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The Team
Hi!
My name is Carol, I am the founder of Camino Confidence and Camino Guide. I live a very simple life just above Fromista on the Camino Frances with my two cats and four dogs.
As a mature woman I have experienced plenty of ups and downs, good and bad. I know exactly how it feels to lose self confidence and allow anxiety to take over. It so easy to lose sight of who we are over the years and push our dreams into a small place at the back of our minds.
So that is why I created Camino Confidence and my mission is to restore your confidence, guide you and help you realize your dream of walking the Camino.
My first Camino was way back in 2003 and I was so overwhelmed with the whole experience, it was without doubt the best time of my life. So much so. that I decided there and then that I would come back and live here and become a guide.
Here I am!
Meet the Guides
This is Brigitte. Brigitte first walked the Camino in Sept/Oct 2000 from St Jean to Santiago de Compostella. Upon receiving her first Compostela in Santiago she was told that she was the first Namibian to have earned the compostela. More than a decade passed before Brigitte set of on her second camino, the Central Portuguese Camino in 2011. That was just the beginning of many more:
2015 Tunnel Route from Irun to Santo Domingo de Calzada and the Inglese from A Coruna to Santiago. Then it became an annual walk. 2016 the Coastal Portuguese from Porto to SdC including the Spiritual Variante from Pontevedra to Padron. In 2017 Brigitte walked the Via Francigena from Siena to Rome. In 2017 Brigitte decided to give back to the Camino and attended a hospitalera training course in South Africa. In 2019 Brigitte walked the Coastal Portuguese again from Porto to SdC and to Finisterre and Muxia. Brigitte is looking forward to sharing her passion for the outdoors and hiking and would like to share a camino with her next group.
My name is Linda, I live in the UK but come from the Norwegian city of Trondheim, a popular pilgrim destination since medieval times. The idea of long-distance walking and pilgrimage routes has always appealed to me, so when I heard about the Camino, I was hooked.
I first set foot on the Camino in 2009, on the short Inglés to see if I was cut out for walking with a backpack – and I loved it! Then in 2012 I set out from St Jean Pied de Port on the Francés. And I took my time – I took 42 days and don’t regret a single one! The camino needs to be enjoyed, not rushed – sometimes your thoughts need time to catch up with you.
In 2014 I went back to Astorga, and I have been on one camino or other at least once a year since.
In 2019 I was lucky enough to join the fabulous Colleen Sims on her very first Camino Taster guided group walk from Pamplona to Logroño, to help in any way I could and to see if it was something I could imagine doing. We had a wonderful time, and when the week was over, I was sad to leave the group behind and continue on my own. So, when Colleen told me that Carol was looking for a guide for a Slow Stroll on the Inglés, I jumped at the chance. I enjoy a gentle pace to smell the roses and enjoy the moment rather than rushing to Santiago, and I look forward to meeting new pilgrims and introducing them to the camino that has given me so much.
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Camino Confidence - Core Beliefs
Freedom
We believe that all women have the ability to step outside their comfort zone and enjoy a life with freedom with the right support and encouragement.
Confidence
We believe that women are intrinsically connected and there is power in a supportive community of like-minded individuals.
Respect
We believe that we all have our own unique perspective of our Camino and that everyone’s perspective should be respected.
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Confidence
We believe that women are intrinsically connected and there is power in a supportive community of like-minded individuals.