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Michele56 reacted to CaminoCate's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with
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Hi Michelle, You will love it! And do trust that things will go right when you need them to as they always seem somehow. I did my first camino last year to Burgos, alone. Age 62. I like your phrase ‘pulled to do the camino” -me too. I put it off... -
Michele56 reacted to VeganCamino's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
You can do it! How cool that you feel pulled to do it and now you are almost embarking on this long awaited journey. There are so many services after Sarria that you will find everything you need available to you. Have fun and enjoy the journey.
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Michele56 reacted to jimse22's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
Hi, I am 56 and completed the Camino Frances ‘alone’. I wasn’t at all sure what to expect, but it really was a wonderful experience. I actually found that I was never ‘alone’ unless I chose to be (or was walking too fast!) - and something that I...
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Michele56 reacted to Kathy F.'s post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
From your post, I sense less "afraid/nervous" and more "excited." As well you should be! You are heading for an amazing adventure of a lifetime, one it sounds like you have been preparing for. Of course you should be excited!! I've done the...
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Michele56 reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
@Michele56, the beauty of starting from Sarria is that so will lots of others. Nor will you be the only one starting out alone- far from it. Look out for others with fresh, clean (often new) gear - they’re probably your fellow newbies. You’ve...
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Michele56 reacted to henrythedog's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
You’ll be fine. It’s a friendly part of the world with everything you have at home, often of a higher standard and cheaper - albeit in Spanish. English is widely spoken on the Camino Frances, and nobody expects you to know what you’re doing. If...
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Michele56 reacted to CTLawGal's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
Hello Michele56! I walked my first Camino last spring at the age of 64. I walked alone, I walked over 1000 km, and enjoyed every minute! I learned maybe 5 words of Spanish, used Google translate when I had convey information to someone who did...
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Michele56 reacted to Bill905's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
Hello Michele - a couple of years ago (2022) I walked a Camino with my granddaughter. We met up with a German pilgrim, a woman walking alone, who also spoke no Spanish, and we spent a few hours together as my granddaughter and she got along well...
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Michele56 reacted to Roland49's post in the thread 56 y/o, traveling alone & so nervous with Love - Red heart.
Hello! No need to be nervous or afraid! You travel through Europe, not the southeast-asian rainforest on your own! Most Spaniards do speak decent english, but a few simple phrases in Spanish will do you a great favour! Especially after Sarria...
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Michele56 reacted to Turga's post in the thread What would you tell a new pilgrim NOT to do ? with
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Do not believe that ‘The Camino will provide’; be resourceful and ready to adjust. Do not leave all your expectations behind, expectations are positive – just be ready for something completely different and possibly better. Do not ignore the...
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