Float05
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF May/June 2023
Norte May/June 2024
I walked the CF last May as a solo peregrina and caught the bug. I’m going back this May/June and plan to take the Norte/Primitivo route. And I’m thrilled that my partner wants to come with me! We’re both excited, but he has one reservation: when we’ve travelled to Spanish speaking countries in the past (Mexico, Ecuador, Peru) we’ve been in areas with few English speakers, where I can communicate (conversational but not fluent) but he cannot. He really has tried to learn and it just doesn’t click.
We’ve heard there are fewer English speaking pilgrims on the Norte than the CF, so he’s worried he’ll feel isolated and miss out at communal dinners, etc. Of course we wouldn’t expect the majority to speak English, but if there are at least a few he could have those nice end-of-day talks.
What is your experience with the number of English speaking pilgrims on the Norte? (He’s unconcerned with needing my help with the locals, just with the pilgrims). Thanks in advance!
We’ve heard there are fewer English speaking pilgrims on the Norte than the CF, so he’s worried he’ll feel isolated and miss out at communal dinners, etc. Of course we wouldn’t expect the majority to speak English, but if there are at least a few he could have those nice end-of-day talks.
What is your experience with the number of English speaking pilgrims on the Norte? (He’s unconcerned with needing my help with the locals, just with the pilgrims). Thanks in advance!