Walli Walker
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Many. First 2009 and still going.
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There is also a Decathlon in Vigo (see here). Shortish taxi ride from O Porrino.It is not convenient and may not fit into your time schedule, but you could take the bus or train to Santiago and find boots there. There is a Decathlon store (I personally think they sell a lot of poorly made equipment, but many extol their inventory), and a good sporting goods store in the center of town:
http://deportescaneda.com/
Good luck with your continuation.
Contact details for municipal Albergues in:Try ringing the albergues in Redondela or Mos, I had a friend who picked up someone's boots by mistake and it became quite known amongst pilgrims who knew her, something similar may have happened here and someone might be able to point you in the right direction.
Here's hoping it was an accident.
Great and happy ending!Thank you, Everyone. Mike and his boots have been reunited at Redondela.
The Camino Angel, Javier Marban from the Ass. galena Amigos do Camiño de Santiago saw us looking very glum in Porriño and kindly drove us to Redondela where we met up with David and Jessica. David had inadvertently put on the wrong boots this morning and hadn't realised for quite some kilometres. After much hugging and tears they have promised to take us out to dinner.
Thank you all for your concern. I was so afraid that our camino was over.
So what if we have missed a stage - we don't care.
Jacki x
Congratulations! You have passed the Boot Test part of this Camino. I have always believed that we are exactly where we are supposed to be, you have not missed a stage of your Camino. You have had an adventure, met new friends, allowed Javier to render a kindness which is a blessing to him, now you have a free dinner to look forward to! I wonder what is next in your Camino?Thank you, Everyone. Mike and his boots have been reunited at Redondela.
The Camino Angel, Javier Marban from the Ass. galena Amigos do Camiño de Santiago saw us looking very glum in Porriño and kindly drove us to Redondela where we met up with David and Jessica. David had inadvertently put on the wrong boots this morning and hadn't realised for quite some kilometres. After much hugging and tears they have promised to take us out to dinner.
Thank you all for your concern. I was so afraid that our camino was over.
So what if we have missed a stage - we don't care.
Jacki x
Put a pine cone into each boot at night before putting them onto the shelf.
Tie the laces partly together
The first thing I did last year when I settled on my camino boots was to change out the laces to a horrid bright pinkish purple.
Put a pine cone into each boot at night before putting them onto the shelf. That should wake up any still-half-asleep pilgrim fumbling around trying to find his boots in the dark.
I still have my original grey laces just incase.I love the bright shoelaces ideas, but after this thread, it's possible that at the first albergue I'll find that all the boots lined up together have the same garish pinkish purplish color laces! And all the boots will have pinecones in their toes!
How about using different coloured laces - say green for the right boot and red/pink for the left boot. Love the pine cone suggestion.I love the bright shoelaces ideas, but after this thread, it's possible that at the first albergue I'll find that all the boots lined up together have the same garish pinkish purplish color laces! And all the boots will have pinecones in their toes!
Hey newfydog - stop picking on one of my favourite animals. To see a wild platypus swimming in a quiet stream is magic. A bit like seeing a Nth American eagle fly!I keep trying to imagine how it would be possible to put on someone else's shoes and not notice it. We have a saying in geology "it happened, therefore it is possible" but iI still find it easier to imagine the evolution of the platypus than heading out in someone else's shoes.
We stayed at Tui last night. When we left this morning Mike's boots were gone and a similar pair left. We have walked to Porriño but Mike can walk no further in the other boots. He has had a knee replacement and the boots are giving him hell. We shall take a taxi to Redondela in the hope of finding his boots at the albergue. If anyone is in this area and knows anything about his boots please reply here or email me at Jacki.dufty1@bigpond.com. They are Keens with orange and black striped laces. I am praying to St James that this is not the end of our camino.
Jacki.[/QUOTE So excited to see a post from my lovely friends, whose boots decided to get a head start on them. That's a first. And, ......amazed by the number of replies it generated. There is a great tribe out there. Good to hear that Mike was reunited with his boots, and another friendship forged. From the friend who is doing her first Camino in 2016.
The first thing I did last year when I settled on my camino boots was to change out the laces to a horrid bright pinkish purple. And I'd tie the laces together before placing them on the boot shelf. I figured at least I would be able to pick them out of a line up!!
Off topic but anyhow.. During the first world war they seemed to hang a monkey because they thought it was a German spy. All happened in Hartlepool in the north east of England.Hey newfydog - stop picking on one of my favourite animals. To see a wild platypus swimming in a quiet stream is magic. A bit like seeing a Nth American eagle fly!
(BTW when the first dead one arrived in England it was considered a hokes. It took a live one to convince naturalists that it was genuine.) Cheers
Off topic but anyhow.. During the first world war they seemed to hang a monkey because they thought it was a German spy. All happened in Hartlepool in the north east of England.
That's what you remind me now.. Monkey Hangers...I come from North Yorkshire about 30 miles south from Hartlepool, people in the region still refer to as them as Monkey Hangers, not sure if its true but it makes for a good story, .https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_hanger
How did it turn out for you? I hope that you either found the boots or managed to find a solidly comfortable replacement. Cheers! SonyaWe stayed at Tui last night. When we left this morning Mike's boots were gone and a similar pair left. We have walked to Porriño but Mike can walk no further in the other boots. He has had a knee replacement and the boots are giving him hell. We shall take a taxi to Redondela in the hope of finding his boots at the albergue. If anyone is in this area and knows anything about his boots please reply here or email me at Jacki.dufty1@bigpond.com. They are Keens with orange and black striped laces. I am praying to St James that this is not the end of our camino.
Jacki.
How did it turn out for you? I hope that you either found the boots or managed to find a solidly comfortable replacement. Cheers! Sonya
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