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  1. SeaHorse

    Finding and communicating location during emergency (or just generally)

    As far as I know mobile phone coverage in Spain is generally good but if you get lost you may wander away from the good coverage too. An old trick may help: hold any long piece of metal (walking pole, tent pole, etc) flat against the back of your phone as an additional antenna. Just hold both...
  2. SeaHorse

    Alert Wildfire in Sierra de la Culebra

    For those walking Via de la Plata / Sanabria: there's a forest fire in Sierra de la Culebra. That's roughly the area between Zamora - Astorga and turn to Sanabria. Be safe.
  3. SeaHorse

    Safety for women

    I walked from SJPDP to Santiago-Finisterre-Muxia in 2015. There were lots of people and generally walking was safe. Started solo but in a few days found friends to walk together. Still my walking buddies and me did take a bus over a stretch where a female pilgrim went missing that spring. On one...
  4. SeaHorse

    Careful female pilgrims from Padron last 9 k into Santiago

    To report you don't have to go anywhere or ask anybody to do it for you: just call 112 - the same police number all over EU. Emergency numbers are free. Works even if you don't have subscription. Do it immediately from a safe place around the corner, sit by a bar, sip your cafe latte, enjoy a...
  5. SeaHorse

    Walking alone- should I avoid Astorga to Rabanal?

    I walked during the period when Denise was announced missing from the part between Astorga and Rabanal and the case wasn't solved yet. I did skip that part. So I can only tell what I saw from bus windows: I was so sorry I was not on that very beautiful path. And it didn't look dangerous per se...
  6. SeaHorse

    Scammers in Santiago

    Why would you reveal where your money stash is to somebody who wakes you up at 1-2a.m.? That was calculated - your brain will be mostly asleep and you do as you are told. You all nice people from the West, you need to improve your English. There are a few words every *** will understand as...
  7. SeaHorse

    So what happens if you lose all your money?

    -So what happens if you lose all your money? -Then you don't have any money! :D:D:D YES! So true! I will add this to my collection of wisdom! Sure, no pilgrim would ever do this, but then there are tourigrinos and fake pilgrims too. The safest is to have all the money on you, always. Documents...
  8. SeaHorse

    Finisterre safety awareness for lone women

    We can make the intent look less fun by involving police.
  9. SeaHorse

    Finisterre safety awareness for lone women

    Sorry, Doug, but you are not a female, you are not in danger of being raped in broad daylight, you don't have those gut instincts that have saved many of us. I'm sure this was no pilgrim: how many of us do have our cars handy at Finisterre? Local creep. And sure the police needs to know whats...
  10. SeaHorse

    How safe for a young girl

    Was there in June this year, tourist info centre gave us a map and marked the albergues for us: only 3. All had signs "Completo" (Full).
  11. SeaHorse

    How safe for a young girl

    There were not so many albergues in Leon as you would expect in a big city. My impression of it was mostly of desperate looking pilgrims walking around and trying to find a place to stay. Sure there were hotels for 130 euros/person/night. I would advise to make a reservation.
  12. SeaHorse

    Suggestion for women on the camino

    Exercise for the lungs is beneficial. Nothing more. Nobody even LOOKS that direction, no question about running towards or away.
  13. SeaHorse

    Warning Women Pilgrims Melide

    My walking buddy and I had 2 incidents. One "flasher" (not sure any more where exactly), and one beggar masked as pilgrim followed us (before Triacastela, then 4 ladies walking together) and showed clear interest in our luggage, not ourselves. For that even being "old, fat and ugly" as someone...

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