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It happens. I zipped off the lower portion of my hiking pants at a stop for coffee one morning, then walked away without them. An hour or so later someone passed me and asked if I realized what I had done. They did me no favor by leaving them...
I think last year there were thefts reported at Zubiri, too. So hard when your faith in all that is good about the Camino takes a hit. I hope those who were victims were able to bear the loss and didn't have to stop their Camino. That does happen...
Day 4-
Today was a tourist/rest day in Pueblo de Sanabria. I'm glad we took some forum advice to allow the extra day. We had a bit of sunshine the first half of the day for visiting the castle, which was extremely nice and interesting, with some...
I always lose something. Thank goodness it is usually easy to replace it. I try not to take things that I am really attached to for this reason. Last Camino I lost my towel, my water bottle holder (clips to my pack), and eventually then my water...
Seems to be a lot of people posting about stuff they lost on the Camino recently.
I managed to leave a nice new-ish polo shirt somewhere drying and didn't notice for over a week. I hope someone got use out of it and didn't just throw it out.
I...
Hi @JustJack,
Good to hear from you. You are an experienced pilgrim so you know we all have those days and moments (just as we do at home). Glad you are sharing your thoughts. I know you have been really looking forward to this Camino and I'm...
My daughter made us matching bracelets for our walk along the CF. Today, somewhere between getting our stamp and using the bathroom at the college outside of Pamplona and Cizur Minor, she lost hers. We did try to go back and find it but we didn’t...
It can be a busy road in the summer on weekends (especially when there are weekend cheese festivals, etc.) in Canfranc Estacion. Weekdays not so much...this is a busy tourist area on summer weekends though. If the water is low, I would go across...
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