I know a pilgrim who lives in my apartment and I'm pretty sure he's attracted to me, as he proposed years ago and we've since married and done three caminos together :D
But in terms of random encounters, not really... In hiking gear shops and...
I walked the full 800-mile route of the California Missions last year, and then the abbreviated 225-mile Camino Serra between Sonoma and Carmel last month. So far, very few people are recognized as having completed either walk, I was recognized...
Set your backpack down and it can be stollen. Crossbody bag strap can be cut and stollen.
The only safe place for a passport is in a money belt under your clothes.
Stolen passports are worth a lot of money on the black market.
-Paul
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