To Karin, who left her stick in Santiago...

[MKalcolm M]

On August 9th, I passed through Santiago, en-route to Leon, where I planned to start walking the Camino San Salvador to Oviedo. I wanted a stick to walk with, and so went to the pilgrims office and asked if I could take one from the pile left by pilgrims who had finished their caminos. I choose a good, tall staff, the top inch of which had been de-barked and had the name "Karin" on it.

This stick did me well and and accompanied my foot fall all the way. It was a hard, hot, camino and I lent my weight on it hard as I wheezed up mountains, and then down again after the summit.

In Oviedo, I met a pilgrim who was just about to start the Primitivo to Santiago, so I gave her the staff and told her how I had acquired it. She asked me to write my name at the top, which I did, and now the staff is wending its way back to Santiago.

Karin, whoever you are and where ever you are, thank you for the use of your stick. It was a good companion, and a helpful tool, and its story is continuing.

 

[CaminoDebrita]

On August 9th, I passed through Santiago, en-route to Leon, where I planned to start walking the Camino San Salvador to Oviedo. I wanted a stick to walk with, and so went to the pilgrims office and asked if I could take one from the pile left by pilgrims who had finished their caminos. I choose a good, tall staff, the top inch of which had been de-barked and had the name "Karin" on it.

This stick did me well and and accompanied my foot fall all the way. It was a hard, hot, camino and I lent my weight on it hard as I wheezed up mountains, and then down again after the summit.

In Oviedo, I met a pilgrim who was just about to start the Primitivo to Santiago, so I gave her the staff and told her how I had acquired it. She asked me to write my name at the top, which I did, and now the staff is wending its way back to Santiago.

Karin, whoever you are and where ever you are, thank you for the use of your stick. It was a good companion, and a helpful tool, and its story is continuing.

I love this tale, and thanks for sharing it.

 

[KinkyOne]

Just beautiful!!!

 

[Deleted member 67338]

I noticed one of my walking partners was intending to take her stick back on a Ryanair flight to the US that she had borrowed from her Mayer where she works I took it off her and sent it with those great guys from the post office Compostela to Utah 47 euros in case anybody wanted to know, the Mayor was so thrilled with her walk he insisted she keep it. I'll get my 47 euros of Vino if I ever go back to the states.