wayfaring stranger
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Hi Folks...
Good day to you all.
A question about post restant in Santiago and other places enroute:
The first time I mailed a box of extra stuff to Santiago, I was told that the box could sit there for 30 days until I collected it. And so it turned out: The box was indeed waiting there when I arrived 3-4 weeks later.
A few years later I tried to do the same thing with the post office in Irun. Thinking to start the C.d. N from there, I sent my camino kit on ahead about 3 - 4 weeks before I was due to start. However, when I got there, it was long gone. The folks in the post office said they could only keep stuff for 15 days. (Fortunately there is a big Decathalon store in Irun and I was able to replace everything in one morning.)
Does anyone know what the current situation with post restant is now? Is it 30 days for Santiago, and 15 days elsewhere..? Has it changed recently? Considering the numbers of pilgrims around these days, I could see how the post office may have decided to reduce the holding period.
Many thanks for your insite and advice.
WF
Good day to you all.
A question about post restant in Santiago and other places enroute:
The first time I mailed a box of extra stuff to Santiago, I was told that the box could sit there for 30 days until I collected it. And so it turned out: The box was indeed waiting there when I arrived 3-4 weeks later.
A few years later I tried to do the same thing with the post office in Irun. Thinking to start the C.d. N from there, I sent my camino kit on ahead about 3 - 4 weeks before I was due to start. However, when I got there, it was long gone. The folks in the post office said they could only keep stuff for 15 days. (Fortunately there is a big Decathalon store in Irun and I was able to replace everything in one morning.)
Does anyone know what the current situation with post restant is now? Is it 30 days for Santiago, and 15 days elsewhere..? Has it changed recently? Considering the numbers of pilgrims around these days, I could see how the post office may have decided to reduce the holding period.
Many thanks for your insite and advice.
WF