Hello fellow pilgrims. I am planning my third Caminio for this Spring (last week of May and first week of June). In 2022, I walked the Frances alone from SJPP to Burgos and I fell in love with the Camino. This year, 2023, I walked the Frances again, this time with my daughter, from SJPP to Santiago - it was beyond our expectations. Even though I was plagued by seriously infected blisters and had get hospital treatment a few times, stop walking for a few days while the antibiotics worked, and literally dragged myself for the last 100 km to Santiago, it was still the best experience, especially sharing it with my daughter.
That being said, this year, I can only take two weeks and was all set on walking the Camino Portuguese alone from Porto and then I started looking at the Camino de Invierno. While I'm tending towards the Camino de Invierno, I wonder if more seasoned pilgrims than myself can provide some of their experiences on these two caminos. I know they are completely different and that the Invierno will likely be more isolated and I'll have to shorten some of the stages since my limits don't allow for walking 35km stages.
As mentioned above, I've walked the Frances alone and never felt in any danger or uncomfortable and wonder if the same sense of safety is present on the Invierno ?
Any insights you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you !
That being said, this year, I can only take two weeks and was all set on walking the Camino Portuguese alone from Porto and then I started looking at the Camino de Invierno. While I'm tending towards the Camino de Invierno, I wonder if more seasoned pilgrims than myself can provide some of their experiences on these two caminos. I know they are completely different and that the Invierno will likely be more isolated and I'll have to shorten some of the stages since my limits don't allow for walking 35km stages.
As mentioned above, I've walked the Frances alone and never felt in any danger or uncomfortable and wonder if the same sense of safety is present on the Invierno ?
Any insights you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you !