WhitSF
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- (July/August 2014 - SJPD to Santiago)
My cousin (her first trip out of the country) and I arrived in Bilbao this morning. We made our way to the Termibus, bought a PESA ticket, and then walked toward the Guggenheim for a bit.
When we arrived back to the bus station, we placed our packs under the bus (not enough room in the bus). We walked to the door of the bus when all of a sudden I told my cousin to go check on our bags (that we had left 20 seconds prior) ... Her entire pack was gone. Vanished.
The bus left without us. We've been filing a police report, trying to get PESA to take ANY responsibility (they won't) and figure out how my cousin will walk the next 5.5 weeks, missing everything.
Lucky for us, we also met two complete angels in the course of this ordeal who have dug up on old sleeping bag (a gagillion pounds), an old backpack with no bells and whistles (not even a hip strap), a nice camp towel, some clothes & socks, a hat, some hiking shorts, and a new toothbrush. AND a free place to stay & shower tonight.
We're at Decathlon now, trying to outfit her again.
ARGH.
but we're staying positive!
When we arrived back to the bus station, we placed our packs under the bus (not enough room in the bus). We walked to the door of the bus when all of a sudden I told my cousin to go check on our bags (that we had left 20 seconds prior) ... Her entire pack was gone. Vanished.
The bus left without us. We've been filing a police report, trying to get PESA to take ANY responsibility (they won't) and figure out how my cousin will walk the next 5.5 weeks, missing everything.
Lucky for us, we also met two complete angels in the course of this ordeal who have dug up on old sleeping bag (a gagillion pounds), an old backpack with no bells and whistles (not even a hip strap), a nice camp towel, some clothes & socks, a hat, some hiking shorts, and a new toothbrush. AND a free place to stay & shower tonight.
We're at Decathlon now, trying to outfit her again.
ARGH.
but we're staying positive!