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Free poles! (Not a poll)

andywild

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CF apr18. CP sep18. CF Aug23, Finisterre may24.
Hi all, just a quickie.
I'm in sarria now and will be here til 3pm tomorrow (saturday 5th).
I've got 3 walking poles that you're welcome to if you want them. (matching pair and a single).
First come first served!

Hugs
Andy.
 
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Very kind Andy
- if no one made contact in time - I’m sure an albergue in Sarria would pass them on to someone in need or alternatively - you could pass them on to a deserving pilgrim as they pass by. I’m sure there would be a
Pilgrim arrive to start in Sarria without poles and would appreciate them.

Buen camino.
 
I could also carry them to Santiago? Is there not someone there that collects them and occasionally transports them further back down the camino?
 
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As Sarria is one of the most popular starting points, your poles will probably find a new home if you leave them there in some accommodation, Andy. It's nice of you to help some future pilgrims
 
Actually, andywild, there is not such a service, although people on the Forum have debated the desirability of one.
If you haven't left them in Sarria, I suggest taking them to the Pilgrims Office in Santiago. Or perhaps a large xunta albergue (Ribadiso (?) comes to mind)
 
andywild said:
Hi all, just a quickie.
I'm in sarria now and will be here til 3pm tomorrow (saturday 5th).
I've got 3 walking poles that you're welcome to if you want them. (matching pair and a single).
First come first served!

Hugs
Andy.
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I by new poles every time I walk Camino, not to have the trouble bringing them in my backpack on the plane.
I just leave them in the last i albergue I am staying in before going home. Then another pilgrim can use them
 
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We're coming next week, starting at Gijon. American Airlines charges $75 for the first checked bag on International flights so I'm shipping my newly purchased $30 Trail Buddy poles to my son for $14.23 to put in his luggage on a Delta flight (for free).
 
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IMLiege said:
We're coming next week, starting at Gijon. American Airlines charges $75 for the first checked bag on International flights
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Is that on a the least expensive tickets - Basic Economy? I believe that standard economy tickets include on free checked bag on transatlantic flights.
 
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€60,-
Yes, basic economy. I think my seat is on one of the wings. I got bamboozled by a VISA promotion to use my points to buy the ticket. I used all my available points and still had to pay about $900 to fly from middle America to Madrid. My daughter is flying from the west coast, used zero points to buy a standard ticket for $800. So, lesson learned about buying tickets using the VISA FCU promotion. I got the short end of the stick on the free first bag too. My son is saving my bacon by putting the poles in his bag, over and back. It cost me $14.23 to send them to him and we will be together for a fishing trip after the pilgrimage so he'll bring them back to me.
 
Some of us have been "stung" similarly to you, so you are not alone, but we live and learn.

How awesome that you will be going on the Camino with both your son and your daughter! I'm sure you will have some special memories to look back on later as you reminisce.
 
Thank you
Last year my 52 year old son walked the Camino del Norte, Irun to Santiago, then he had some extra time so he walked to the coast (Fisterra) and up to Muxia. His total was 660 miles. He walked very early July to the mid-August. We all stayed in the loop on WhatsApp and we downloaded his pictures and video daily using DropBox. I made a 3 hour video for him and still had tons of material left over.

So he challenged me to do 200 miles this year. I accepted in February after walking up to 5 miles several times in January and February. My daughter joined and now we are looking forward to our adventure, to be titled "Lost in Spain". I hope my feet hold out.

 
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I second the recommendation for the Pilgrim’s House - I started in Sarria, but flew into Santiago (the closest airport) and before I headed out picked up a nice pair of poles from the Pilgrim’s Office (no charge but of course I made a donation). They have been much appreciated so far (2 days in), and I plan to return them for the next Pilgrim when I finish my Camino.
 
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