CaminoErin
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I walked Fisterra > Santiago in early June of 2017. It was a pleasant 4-day walk. I do not remember seeing many others en-route.Walking my 2nd Camino in June and not looking forward to the crowds from Sarria. I’m starting in St Jean and considering taking a bus from Samos to Finesterre then walk backwards from the coast to Santiago to avoid crowds. Untraditional, but happy to forge my own path. Curious if anyone has done this? I only have 35 days and have never seen the coast.
Hi @CaminoErin @Tassie Kaz is spot on. At the end of the Arles / Aragones Way, we walked one day ‘backwards’ from Obanos to Pamplona. It was quite a fun experience - for those few hours - but at times felt like an army coming towards us! You literally see everyone so it feels even more crowded than if you walk in the usual direction. Some good suggestions above. All the bestI'm all for going your Own Way but you may not avoid the crowd by doing the leg backwards...in fact it could seem theres more walkers as you'll be meeting them head on rather than as part of the flow!
Plus, there'll still be the nightly accommodation bottleneck.
That you see much more people when you walk in reverse is true. But the experience is different, you see them only for a short moment to exchange some "buen caminos". If you walk behind a group of sometimes very talkative or noisy pelgrims that is something different. You can overtake them of cause but then you may have to walk faster than you would like. At the next coffebreak ( or the next group) you will gave to repeat this manoeuvre.Hi @CaminoErin @Tassie Kaz is spot on. At the end of the Arles / Aragones Way, we walked one day ‘backwards’ from Obanos to Pamplona. It was quite a fun experience - for those few hours - but at times felt like an army coming towards us! You literally see everyone so it feels even more crowded than if you walk in the usual direction. Some good suggestions above. All the best
Yes, this. If you walk backwards you will see more people. Edit: as @Pelerina also said.I'm all for going your Own Way but you may not avoid the crowd by doing the leg backwards...in fact it could seem theres more walkers as you'll be meeting them head on rather than as part of the flow!
Plus, there'll still be the nightly accommodation bottleneck.
Yes it is a different experience.That you see much more people when you walk in reverse is true. But the experience is different, you see them only for a short moment to exchange some "buen caminos". If you walk behind a group of sometimes very talkative or noisy pelgrims that is something different. You can overtake them of cause but then you may have to walk faster than you would like. At the next coffebreak ( or the next group) you will gave to repeat this manoeuvre.
I only have 35 days and have never seen the coast.
Hi CaminoErin,Walking my 2nd Camino in June and not looking forward to the crowds from Sarria. I’m starting in St Jean and considering taking a bus from Samos to Finesterre then walk backwards from the coast to Santiago to avoid crowds. Untraditional, but happy to forge my own path. Curious if anyone has done this? I only have 35 days and have never seen the coast.
If any effect at all, walking backwards will mean you see actually more people. If 100 people are walking the same stretch as you do in opposite direction, chances are big, that you will run into all of them like a ship going through the waves. Only short encounters, but many.Walking my 2nd Camino in June and not looking forward to the crowds from Sarria. I’m starting in St Jean and considering taking a bus from Samos to Finesterre then walk backwards from the coast to Santiago to avoid crowds. Untraditional, but happy to forge my own path. Curious if anyone has done this? I only have 35 days and have never seen the coast.
Yes, something that is important and can only be decided en route. I’m still good friends with the Pilgrims I walked with in 2010!Aside from the idea of walking backwards, the idea of busing from Samos to Fisterre probably won’t feel right when you’re actually in Samos. You’d have just spent thirty days or so seeing familiar faces over and over. You’ll be connected with that wave, that cohort, you’ll have friends, some even have a “camino family” (I didn’t). It’d be a shame to break those connections.
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