Money Lost or Stolen in SPJDP Albergue

[HallOfFreedom]

I stayed at the Municipal Albergue in SPJDP (55 rue de la Citadelle) on Tuesday night, and Wednesday night in Rocesvalles I discovered that my backup euros were gone from my bag. I tried emailing the albergue with no response, and my phone won't connect to the number I have for them. Can anyone suggest another way to contact them? Or the Pilgrim Office (same issues connecting)?

 

[mspath]

Sorry to learn of your loss. caminopa@hotmail.com should be an email for the Amis du Chemin de Santiago in the Pilgrim Office at 39 rue de La Citadelle.

Hopefully the rest of your camino will be problem free!

 

[Al the optimist]

Are you using the French country dialling code (replacing the leading 0 with +33)? I wish you success and a Camino free from more trouble.

 

[grayland]

A reminder to everyone to keep your money and valuables on your person at all times ...including showers.
Never leave anything you don't want to lose on your bunk or in your pack..
This is the first rule of albergue life.

 

[MTtoCamino]

Ouch hard way to begin! You will find a way to shrug it off but it is a good warning you have put out. Whomever is responsible has figured out many just starting out are very tired by the time a person arrives in SJPDP. I was so tired I don't remember the bed or room I slept in.
I can only wish you the best as it will be a wonderful journey! (Get familiar with Euros so no one passes a counterfeit returning change)
Buen Camino
Keith

 

[HallOfFreedom]

Thank you all for your reaponses

 

[vicky mc]

That's bloody awfull. But Karma will visit the thief !!! Hope you're ok it's very un nerving to think that someone you may be walking, talking , having a drink with could be the thief. Stay possetive. Buen Camino.

 

[franco santiago]

i have a good reason to have a tent with me, but i feel sorry that this happend to you. god bless you for the rest of the way.

 

[Rupe]

i have a good reason to have a tent with me, but i feel sorry that this happend to you. god bless you for the rest of the way.

Speaking of a tent...what is the consensus of this forum?

 

[C clearly]

Speaking of a tent...what is the consensus of this forum?

Consensus? On this forum?!

 

[MTtoCamino]

Next time I will carry a rain fly if I find a place to watch the stars. But it is not a need

 

[kerrychick]

Yes a hard lesson but thats why we have bum bags or fanny packs as Americans call them.

Keep all your valuables close to you at all times

buen camino .

 

[FlinFlonWalker]

Tenting is done but they find just an odd empty spot. If in a city they had to walk past and to outskirts which means inconvenience in some ways. Remember walking to just get to Burgos city Center is 8 km and with this being said coming in you are walking on highway, past airport, and so on. Remember being in the city is where you meet your fellow pilgrims, eat and enjoy community, pilgrim mass, groceries, etc. It is possible if you your desire. I would give one suggestion though .....on your final day stay in city of Santiago so you are a part of the excitement and celebrations. Many stopped and found hostels early thinking there would be no vacancies but then in the evening they had to prepare their 1/2 walk home. I was there the week before last year July big festival and one hostel one night switched up next day right close to cathedral. Fireworks, live band, excitement all around. Nice finish to an incredible journey.

 

[pvamedic58]

i have a good reason to have a tent with me, but i feel sorry that this happend to you. god bless you for the rest of the way.

I was wondering about a tent. I will be on the camino frances mid Sept. I have an extremely lightweight tent that I use for backpacking in Colorado US. Are there places to put a tent along the route?

 

[Mark Lee]

I was wondering about a tent. I will be on the camino frances mid Sept. I have an extremely lightweight tent that I use for backpacking in Colorado US. Are there places to put a tent along the route?

Officially I say not that many places designated for that. At least I never saw many.
Unofficially I saw people in small tents in various spots along the CF. I never saw anybody hassling them for it, and it was just a tent. Not like they set up a camp site, with a fire etc. In fact I passed one tent that the pilgrim had placed a donation container outside of. Pilgrims were walking by and dropping euro coins and snacks in it. I left him a roll of digestive biscuits. He may have been more hobo than pilgrim, but what the heck.
I'm sure I'll get chastised on here for saying this, but I suppose if you picked a spot, set up after dusk and left before dawn and left nothing behind but footprints, there is no problem.

 

[pvamedic58]

Officially I say not that many places designated for that. At least I never saw many.
Unofficially I saw people in small tents in various spots along the CF. I never saw anybody hassling them for it, and it was just a tent. Not like they set up a camp site, with a fire etc. In fact I passed one tent that the pilgrim had placed a donation container outside of. Pilgrims were walking by and dropping euro coins and snacks in it. I left him a roll of digestive biscuits. He may have been more hobo than pilgrim, but what the heck.
I'm sure I'll get chastised on here for saying this, but I suppose if you picked a spot, set up after dusk and left before dawn and left nothing behind but footprints, there is no problem.

Thanks, Mark, I think I will be leaving the tent at home.