with a shared en suite bathroom. Only a pleasure!
She has my vote as well!I vote Sil as the top forum personality
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