- Time of past OR future Camino
- Inglès April 2023
Primitivo July 2023
Let me preface this by saying please understand I am not picking on anybody, I fully understand that mistakes happen and how. Been there, done that.
I have been astonished to see so many lost and found reports over the last two weeks. And not just little things : major items, important/expensive items.
Off the top of my head that list includes a bank card, purse, poles, a drone, a GoPro, an Altus poncho and a rain jacket. Let alone smaller items like hats etc.
I, too, have left my poles behind once. Had to backtrack one and a half kilometres to collect them. Considering that they are normally always in my hands goodness only knows how I managed that.
So the purpose of this is just to remind us all: make sure you secure your gear properly. Securely insert or even better clip your purse into to your belt or pack, double safety pin the socks when they are hung to dry. Remember to check that you have zipped shut everything that should be zipped shut. If your poles, jacket, hat or poncho are going on the outside of your pack, don't just use one strap to secure them, use two.
And as many have said over the years:
after a break, secure everything properly, take a couple of steps, stop, turn around and look back. Nothing left behind?
Buen Camino!
I have been astonished to see so many lost and found reports over the last two weeks. And not just little things : major items, important/expensive items.
Off the top of my head that list includes a bank card, purse, poles, a drone, a GoPro, an Altus poncho and a rain jacket. Let alone smaller items like hats etc.
I, too, have left my poles behind once. Had to backtrack one and a half kilometres to collect them. Considering that they are normally always in my hands goodness only knows how I managed that.
So the purpose of this is just to remind us all: make sure you secure your gear properly. Securely insert or even better clip your purse into to your belt or pack, double safety pin the socks when they are hung to dry. Remember to check that you have zipped shut everything that should be zipped shut. If your poles, jacket, hat or poncho are going on the outside of your pack, don't just use one strap to secure them, use two.
And as many have said over the years:
after a break, secure everything properly, take a couple of steps, stop, turn around and look back. Nothing left behind?
Buen Camino!
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