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In March 2016, two pilgrims walked the Napoleon route although it was already prohibited at the time but this legal prohibition was less well known than now. One of them fell and got injured and immobilised and it was night time. It had snowed...
The voice of reason, thank you.
The issue though, is of someone deciding he/she/they can flout the rules or the recommendations. In this context, clearly. However...
Where I live, a simple phrase captures it: "they have lost the run of...
Regardless of fines (which likely can be imposed by french or spanish authorities specifically for this route or endangering rescue personnel in general-i'm not inclined to research it) the rescue costs can be significant and since this article...
I read the original post but I did not bother to comment. You may have noticed that this ""news"" was "heard from two different sources (who didn't know each other) in two different towns" - so it must be true 🙄.
These stories are dished up...
My post wasn’t about fines that have been imposed because of breaking lockdown rules, but about my personal opinion that some more fine wielding wouldn’t go amiss.
There are plenty of cases (I’ve added links to my OP) where people do stupid...
There is a saying on the wall in the albergue in St JPdP , warning pilgrims about the month ahead.
It might be applicable here;
How do you make God laugh ?
Tell him your plans
Funny story about age…I walked my first camino with my father in law and when we went to receive our compostelas he thought he would probably be the oldest that day at 75…well as fate would have it the name above his in the registrar that day was...
Had booked 3 places the year COVID hit.
We were tossing up whether to turn towards Santo Domingo before Pamplona
The owners of the Hotels we booked on the Baztan we lovely and understanding.
Yes , they go alright the Basque.
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