Great idea! 2018 and 2022, SJPDP to Santigo. Only used my phone to touch base with wife back home. And even those calls felt like an interruption to the experience.
The various apps available for smart phones add a dimension of knowledge, predictability and safety that a voice and simple flip phone cannot. I concur with Jungleboy's suggestion. Delete what does not help, and keep what will.
You should know...
I met an 81 year old woman on the CF this summer, who carried no phone or camera. The Camino did provide, in that various pilgrims would take photos of her and send them, along with a message from her, to her son. But I would always recommend...
I met a French young man last year. He walked with a not so smart phone, those that can only send sms and a disposable camera, and a book. When we met outside of Carrión de los Condes, he asked me to take a photo of him and WhatsApp his mom to gv...
Perhaps it depends on what you want to get out of your Camino. Do you want to find out about yourself - what you can do on your own? Or do you see yourself more as a tourist?
I brought a cell phone and a separate camera on #1 & 2. For #3, I...
I walked my first 2 caminos without any phone at all. Walked from Le Puy without a word of French. I did just fine. Does that mean I would recommend walking without a smartphone? No I would not. Just for the fact that in an emergency it can be a...
I did the CdF with just Brierly and an old Nokia phone that predates the flip phone. I only used it to call Mrs. Jarrad every 3-4 days or so and I never used it to call ahead for accommodations. Like those who somehow managed to survive...
You are asking the question. Of course you can. Without dispute. Do you want to? Why? Why not?
I would not leave mine at home. Neither would I want to be pegged to it.
You are the author of the discipline required to use it and not let it use...
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