Cailin O Eire
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Walked Sarria to Santiago Easter 2014
Hope to walk for 5 days from St Jean Pied De Port to wherever my feet bring me to first week of June 2016
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Thank You Sabine, I had been really looking forward to this trip but as you said the talk of crime on the camino towards solo walkers as a consequence of Denise's disappearance has unnerved me. I need to live in the moment and stop worrying about what might never occur.Do not worry...there will be alot of people around. Don't fret too much about the so called crime on the Camino. There are more than enough people on the Frances. To tell the truth on the Frances you will cherish the moments that you will be on your own for fifteen minutes.
And crime : I felt more unsafe on certain streets here in Brussels than I felt walking alone in Spain ( even when walking on the very lonely camino del Ebro ).
Hi Wayfarer, that is good to know, I was in two minds about postponing my trip until I got a walking buddy after reading the newspaper article regarding Denise's disappearance and harassment cases. I don't want to give into fear though. Okay I need to refocus for sure. Just to pick your brain actually I play gaa train twice weekly and am kinda using that training as my camino training, due to time constraints. Surely that level of fitness will be enough to get me over the first day, which I hear is one of the toughest. I will break in the shoes a bit more but as for long treks it's not possible at this stage.There will be people on the trail from 06.00 and even earlier, you will have plenty company, do not worry, just go and enjoy every step of your Camino.
Wow, some peoples limits are limitless. Amazing.If you play GAA twice a week you will ace it no worries.
We met an eighty two year old Japanese pilgrim with a prosthesis from above his knee and hard as we tried we could not keep up. It was his third Camino, we were a young fifty eight and sixty at the time.
Thanks for that, it is a good idea, it is an idea that I will likely put into practice.If for some unlikely reason you don't see a group at first simply delay a minute on the bridge. You will be welcome in nearly every group.
The same will hold true at Orisson. Just attach to a group that is going on.
This is all very normal.
Very good a good reason to not look like I'm loitering suspiciously on the bridge. ThanksI forgot to add that a picture on the bridge leaving St. Jean is pretty much a mandatory part of your Camino photos....so you have to wait for someone to take it for you anyway.
If you play GAA twice a week you will ace it no worries.
We met an eighty two year old Japanese pilgrim with a prosthesis from above his knee and hard as we tried we could not keep up. It was his third Camino, we were a young fifty eight and sixty at the time.
No worries. There will be many fellow pilgrims walking and you will see them all day.
The walk to Roncesvalles is not that bad. Since you play sports on a regular basis you will have no problems. Just take your time and get a feel for it. Also get some snacks to carry with you that first day and maybe some extra water. Not many options until you get to Roncesvalles.
cheers
Greetings, has there been any update on this missing Lady? news about it seems a bit vague. safety on the Camino is the concern of all that is why we should always attempt to leave in the early morning hours with someone.All these replies to Cailin's legitimate and understandable concerns are very comforting to those of us women planning to walk the Camino solo. I'm walking in September and October, and I haven't had any worries at all until now. The thing is, one can know in one's head that incidents like the one we're all so focused on are incredibly rare, that the Camino is safer than most cities in the U.S., that we solo women just need to exercise the same precautions that we would anywhere, but our hearts are shaken by all the unknowns now. I think it will all settle out soon and that we'll regain our calm and composure and response to the call of the Camino. But for the moment, we're shaken, and all of these wonderful reassurances from those who know the Camino are very comforting and welcome. Thank you!
Yes exactly. As a prospective solo peregrina, I have read many, many posts on this forum by others like me asking for reassurance. Don't we all really know that of course the Camino is part of regular life. The risks a woman takes in walking alone on the Camino may be relatively slight. But inherently safe? I wish.Do we need to start viewing the Camino more as a part of regular life rather than a rarefied atmosphere where we are inherently safe?
It is? Boy. I didn't know that. One more reason to have to go back.I forgot to add that a picture on the bridge leaving St. Jean is pretty much a mandatory part of your Camino photos....so you have to wait for someone to take it for you anyway.
grayland says it very well...not to obsess, but please do not leave your common sense at home...and have a very buen camino!Bear in mind that Astorga if a very long way from ST. Jean.
Please don't let worry ruin your start.
Just take some of the precautions discussed here and have fun....a hard first day work out...but fun.
thank you so very much for such a kind offer, I will keep my eye out for you from when I pass Orrison. I feel much more relaxed today about it all, I think I was a bit over whelmed after reading the article Falcon posted on the 'I think my sister is missing thread'. Feeling much more positive and thank god the excitement is rekindling. Hope to see you on the wayYou will be walking to Roncesvalles the same day I will be walking from Orrison to Roncesvalles. I will look for you and you can walk with me. You will be faster and catch me without a doubt. I am a 6ft platinum blonde, short, short hair. We can walk together into Roncesvalles, no worries.
Posting the speculative news articles with few real facts is probably not helpful.
You are absolutely right. It is all like grocery store check out newspapers. No news and very histrionic.Thank you Grayland! All those articles, posts and would be detectives are really getting on my system! Not to mention the hideous google translations
The Camino is no more dangerous today than a month ago, or last year. A plane crash does not make flying unsafe. Always when traveling alone (anywhere) it is wise to hook up with a traveling group. This is easily done on the Camino Frances, in fact hard to avoid.Hi Wayfarer, that is good to know, I was in two minds about postponing my trip until I got a walking buddy after reading the newspaper article regarding Denise's disappearance and harassment cases. I don't want to give into fear though. Okay I need to refocus for sure. Just to pick your brain actually I play gaa train twice weekly and am kinda using that training as my camino training, due to time constraints. Surely that level of fitness will be enough to get me over the first day, which I hear is one of the toughest. I will break in the shoes a bit more but as for long treks it's not possible at this stage.
Thanks for been available to answer these questions so often.
Thank you
This is easily done on the Camino Frances, in fact hard to avoid.
I'll be walking out of St. Jean morning of 31st of May, from advice given on the forum I will probably be starting the walk for the long journey to Roncesvalle at 6:30am, is it going to be busy (other's)that time, will other pilgrims be setting off around then, for those who are there now was there others walking that early,I am feeling anxious of been alone on the path now, would like to think I would have other pilgrims in sight or to maybe walk with. I think I have spent too much time reading the crime on the camino posts!!
Thanks for any thoughts,
Yours
A pilgrim feeling anxious :
Hi Cailin – all the comments are valid – you should have no problem - in Sept 2013 I started in SJPP about 8.00 am – walked at a steady comfortable pace – it took me about 7 hours to get to Roncesvalles – lots of other pilgrims around – just take advice on the weather & bring some food
Have a great time
@biarritzdon did you stop by "The Abbey?"I just drove from Biarritz to Pamplona and return on 1 and 2 may 2015. From the number of pilgrims I saw in SJPdP, Pamplona and all along the way in between, you are not going to be alone for more than 2 or 3 minutes. It might as well be a conga line!
Yes me too, so glad I asked the questions. I now feel the excitement that had been there returning. 4 weeks today the countdown is onI was feeling some of the same apprehensions for the last few days but I feel much better after reading the replies that have been written. I also read the beautiful "Peregrino Why Do You Weep" on another post and know that walking the camino is exactly what I have in my heart to do. see you on the path
Though my husband and I are walking the Camino together, we've met lots of Pilgrims doing it alone - both male and female. There's such a wonderful spirit on the Camino - you become instant family. I'm very sad that Arizona is missing ... But we've seen nothing but warmth and friendship. You'll do great! NingI'll be walking out of St. Jean morning of 31st of May, from advice given on the forum I will probably be starting the walk for the long journey to Roncesvalle at 6:30am, is it going to be busy (other's)that time, will other pilgrims be setting off around then, for those who are there now was there others walking that early,I am feeling anxious of been alone on the path now, would like to think I would have other pilgrims in sight or to maybe walk with. I think I have spent too much time reading the crime on the camino posts!!
Thanks for any thoughts,
Yours
A pilgrim feeling anxious :-/
No, I did not on this trip. I was in a rush on the way to Pamplona airport and too early on the way back. I did see Neill and Catherine's car parked up there on my way down to Spain.@biarritzdon did you stop by "The Abbey?"
I'll be walking out of St. Jean morning of 31st of May, ..., will other pilgrims be setting off around then, for those who are there now was there others walking that early,I am feeling anxious of been alone on the path now, would like to think I would have other pilgrims in sight or to maybe walk with. I think I have spent too much time reading the crime on the camino posts!!
I'll be walking out of St. Jean morning of 31st of May, from advice given on the forum I will probably be starting the walk for the long journey to Roncesvalle at 6:30am, is it going to be busy (other's)that time, will other pilgrims be setting off around then, for those who are there now was there others walking that early,I am feeling anxious of been alone on the path now, would like to think I would have other pilgrims in sight or to maybe walk with. I think I have spent too much time reading the crime on the camino posts!!
Thanks for any thoughts,
Yours
A pilgrim feeling anxious :-/
I'll be walking out of St. Jean morning of 31st of May, from advice given on the forum I will probably be starting the walk for the long journey to Roncesvalle at 6:30am, is it going to be busy (other's)that time, will other pilgrims be setting off around then, for those who are there now was there others walking that early,I am feeling anxious of been alone on the path now, would like to think I would have other pilgrims in sight or to maybe walk with. I think I have spent too much time reading the crime on the camino posts!!
Thanks for any thoughts,
Yours
A pilgrim feeling anxious :-/
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