So my wife say's to me ...

DeadFred · Mar 10, 2014

You know I can't sleep past 4:00 am so we will have to start walking early

Me: It's to dark out , we will get lost or walk off a cliff beside we don't want to wake up everyone trying to exit
She: I'm suppose to lay awake in bed until it's time to go?
Me: Maybe you will be so exhausted from walking that I will have to shake you to wake you
She : ya right .. I doubt it.!
Me: Well... This is a situation I don't know how to resolve , better rethink this over some . The only other option is to go and see what happens .. let the day & night take it course.
She: Silence. ( like in "pondering" silence.)

Every get into a situation like that? ... btw She takes sleeping pills like our grandkids take M&M's( almost)

Joe

indyinmaine · Mar 10, 2014

I used to wake up early (4:30 - 5:00) before I walked. One morning, in a private albergue, I slept until 8! Try it!

MTtoCamino · Mar 10, 2014

DeadFred said:
You know I can't sleep past 4:00 am so we will have to start walking early

Me: It's to dark out , we will get lost or walk off a cliff beside we don't want to wake up everyone trying to exit
She: I'm suppose to lay awake in bed until it's time to go?
Me: Maybe you will be so exhausted from walking that I will have to shake you to wake you
She : ya right .. I doubt it.!
Me: Well... This is a situation I don't know how to resolve , better rethink this over some . The only other option is to go and see what happens .. let the day & night take it course.
She: Silence. ( like in "pondering" silence.)

Every get into a situation like that? ... btw She takes sleeping pills like our grandkids take M&M's( almost)

Joe

I find it interesting, my wife can walk faster longer these days (we are in our 50's). Do you also find it is getting harder to keep up with your wife? I think it is just the age clock as they use to keep up with us... That or Ill simply blame it on the beer. In any case I think your stuck walking in the dark.
Keith

Anniesantiago · Mar 10, 2014

Maybe she could take a book to read and get up, dressed, then quietly read outside until you're up?
Frankly, if you're staying in an albergue, you won't sleep much past 5 anyway.
There are always early risers up, rattling those plastic bags and shining their headlamps in your eyes.

DeadFred · Mar 10, 2014

MTtoCamino said:
I find it interesting, my wife can walk faster longer these days (we are in our 50's). Do you also find it is getting harder to keep up with your wife? I think it is just the age clock as they use to keep up with us... That or Ill simply blame it on the beer. In any case I think your stuck walking in the dark.
Keith

I think your right Keith about walking in the dark , we shall see. Harder to keep up with my wife?. Absolutely, She's 12 yrs younger than me and a retired P.E Teacher. I toe the line , but I get to walk at my pace .. It's a tortise /hare scenero

DeadFred · Mar 10, 2014

Anniesantiago said:
Maybe she could take a book to read and get up, dressed, then quietly read outside until you're up?
Frankly, if you're staying in an albergue, you won't sleep much past 5 anyway.
There are always early risers up, rattling those plastic bags and shining their headlamps in your eyes.

5:00 am ... That's an hour difference , That's doable as I get up at 5:45 am now , So I can be one of those dastardly people Klunking around waking folks up ... hmm,,, that's actually distressing . I think we can make it work . Thanks Annie

Joe

november_moon · Mar 10, 2014

I think the book idea is great. My Nook is backlit and works great for situations where you are awake, but can't or don't want to actually get up yet. I wake up before dawn when we camp, and it comes in very handy. I just read in my sleeping bag until it is light enough to get up.

Felipe · Mar 11, 2014

That' s one of the reason I go to the Camino in winter or early spring. I assure you, nobody tries to leave at 5 AM when it is freezing, rainy and foggy

plainlost · Mar 11, 2014

O.M.G, just let people sleep! If you're awake and your significant other is not. LET HIM/HER SLEEP. Do something quiet and stop imposing your will.

scruffy1 · Mar 11, 2014

Can't sleep through the night? Stumble through the dark trying to find the toilet 2 or three times a night? There is no cure and it doesn't get better. Alas, age teaches us humility.

wendelart · Mar 11, 2014

I never set an alarm clock at my camino and just let nature decide when it's time to wake up (or noisy pilgrims). When I wake up after 8, seems like that's a sign from my body I need the sleep, and you can't have an argument with your own body. And often enough I still woke up at 4 or 5AM and could start walking when it was still dark. But I always walked much better when well rested.

DeadFred · Mar 11, 2014

plainlost said:
O.M.G, just let people sleep! If you're awake and your significant other is not. LET HIM/HER SLEEP. Do something quiet and stop imposing your will.

Actually , after 35 years of marriage we each in our way appreciate the others issues and problem solve to achieve a remedy . She would never impose her will on anyone plainlost .. only state a situation that needs to be discussed and resolved. Same with me . It''s gonna work , we just need to hash it out and move on.

november_moon · Mar 11, 2014

we each in our way appreciate the others issues and problem solve to achieve a remedy . She would never impose her will on anyone plainlost .. only state a situation that needs to be discussed and resolved.

That's pretty much how we do it too. My husband and I have only been married for 12 years (we reached the 12 year mark just last weekend actually), but that approach is working well so far. We figure that the sooner we resolve any issues that come up, the sooner we can get back to having fun

madame_shepard · Mar 11, 2014

november_moon said:
That's pretty much how we do it too. My husband and I have only been married for 12 years (we reached the 12 year mark just last weekend actually), but that approach is working well so far. We figure that the sooner we resolve any issues that come up, the sooner we can get back to having fun

Bring the pills!

Kiwi-d · Mar 13, 2014

Hmm. Now I understand you are walking mid September and I am walking early September. Í think you mentioned you hold the World Championship Snorer title, and now you're indicating your wife is the World's Earliest Riser! (Might be something to do with the snoring, but we won't mention that). I rather visualised myself as a tortoise with a backpack, but now, in fear of you catching up and sharing an albergue, I think I might resemble the Roadrunner....

plainlost · Mar 13, 2014

DeadFred said:
Actually , after 35 years of marriage we each in our way appreciate the others issues and problem solve to achieve a remedy . She would never impose her will on anyone plainlost .. only state a situation that needs to be discussed and resolved. Same with me . It''s gonna work , we just need to hash it out and move on.

We've been married 20+ years and I completely agree that when problems arise, as a couple we need to figure them out together. I believe IMHO, that sleeping early/late is NOT a problem the couple needs to "hash it out." Again, I say LET HIM/HER SLEEP! Peace will reign in the kingdom (AND IN THE ALBERGUE)..

John Frazzini · Mar 15, 2014

Everyone for themselves...establish where you will end up at the end of tomorrow and everyone meets there.

DeadFred · Mar 15, 2014

Kiwi-d said:
Hmm. Now I understand you are walking mid September and I am walking early September. Í think you mentioned you hold the World Championship Snorer title, and now you're indicating your wife is the World's Earliest Riser! (Might be something to do with the snoring, but we won't mention that). I rather visualised myself as a tortoise with a backpack, but now, in fear of you catching up and sharing an albergue, I think I might resemble the Roadrunner....

Ha! ... Run Kiwi-d! actually , fear thee not , I use a CPAP so I no longer snore,,, I hummmmmmm

viv1959 · Mar 16, 2014

madame_shepard said:
Bring the pills!

Amen!

november_moon · Mar 17, 2014

Sounds like plainlost has some unresolved issues that are being projected onto the OP's situation

jirit · Mar 18, 2014

My wife and I have a simple rule when I comes to the camino.

Since I am an early riser, then I should head out on my own first, and let her sleep, and she can follow later.

On the camino Frances it rarely a problem. Sooner or later we will cross paths before the day it over, before we have arrived at the next destination.

SYates · Mar 18, 2014

DeadFred said:
... btw She takes sleeping pills like our grandkids take M&M's( almost)

That might be actually part of the problem, if she takes so many since quite some time her sleeping problems might be actually now be caused by the sleeping pills. Depending on what kind of pills she takes obviously. Buen Camino! SY

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