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I have just cancelled the four lovely private rooms I had dotted along my planned route this May, fully expecting to have to cancel the whole camino. I have some beds booked too but I am keeping these bookings for now, on the off chance it will happen. Even if it doesn't, I intend let them charge the price of the bed from my credit card. Not because I am nice; this is for purely selfish reasons as I want these places to survive financially and be up and running when this virus hopefully has run its course and the world returns to some kind of normal.
Needless to say I am gutted, I have been so looking forward to revisiting Burgos, marvel at the beautiful cathedral, enjoying a tapas meal and some vino in the evening, possibly with some random pilgrims, having a bad night's sleep in a stuffy albergue and starting my walk the next day with no clear plan or time limit. I wanted some time to think in the vast emptiness of the meseta ... but it is what it is, there are tapas in Liverpool, there is a beautiful cathedral in Chester, there is wine in the fridge, and the way things are going with this virus and self-isolation I'll get plenty of time to think.
But still ... I have got a bad case of the Cancellation Blues.
So here's a virtual hug and a large dollop of heartfelt sympathy for all pilgrims who have had to cancel their camino this spring and summer. Santiago isn't going anywhere, and we might still meet on the trail some day.
Stay safe and buen postponed camino!
Don't view the cancellation of a trip as the end of your journey see it as part of the journey. All endeavours have set backs and worries even though you may have mitigated some worries by having an app, a guide book and booked accommodation for every stage in order to have a successful pilgrimage, life has a horrible habit of destroying the best laid plans, Now is the time to sit back and wait for the furore to blow over, when the right time comes to attempt a pilgrimage just leave home and head for Santiago with no plan, if there are no plans then life cannot destroy them.
You'll never walk alone.I have just cancelled the four lovely private rooms I had dotted along my planned route this May, fully expecting to have to cancel the whole camino. I have some beds booked too but I am keeping these bookings for now, on the off chance it will happen. Even if it doesn't, I intend let them charge the price of the bed from my credit card. Not because I am nice; this is for purely selfish reasons as I want these places to survive financially and be up and running when this virus hopefully has run its course and the world returns to some kind of normal.
Needless to say I am gutted, I have been so looking forward to revisiting Burgos, marvel at the beautiful cathedral, enjoying a tapas meal and some vino in the evening, possibly with some random pilgrims, having a bad night's sleep in a stuffy albergue and starting my walk the next day with no clear plan or time limit. I wanted some time to think in the vast emptiness of the meseta ... but it is what it is, there are tapas in Liverpool, there is a beautiful cathedral in Chester, there is wine in the fridge, and the way things are going with this virus and self-isolation I'll get plenty of time to think.
But still ... I have got a bad case of the Cancellation Blues.
So here's a virtual hug and a large dollop of heartfelt sympathy for all pilgrims who have had to cancel their camino this spring and summer. Santiago isn't going anywhere, and we might still meet on the trail some day.
Stay safe and buen postponed camino!
Thank you, tusen takk, for an adopted Liverpool scouse pilgrim that means a lotYou'll never walk alone.
Paul, I know you and your family will be bitterly disappointed, but perhaps when you return to Australia you might be find a group of fellow pilgrims that meet near you where you can reminisce and reflect on your journey, however brief it was. Remember that the path you physically walk is not all of the camino - there is the journey of preparation, and the journey when you get home.I have not yet shed a tear, but as I stood in the Albergue in Navarette telling my family that our Camino was over,
May I add to your lists, our wonderful hosts in Portugal France and anywhere else good people serve and welcome all Pilgrims everywhere.I especially feel sorry for those pilgrims from far away for whom a Camino is maybe a one-time life opportunity. Certainly when it involves an expensive airfareticket , lots of juggling with a busy diary , responsibilities for family and relatives and limited holidaytime.
For me it is only a very reasonable priced ticket for train or flight that I have to take into consideration.
But like you said Santiago will be there in a couple of months!
Let us hope that our wonderful and generous Spanish hosts will get through this ordeal as well as possible!
as I stood in the Albergue in Navarette telling my family that our Camino was over, holding my sobbing daughter, encouragement that the Camino will always be here doesn’t help me. I know families are facing illnesses and difficulties far greater than me missing out on our pilgrimage, but as I said, this is a moment of egotistical indulgence. It hurts and I will grieve it properly once we navigate out of this situation.
Yes. Because it's deeply disappointing and everyone who walks the camino has a lot invested - in money, time, and spirit.But I think its also important to allow ourselves to grieve.
My Madrid hostal stay is non-refundable. Happy about that: They (hostal & employees) need the money. Also my air fare to Madrid is non-refundable. Happy about that too: The airline (Norwegian) needs my money. I can afford it. This is a situation worldwide that is calling for unity, and not selfishness.Norway is closing the border and the airports and harbours from Monday morning. No foreigners in.
Still haven´t cancelled my flight to Madrid May7., but I guess I will have to.
I guess that some of us Norwegian pensionistas can manage well with some cancelations now and then.My Madrid hostal stay is non-refundable. Happy about that: They (hostal & employees) need the money. Also my air fare to Madrid is non-refundable. Happy about that too: The airline (Norwegian) needs my money. I can afford it. This is a situation worldwide that is calling fo unity and not selfishness.
maybe not. money is for the 10 if may and I'm waiting till the last minute. much can change in 50 days.Norway is closing the border and the airports and harbours from Monday morning. No foreigners in.
Still haven´t cancelled my flight to Madrid May7., but I guess I will have to.
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