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[QUOTE="Umwandert, post: 1074998, member: 94324"] [B](7) Lost and found on the camino[/B] It’s part of my life to lose things like scarves, gloves, hats or towels. On the camino I had to make sure that the most important things all had their fixed place in my gear, which I checked every morning before leaving. My wallet in the left trouser pocket, my cell phone in the right one, my credential in the left jacket pocket, the mask in the right one, the powerbank in the head pocket of my bagpack. And my medication had its place in an inside pocket of my bagpack. Losing even one of these items would have been problematic and could have easily meant trouble or disrupted my camino. Around 5 km before Vilanova de Lourenza I found a good quality black hat on the camino in the forest. I went to albergue Savior that day, which was quite full (the other albergue in the town was closed). Around 15 pilgrims were there. I asked around but no one claimed the hat. So I left it there. I thought, thanks to my security system, that won’t happen to me. Well... The evening of the next day, when I reached my destination – albergue O Xistral approximately 15 km before Vilalba – I was greeted by the hospitalero and two pilgrims who were staying there. When I went to the shower I couldn’t find my toiletries. The whole bag of toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, soap, shower gel, plaster etc. was gone. I was stunned, it must have stayed in the Vilanova de Lourenza albergue. I remembered putting it aside while rearranging my stuff in the backpack. No problem, said the hospitalero, Vilalba is a big city, you can buy everything there. So I used the hand soap from the bathroom to shower and wasn’t too mad about myself. Finally, my most important items were not missing. But after the communal dinner (lentil soup, tortilla and salad) I discovered that my daily asthma spray was gone too. For some reason I must have put it in my toilet bag the day before. Now I was concerned. In Germany I need a recipe from my doc, the medication needs to be refrigerated in the pharmacy before first use and they almost never have it on stock, it has to be ordered and will be delivered the next day. What were my chances of finding it in Spain? I googled and found out that my medication has a different name in Spain. I didn’t have much hope, especially when I realized the next day, that Vilaba wasn’t a big city but more of a depressing looking small town with lots of broken buildings. I went to a small pharmacy in the center and explained what I was looking for. The pharmacist nodded and in one movement she produced not one but two different versions of my medication (suave y fuerte), both chilled as prescribed. But it’s very expensive, she said. That didn’t bother me, I was super happy and bought the suave one for 43 Euro. The biggest surprise came at the end of my camino, when I reached Olveiroa on my way to Fisterra after completing the Norte. On my very first camino in January 2020 I had lost my charging cable and cell phone plug. I was almost sure that I had left it in the hostel in Olveiroa. 28 months later im June 2022, in late afternoon I returned to Olveiroa, this time I didn’t stay in Casa Manola. But I remembered the nice restaurant and stopped for cake and coke. Out of curiosity I asked whether they have a leftover box with forgotten items. I described my missing cord and plug and that I had supposedly left it in one of the rooms 2 years ago. The guy behind the bar said wait a minute and went into the kitchen. Just a minute later he returned with my cable and plug. I was absolutely stunned. They really had kept it! I left a a generous tip and told him, I would love to return next time as a guest. The camino really provides! To be continued… [/QUOTE]
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