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My father is on the trail oct 17
My father howard valdez has had phone problems since oct 4th 2017 leaving us with no communication since that date. I just learned about the fires. He was supposed to be finishing right around today oct 20 2017. With that being said as far as I can see that puts his steps in the fires area earlier this week. I jave attached some photos of my father. Has anyone seen him and have any info. Maybe you have and can reach out for him being he has no phone as far as I know. Thanks in advance. Thoughts and prayers for everyone affected.
 
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Anyone who sees Brian's father, could they ask him to please contact his son, who is concerned about him. @brian v - which route was he on, and do you want to give us at least a first name? It might help. For your comfort, as far as we know all pilgrims are safe.
 
His name is howard he is supposed to be in compastela today give or take a couple days. His phone is having problems and we havent had communication since the 4th of october. That is a little reassuring thank you. Thanks for your quick response as well.
 
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The fires are no longer a problem in Galicia.. the weather has changed and it has been raining the last few days. I have talked to pilgrims that have walked into Santiago over the last few days, and the fires were not a problem.

If he has no phone, then it might be difficult for him to get in touch. I hope he will now once he is done.

All the best!
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Do you know where he was scheduled to stay once he arrived in Santiago? If so, contact the hotel, hostel etc...
 
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I recognize the man in the photo although I can't tell you the last time I saw him. Within the last few days for sure (not including today, I left Santiago this am).
 
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I'm friends with Brian's sister. His flight was due in last night. The flight arrived, Howard didn't. Can anyone say when the last time they saw Howard was?
 
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This is good news.........................
 
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So glad Howard made it home safely. I got particularly concerned when reading he was not on his scheduled flight back home.

This incident shows us how much cells phones have changed the Camino. While they may help put nervous family members at ease because the walker can check in periodically, when they stop working people get very nervous, alert the authorities, etc.

With WIFI available just about everywhere, and smart phones being carried by a large number of walkers, if you all of a sudden are not able to check in with your own phone, please borrow one to send an email, post on Facebook and let your family members what is going on and that you may not be back in touch until ... (you buy a new pone in large town, find another one to borrow, or until you get off the plane back at home, you decide).

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That link says "The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may be broken or expired, or you may not have permission to view this page.", but I do hope he has made it home safely.
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Interesting... It just worked for me. Perhaps you need to be a member of the page to view it?
 
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Steven Edwards said:
That link says "The page you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may be broken or expired, or you may not have permission to view this page."
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natefaith said:
Interesting... It just worked for me. Perhaps you need to be a member of the page to view it?
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You might need to be logged into a Facebook account, although not need to be friends or members of that page.
 
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