domigee
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2022 CF
Someone asked in one thread 'tell me what it is like' to a specific forum member...So ignore me if I step in out of the blue and you don't even know me....
I just want to share my experience if it helps others at all...
Third camino francés this Summer: mid July to mid August.
I had walked that same Camino 2 years running (2012/2013). I walked the VdlP in 2015 with my husband whilst my 'walking mate' was on the French Camino. Having read the forum, I was anxious and I asked 'what is it like? Very busy?. The answer was 'I've been walking on my own ...'
Now it happens that I trust his judgement, having walked MANY kms with him.
So I signed up for another Camino francés this year. And it was indeed wonderful.
If I had been looking for lots of pilgrim's company, I would have been disappointed.
Most days, there was NO-ONE. To me, it was bliss, for others who seek company, not
so much.
When people say on here 'oh it is bedlam from May to October' or whatever.... It simply isn't true.
I stayed in albergues that were empty, I talked to pilgrims who also had the albergue to themselves...
Hostals when I booked them... we were the only two in them.
So people, when talking about 'peak times', just don't include the Summer months. Actually, do, so I can enjoy (hopefully) a few more blissful Caminos .
Ultreia!
Just one thing: I was sometimes asked for 4 euros for breakfast (once for 7 euros!). It shocked me, as I now what the prices are in Spain.... In a very 'posh' bar in Alicante, or in Santander, breakfast is TWO euros. So yes, some places are in to make money and frankly, if you come from London, it still seems like good value. Not so if you come from other places.
What is YOUR experience of it?
I just want to share my experience if it helps others at all...
Third camino francés this Summer: mid July to mid August.
I had walked that same Camino 2 years running (2012/2013). I walked the VdlP in 2015 with my husband whilst my 'walking mate' was on the French Camino. Having read the forum, I was anxious and I asked 'what is it like? Very busy?. The answer was 'I've been walking on my own ...'
Now it happens that I trust his judgement, having walked MANY kms with him.
So I signed up for another Camino francés this year. And it was indeed wonderful.
If I had been looking for lots of pilgrim's company, I would have been disappointed.
Most days, there was NO-ONE. To me, it was bliss, for others who seek company, not
so much.
When people say on here 'oh it is bedlam from May to October' or whatever.... It simply isn't true.
I stayed in albergues that were empty, I talked to pilgrims who also had the albergue to themselves...
Hostals when I booked them... we were the only two in them.
So people, when talking about 'peak times', just don't include the Summer months. Actually, do, so I can enjoy (hopefully) a few more blissful Caminos .
Ultreia!
Just one thing: I was sometimes asked for 4 euros for breakfast (once for 7 euros!). It shocked me, as I now what the prices are in Spain.... In a very 'posh' bar in Alicante, or in Santander, breakfast is TWO euros. So yes, some places are in to make money and frankly, if you come from London, it still seems like good value. Not so if you come from other places.
What is YOUR experience of it?
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