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I have today walked from Muxia to Fisterra. I left at 5.30 am from Muxia (because I knew there would be a flood of pilgrims into Fisterra after the festivities in Santiago and I wanted to make sure I found a place in the albergue), so I happened to arrive first on the scene at the dangerous river crossing at Lires, where an injured Spanish walker was floundering in the river with a broken foot. This was not a pilgrim but a day tripper with her companion.
The hospitalero at Muxia had already warned those of us going to Fisterra that the stepping stones were dangerous. They are under water (at some points a foot under water!) and also they have been moved by floodwaters and some are at all angles, though most are horizontal. They are VERY SLIPPERY.
I was told I´d have to take my boots off to wade across the stepping stones, but warned to keep my socks on (!) so I would not slip off the stones. This is not very good advice! The pilgrim authorities here are not taking the situation at all seriously: when I arrived in Fisterra I reported the incident of the woman with the broken foot and I was simply told, "There isn´t usually any problem..."
This needs sorting before more accidents occur. In the meantime, taking a very close look at the situation, it is clear that no pilgrims should be using this route until it is made safe.
Gareth
The hospitalero at Muxia had already warned those of us going to Fisterra that the stepping stones were dangerous. They are under water (at some points a foot under water!) and also they have been moved by floodwaters and some are at all angles, though most are horizontal. They are VERY SLIPPERY.
I was told I´d have to take my boots off to wade across the stepping stones, but warned to keep my socks on (!) so I would not slip off the stones. This is not very good advice! The pilgrim authorities here are not taking the situation at all seriously: when I arrived in Fisterra I reported the incident of the woman with the broken foot and I was simply told, "There isn´t usually any problem..."
This needs sorting before more accidents occur. In the meantime, taking a very close look at the situation, it is clear that no pilgrims should be using this route until it is made safe.
Gareth