JustOneGuy
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Aug 2024: GR130, Apr 25: Camino Primitivo?
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Everyone seems to recommend the Frances for my first Camino. I do not like crowds, and like to make my own way. Which Camino (30ish) days would also be good for a wandering first timer?I’m not a believer either, I most definitely do not walk the Camino for religious purposes. I hate crowds, tours etc. Use a guide book etc purely for research, then find my own places, make my own memories etc. I’ve missed many famous places/ sites- because I just can’t deal with the crowds (or because I couldn’t care less).
So I get it. It’s not what I walk the Camino for, and it’s why I haven’t walked the Frances.
It’s also why I started from my doorstep. 370km and not a single fellow pilgrim. (Actually, one or two would have been nice!)
There are many quieter, less travelled Caminos, with several threads on them.
Hopefully someone more experienced than I will see your post and respond accordingly- or you could contact a moderator and ask them to move this to a new thread.
Aren't those two sentences a little contradictory? If you really prefer to make your own way then why not choose a place which is of personal significance to yourself, decide what is a reasonable daily distance for you, then plot a route which works? Unless you want to arrive in Santiago and claim a Compostela the route is entirely up to you.I do not like crowds, and like to make my own way. Which Camino (30ish) days would also be good for a wandering first timer?
That is the best recommendation I have received. There is plenty of information here, and elsewhere to make that possible. Sometimes TMI can lead to doubt and overthinking. Thank you.Aren't those two sentences a little contradictory? If you really prefer to make your own way then why not choose a place which is of personal significance to yourself, decide what is a reasonable daily distance for you, then plot a route which works? Unless you want to arrive in Santiago and claim a Compostela the route is entirely up to you.
If you haven't already you could download one of the apps like mapy.cz , wikiloc etc. Personally I find the desktop version of mapy to be excellent for planning your own route. You can research on here, pick and choose places that you would like to visit or parts of routes that you would like to follow, then join them all up with mapy. Or of course simply put in point a point b etc, and let mapy connect to the dots for you. It'll always put you on a path if one exists.That is the best recommendation I have received. There is plenty of information here, and elsewhere to make that possible. Sometimes TMI can lead to doubt and overthinking. Thank you.
I am just like you.Hello everyone,
I came here looking for information about the Camino. My idea was to do with my partner “the” camino next spring. Then I started reading and I must say that, thanks also to the courtesy and welcome found, unusual in a forum, I became very involved in the idea. Then for various reasons I decided to plan a tour of the island where I live, the Canary Islands, as a start.
However, I must say, the more I read and - can I tell you the truth? - the less passionate I get about the idea of doing a Camino. As I have already said I am not a believer, so for me from a religious point of view it would have little value. but this is not a problem at all: I am meditative and like to walk alone, with frugality and little impact. But I don't like to “follow” the crowd, and frankly both my partner/wife and I don't like crowded places (a problem also here and in general in Spain) and feeling like “a number.” And I wonder if instead we are not the sort of person who should do the Camino.
I have always had - suffered, I would say - from an independent spirit and to the iconic, famous place I have always preferred the chance to make my own little discovery in the less known but true place, my own little gem. We have been to Galicia, Cantabria Asturia and Portugal recently (by car though) and we loved them. It was April-May, it was raining (and we both like rain and cold!). We found some wonderful places and were therefore attracted by the beauty of some lighthouses, some “rias” and towns, some remote white beaches, just for us. Also, we do not like planning too much in advance, and feeling the stress of not finding accommodation for the night would be an additional burden for us.
Having said all this--sorry for the long introduction--do you think, put frankly, there are caminos/periods when one does not experience this feeling of tourist massification that seems to me to be expressed in many posts? And also whether you think that at different times of the year, perhaps without overdoing the rainyou could plan a visit to places where you could find some recollection, some personal experience? Or whether, in your opinion, it is better to head to other shores, and leave the Camino experience to those who truly believe in it?
In the back of my mind lies a little dream: that, shortly after I retire, I will start to walk, stopping only when I can no longer physically do it. A former colleague of mine recently retired: he put all his things in a couple of containers and lives in a beautiful sailboat with his wife, planning to go around the world.
To sailing I would personally prefer walking. Maybe a “camino” from Finisterra to Nordkapp, or some other crazy cardinal point (but with my big cat, whom I would never leave alone for months!
Thanks as always to everyone who will have the courtesy and time to give me their honest opinion.
Some great walking in the Canaries and fairly quiet if I remember. How about La Gomera? Close to home and not exotic for you but maybe a good starter?Hello everyone,
I came here looking for information about the Camino. My idea was to do with my partner “the” camino next spring. Then I started reading and I must say that, thanks also to the courtesy and welcome found, unusual in a forum, I became very involved in the idea. Then for various reasons I decided to plan a tour of the island where I live, the Canary Islands, as a start.
However, I must say, the more I read and - can I tell you the truth? - the less passionate I get about the idea of doing a Camino. As I have already said I am not a believer, so for me from a religious point of view it would have little value. but this is not a problem at all: I am meditative and like to walk alone, with frugality and little impact. But I don't like to “follow” the crowd, and frankly both my partner/wife and I don't like crowded places (a problem also here and in general in Spain) and feeling like “a number.” And I wonder if instead we are not the sort of person who should do the Camino.
I have always had - suffered, I would say - from an independent spirit and to the iconic, famous place I have always preferred the chance to make my own little discovery in the less known but true place, my own little gem. We have been to Galicia, Cantabria Asturia and Portugal recently (by car though) and we loved them. It was April-May, it was raining (and we both like rain and cold!). We found some wonderful places and were therefore attracted by the beauty of some lighthouses, some “rias” and towns, some remote white beaches, just for us. Also, we do not like planning too much in advance, and feeling the stress of not finding accommodation for the night would be an additional burden for us.
Having said all this--sorry for the long introduction--do you think, put frankly, there are caminos/periods when one does not experience this feeling of tourist massification that seems to me to be expressed in many posts? And also whether you think that at different times of the year, perhaps without overdoing the rainyou could plan a visit to places where you could find some recollection, some personal experience? Or whether, in your opinion, it is better to head to other shores, and leave the Camino experience to those who truly believe in it?
In the back of my mind lies a little dream: that, shortly after I retire, I will start to walk, stopping only when I can no longer physically do it. A former colleague of mine recently retired: he put all his things in a couple of containers and lives in a beautiful sailboat with his wife, planning to go around the world.
To sailing I would personally prefer walking. Maybe a “camino” from Finisterra to Nordkapp, or some other crazy cardinal point (but with my big cat, whom I would never leave alone for months!
Thanks as always to everyone who will have the courtesy and time to give me their honest opinion.
Yes, you are right @dbier!Hey, one question.
Weren't you the gentleman who told us on these boards about the pilgrims you met and the peace they demonstrated to you?
And now you don't want to walk where they did when they showed you that peace?
To be honest, you seem to have developed the same case of nerves we all have at some point on Camino.
Why not just come, walk, and see what you find?
Buen Camino!
Ah lovely! Spent a year in Canaries 2020/1 and stayed at least a month in each of the islands, though a bit more in Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Did some walking but nowhere near enough! Enjoy!Hi @TravellingMan22 , actually I am starting with the "Camino Real de la Costa y Mediania"... "soon" (compatibly with my work and home duties) - see here. La Gomera maybe my next (shorter), followed by every single island in the archipelago.
Lucky guy! Nice.... but... that's bad! You wasted most of your time in the two islands that are considered the WORST here!Ah lovely! Spent a year in Canaries 2020/1 and stayed at least a month in each of the islands, though a bit more in Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Did some walking but nowhere near enough! Enjoy!
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