Kiwi-family
{Rachael, the Mama of the family}
- Time of past OR future Camino
- walking every day for the rest of my life
I’ve been mulling over my upcoming solo camino......
“Walk in sight of someone else” is advice I have read - but what if no one else is walking?
If you’re the only pilgrim when you arrive at an albergue is it rude to lock the front door while you take a shower? (Perhaps i’m Paranoid about this one after a guy forced the lock into the shower twice in three minutes when I was showering on my last camino)
What do you do if you’re alone in an albergue and someone turns up knocking on the door at midnight? I would be hesitant to open up but aware they might be a pilgrim who got lost or had a late train from Madrid or something.
What if some guy you’re uncomfortable with turns up when it’s too late to walk on?
It’s starting to sound like i’m Not good material for a solo walk but i’m anticipating that if I think through these issues I will gain confidence.
Until this year I had never spent a night alone in a house - there has always been at least a parent or husband or child - this first night alone in 48 Years was strangely empowering even though it was in a familiar environment (my home!)
What can you experienced solo walkers suggest?
“Walk in sight of someone else” is advice I have read - but what if no one else is walking?
If you’re the only pilgrim when you arrive at an albergue is it rude to lock the front door while you take a shower? (Perhaps i’m Paranoid about this one after a guy forced the lock into the shower twice in three minutes when I was showering on my last camino)
What do you do if you’re alone in an albergue and someone turns up knocking on the door at midnight? I would be hesitant to open up but aware they might be a pilgrim who got lost or had a late train from Madrid or something.
What if some guy you’re uncomfortable with turns up when it’s too late to walk on?
It’s starting to sound like i’m Not good material for a solo walk but i’m anticipating that if I think through these issues I will gain confidence.
Until this year I had never spent a night alone in a house - there has always been at least a parent or husband or child - this first night alone in 48 Years was strangely empowering even though it was in a familiar environment (my home!)
What can you experienced solo walkers suggest?