nreyn12
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Walked (2005) (2007) (2008) (2009) (2010) (2011) (2012) (2013) (2014) (2015); Guide 2013-2016
Safety Tip!!!
Hi all from Samos where I am enjoying a stop on my Camino-en-Coche (road trip!). I want to share an observation from the trail and make a request / suggestion for those of you headed to the Camino.
Please (please please please) be alert and vigilant when you walk! The trail is often directly on the road, where cars, trucks, and buses roam free. Having walked the Camino many times, I drive slowly and with extreme caution, but even I very nearly ran into a number of pilgrims who were unaware of their surroundings.
Two things:
1) Trail etiquette in Spain is that pedestrians walk on the left, facing traffic, single file.
2) May I recommend NOT using headphones while walking so you can hear vehicles and cyclists behind you.
Please be safe and don't become one of those sad statistics we occasionally hear about.
Buen-seguro Camino...
~ Nancy
Hi all from Samos where I am enjoying a stop on my Camino-en-Coche (road trip!). I want to share an observation from the trail and make a request / suggestion for those of you headed to the Camino.
Please (please please please) be alert and vigilant when you walk! The trail is often directly on the road, where cars, trucks, and buses roam free. Having walked the Camino many times, I drive slowly and with extreme caution, but even I very nearly ran into a number of pilgrims who were unaware of their surroundings.
Two things:
1) Trail etiquette in Spain is that pedestrians walk on the left, facing traffic, single file.
2) May I recommend NOT using headphones while walking so you can hear vehicles and cyclists behind you.
Please be safe and don't become one of those sad statistics we occasionally hear about.
Buen-seguro Camino...
~ Nancy