Looking for Julian Lord

[Christopher Lord]

My brother, Julian Lord, has been walking the Camino and by my calculations should have reached Santiago now: but he has some health issues and also some practical problems (lost his phone, no money), and we are worried about him. If anyone has seen him, please write to me: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

Mi hermano, Julian Lord, ha estado caminando el Camino y por mis cálculos debería haber llegado a Santiago ahora : pero tiene algunos problemas de salud y también algunos problemas prácticos (perdió su teléfono, sin dinero...), y estamos preocupados por él. Si alguien lo ha visto, por favor escríbame: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

Mon frère, Julian Lord, a marché le Camino et d'après mes calculs devrait avoir atteint Santiago maintenant: mais il a quelques problèmes de santé et aussi des problèmes pratiques (perdu son téléphone, pas d'argent...), et nous sommes inquiets pour lui. Si quelqu'un l'a vu, s'il vous plaît écrivez-moi: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Julian was here in Moratinos for two days, Sept. 21 and 22. We are about two weeks from Santiago. We have not heard from him since he left.

 

[Christopher Lord]

Julian was here in Moratinos for two days, Sept. 21 and 22. We are about two weeks from Santiago. We have not heard from him since he left.

Thanks Rebekah. What was his physical and mental state? Cheerful and optimistic I hope? Also he was having trouble with his knees before he left.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

sent you an email.

 

[basquelady]

My brother, Julian Lord, has been walking the Camino and by my calculations should have reached Santiago now: but he has some health issues and also some practical problems (lost his phone, no money), and we are worried about him. If anyone has seen him, please write to me: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

Mi hermano, Julian Lord, ha estado caminando el Camino y por mis cálculos debería haber llegado a Santiago ahora : pero tiene algunos problemas de salud y también algunos problemas prácticos (perdió su teléfono, sin dinero...), y estamos preocupados por él. Si alguien lo ha visto, por favor escríbame: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

Mon frère, Julian Lord, a marché le Camino et d'après mes calculs devrait avoir atteint Santiago maintenant: mais il a quelques problèmes de santé et aussi des problèmes pratiques (perdu son téléphone, pas d'argent...), et nous sommes inquiets pour lui. Si quelqu'un l'a vu, s'il vous plaît écrivez-moi: christopher.lord@wanadoo.fr

We last met Julian at Foncebadón and then Cruz de Ferro and Manjarín Wed Oct 1st. We had first met way back at Viana parochial albergue on Sun Aug 31st and he seemed pleased to see us again. I thought his mood and general demeanour were much more upbeat than when we had met him earlier. He still had his sleeping mat and was prepared to sleep outdoors if needed. I think his knees were holding out OK! Let me know by private message if you'd like any more info.

 

[Christopher Lord]

Someone has kindly provided a recent photo of Julian on the Camino. Thank you all for being so helpful. I hope he is fine and this is all unnecessary, but anyway, you can't really miss him as he is very tall and also somewhat overweight and wears a floor-length black cape, supplemented with a wooden staff and an Indiana Jones hat. He also wears glasses.

 

[Christopher Lord]

Someone has kindly provided a recent photo of Julian on the Camino. Thank you all for being so helpful. I hope he is fine and this is all unnecessary, but anyway, you can't really miss him as he is very tall and also somewhat overweight and wears a floor-length black cape, supplemented with a wooden staff and an Indiana Jones hat. He also wears glasses.

The forum couldn't accept the photo - too big. Trying again:

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Christopher - if you can, relax. The camino is full of friendly travellers who will look after your brother if the need arises ... and lend him their phone if he wants to phone home.
Try not to worry.
He is walking on God's path.
Please let us know when you finally make contact.
Blessings on you, and on all peregrinos ......

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I think he may be at Samos.
If someone passes there in the next day or two, can you ask if he is at the monastery?

 

[Lyndale]

Christopher,
Any updates on Julian?
Lynda

 

[natefaith]

Thanks for letting us all know, Christopher. We'll keep an eye out for him in Santiago. Many pilgrims this time of year are taking their time, going slowly (leisurely) on the trail. It was absolutely pouring rain in this region last week, too, which may have slowed him down. But hopefully you'll receive news of him soon! Take care.

 

[Christopher Lord]

I have some news. Apparently he has been travelling with another penniless pilgrim, and they have been making their way very slowly towards Santiago. So I suppose he is OK, although I still don't understand why he hasn't been in touch with anybody.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I still don't understand why he hasn't been in touch with anybody.

Time and obligations can change on the Camino. If either of those were points of stress in his life, he simply may have cast them aside to live in the moment. As long as he is safe, all is well. Penniless is very old school these days, so I congratulate him on accommodating that. I hope he finds charitable people along the way.

 

[pilgrim b]

Couldn't have put it better falcon !
By the way, is that a new avatar you have of the moon with black spots showing? I note the moon is waxing !!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

the moon with black spots showing?

Sun spots during the recent partial eclipse!

 

[alexwalker]

Sun spots during the recent partial eclipse!

Completely off-topic, but: Those spots have given amazing Northern Ligths here on Earth the past weeks, and continue to do so.

Copyright: A relative of mine.

 

[pilgrim b]

Completely off-topic, but: Those spots have given amazing Northern Ligths here on Earth the past weeks, and continue to do so.

That is an amazing sight Alex, you say caused by those same Sun spots to be so spectacular.

 

[alexwalker]

That is an amazing sight Alex, you say caused by those same Sun spots to be so spectacular.

FYI: Well, the avatar shows huge magnetic storms inside the Sun. Those spots are actually larger than the planet Jupiter...(!) They throw out huge amounts of electrically charged particles. When they hit the Earth, they try to get earthed, like all electricity. They can only do that in areas close to the magnetic North and South poles, due to the nature of the magnetic field of the Earth. The Magnetic North Pole is on latitude 70 deg. north, which happens to be on the same latitude as my hometown. Hence, we have a lot of light shows each winter. And lots of tourists.

End of physics and geography lesson.

Copyright: Same relative.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

They throw out huge amounts of electrically charged particles.

I thought the Camino did that with its ley lines...

 

[Kanga]

@alexwalker amazing photos. One of my dreams is to see either the aurora borealis or the aurora australis.

 

[alexwalker]

@alexwalker amazing photos. One of my dreams is to see either the aurora borealis or the aurora australis.

For the lights, you have to come to me... The Aurora Australis is in the Antarctic, very rarely to be seen in Tasmania/NZ/Oz. We receive many Oz/NZ tourists each winter.
The coming week, I will be the captain on a boat, guiding tourists hunting the Lights. I'll give you a free ride w/fish dinner if you show up here in the Arctic

http://havcruise.no/english/ Enjoy.

 

[Kanga]

@alexwalker I'm probably one of the few forum members who has stayed on Svalbard and crossed by skidoo to the Russian territory there - I saw the midnight sun, but no aurora.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I will be the captain on a boat, guiding tourists hunting the Lights.

To Longyearbyen, perhaps? It sounds like a place worth a visit.

 

[pilgrim b]

Nice off topic discussion(which I began sorry) whilst we await, any further news on Julian Lord, might I ask if there is any?

 

[alexwalker]

Nice off topic discussion(which I began sorry) whilst we await, any further news on Julian Lord, might I ask if there is any?

From the last update, it seems he is safe on his way with a friend. While we wait, you can enjoy this slideshow:

http://www.itromso.no/kultur/article10266014.ece Click on image to see next image...

 

[pilgrim b]

From the last update, it seems he is safe on his way with a friend. While we wait, you can enjoy this slideshow:

http://www.itromso.no/kultur/article10266014.ece Click on image to see next image...

Thanks for throwing some light on the situation Alex