For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation) |
---|
Please anyone reading this, can you tell me how to find out where my daughter currently is on her walk? I have not heard from her since last Wednesday, August 14, 2012. Her name is Jocelyn Landers and she is from Portland, Maine, in the US. The last time I heard from her she was staying somewhere in the village of Villa Franco. Her destination is Finisterre. In her last post to me on Facebook she mentioned that she met an American named Heather. You can reach me at 207-632-0804 in the US, also wendyleighton@yahoo.com, and also on Facebook search for wendyleig. Thank you so much for any and all information or help.
Sincerely,
Wendy
Wendy,
There are many, many pilgrims now walking on the CF and it may be difficult for your daughter to contact home. Two Villafranca's are found along the Camino Frances; Villafranca Montes de Oca which is east of Burgos and Villafranca del Biezo which is further west near O Cebreiro. Once you establish which was the location of your daughter when she last communicated with you it will be easier for you to trace her. I suggest that you send a copy of your request posting to both Ivar Rekve who manages this Forum web site (Ivar.rekve@gmail.com) and to Johnnie Walker who heads up the Pilgrim office in Santiago (johnniewalker-santiago@hotmail.com). Both men would be better able than I to suggest further means to locate Jocelyn.
I hope that soon you and your daughter will be in touch.
Margaret Meredith
Thanks for letting me know Falcon. I wish I had attached a little GPS to her before she left. I am keeping up hope that I will hear from her soon and I will let everyone know. Thanks again so much, WendyIt is easy to be without a computer for as much as a week.
What I say - and this is quite serious - is whether one takes communication gadgets so that one can stay in constant touch with the world left behind or not depends upon one's intention.
If one is a tourist, well, take what you want. If one is on pilgrimage, in the religious/spiritual sense, then leave them behind.
It is quite simple - no one going on a religious retreat would take those gadgets with them, nor to church. Would any monastery or convent or church allow them? No, they are forbidden - in all religions. They would say that the person was frivolous, not serious about their intention. A pilgrimage is a process where one is away from, isolated from, the known world and all its attachments and it is that being separated from that world that is foundational to the spiritual pilgrimage process.
Actually, I would have to say: "Do I really need a phone?" Period. If there is one place to be "disconnected" surely it is the Camino.
Wendy, I know that this might seem counter-intuitive, but I would take some comfort in the fact that you haven't heard anything. The US consular support is excellent in Europe. If anything untoward had happened to her, local authorities would let the US consular support services know, and you would have heard. It might be a case where no news is good news, although I can understand that you will still be concerned until you get some positive news.Please anyone reading this, can you tell me how to find out where my daughter currently is on her walk? I have not heard from her since last Wednesday, August 14, 2012.
Wendy,
Jocelyn is probably as worried about not being able to contact you as you are about her not contacting you.
Looking forward to hearing you've heard from each other.
I agree that no news is good news. I will offer up a prayer for you and your daughter... peace! Michele
Though I can't add any better advice than you've already gotten, Wendy, I just want to say that I understand exactly how you feel. My son took off on the Camino alone from Roncesvalles when he was 19, and even though I was a camino veteran and should have known better, I was worried when a week went by without hearing from him. He was of course totally surprised when he finally did contact us to learn that we had been worried. His response was something along the lines of - whatever were you worried about?!
August 14 was a mere 4 days ago. She wrote on Wednesday, and internet access is harder to come by on the weekends (as libraries and casas de cultura are closed), and as everyone has said, the most likely explanation is that she has not had time or the opportunity to write again. The Camino can be an intense and full experience, and even though people wonder how in the world the time passes when all you do in a day is walk 8 hours, the days fly by and fill up quickly.
From one mother to another, you really shouldn't worry. I knew when my son was on the Camino that he was in one of the world's safest and most protective environments. But that still didn't keep me from worrying -- so I guess the advice I've given is advice that no mother can follow! Buen camino, Laurie
Wendy, I know that this might seem counter-intuitive, but I would take some comfort in the fact that you haven't heard anything. The US consular support is excellent in Europe. If anything untoward had happened to her, local authorities would let the US consular support services know, and you would have heard. It might be a case where no news is good news, although I can understand that you will still be concerned until you get some positive news.
David wrote
Priscillian wrote:
I do hope you have a good outcome and heard from your daughter, as you can see from the two postings not everyone is as concerned as you when they cannot connect to their loved ones.
Thank you Sister! I guess I may have hit the panic button a little too early. Everyone is telling me this is a natural thing to have happen because of the lack of Internet on the pilgrimage. I understand it is to be a time of personal reflection without the trappings of the electronic world but Jocey is my little girl and I am not used to not being able to reach out to her. I will stay in Faith and thank you so much for your prayers. Many blessings, WendyYou are both in my prayers.
Wendy, I am in my 40's and I frequently just forget to let my Dad know I'm alive and well. Or more often I just get too caught up in the journey and the experience of being on the Camino and don't realize how much time has passed. He worries, too. I'm not a parent, but I've observed that it's just what parents do.
Please do let us know once you've reconnected with your daughter.
If I hadn't walked the Camino may times over the past years I would also be worried if my daughter, or son for that matter, didn't give a sign of life for several days. I could notice how comradeship among pilgrims develops as they walk towards Santiago. The experiences have always been positive, because their young spirit and purpose keeps them in a healthy atmosphere. Often you are faced with the time difference of many hours between you and your loved ones.
You'll see, it all will work out fine!
Wendy,even though there are many good reasons why your daughter is temporarily out of touch,its natural to be worried about her. Try to remember she is in a blessed place, and no matter what she is doing, your girl is in Gods Hands.
Blessings!
This is why you should never agree to a set time to contact someone because if you can't do it for some reason (lack of computer, you forget because you're having too much fun,...) it makes people scared.
If I hadn't walked the Camino may times over the past years I would also be worried if my daughter, or son for that matter, didn't give a sign of life for several days. I could notice how comradeship among pilgrims develops as they walk towards Santiago. The experiences have always been positive, because their young spirit and purpose keeps them in a healthy atmosphere. Often you are faced with the time difference of many hours between you and your loved ones.
You'll see, it all will work out fine!
I'm sure she's just having a great time! She's probably exhausted at the end of the day, and I noticed this year that there are rarely computers available, as in years past.
Since everyone seems to have a smart phone, fewer albergues have computers available. It's possible she cannot charge her phone, that the phone was stolen or damaged, or that she just hasn't had an opportunity to contact you. These are tiny villages she is walking through - I bet when she reaches a big city, you'll hear from her again! You are both in my prayers. The Camino is very safe... and there are lots of pilgrims to help her along her way. Let us know when you hear from her. Annie
This was on my fb page today, a coincidence as no-one knows I am watching this thread. Joe
View attachment 5951
Please anyone reading this, can you tell me how to find out where my daughter currently is on her walk? I have not heard from her since last Wednesday, August 14, 2012. Her name is Jocelyn Landers and she is from Portland, Maine, in the US. The last time I heard from her she was staying somewhere in the village of Villa Franco. Her destination is Finisterre. In her last post to me on Facebook she mentioned that she met an American named Heather. You can reach me at 207-632-0804 in the US, also wendyleighton@yahoo.com, and also on Facebook search for wendyleig. Thank you so much for any and all information or help.
Sincerely,
Wendy
Thank God!
I've been thinking about you. I'm so glad to hear the happy news.
That's great news.
Thanks be to God!
Another happy ending!
Good.
Praise the Lord! Wonderful news!
Oh Wendy. That is fantastic news!!!!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?