Hi Crissy,
A word about danger on the Camino.
Tell your dad that the Guardia Civil is overseeing the Camino. To walk the Way is one of the safest things that you could do in your lifetime in the whole of Spain.
Nothing shocking has ever happened along the Camino, except for people falling in love.
So your dad is from a village near Leon ?!
Give him my regards.
One of my hobbies is fly fishing and in the year 2006 I walked the Camino as the Flyfishing Pilgrim.
I had taken a travel rod with me and a reel and line and a box of flies.
It so happened that I was there during the International Flyfishing Week.
Wonderful countryside with clear streams and lots and lots of fish.
I had found a fishing guide who took me into the mountains, breathtakingly beautiful !
In my experience Leon has really become one of the happiest days along the Camino.
Last year I walked the Way once more and once more I went out flyfishing with my guide Martin.
After I have spent time as a voluntario in Gaucelmo, the refugion of the Confraternity this year,
I will most certainly treat myself to another day fishing in the fantastic countryside of Leon.
Enjoy your walk on the sunnyside of life and feel safe.
You will make many new friends there.
Please, decide to walk the
Camino Frances from SJPDP to Santiago.
It will change your life forever.