LIVE from the Camino Slightly Stranded

DowtyCamino

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• May 22, 2017

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Crazy hiccup when the bag check at Madrid ate my passport. I've recovered it but missed my flight to BIQ. My 3 companions have gone ahead and we plan to meet in SJPdP.
My only goal now is to get to SJPdP at the quickest route so as not to hold them up. We have Orisson reservations for this evening.
I've rebooked a flight to San Sebastián.
From there I plan on a taxi to SJPdP.
Is this now the fastest way? Don't care about the money at this point but I'd like a guess at what a taxi will cost. Help

 

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• May 22, 2017

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1€ per kilometer is typical.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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DowtyCamino said:

Crazy hiccup when the bag check at Madrid ate my passport. I've recovered it but missed my flight to BIQ. My 3 companions have gone ahead and we plan to meet in SJPdP.
My only goal now is to get to SJPdP at the quickest route so as not to hold them up. We have Orisson reservations for this evening.
I've rebooked a flight to San Sebastián.
From there I plan on a taxi to SJPdP.
Is this now the fastest way? Don't care about the money at this point but I'd like a guess at what a taxi will cost. Help

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The airport for San Sebastian is in Hondarabia which is roughly 80 km from SJPdP. The taxi will cost at least 1 € per km.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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mspath said:

The airport for San Sebastian is in Hondarabia which is roughly 80 km from SJPdP. The taxi will cost at least 1 € per km.

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Thanks. Any guess about how long that Taxi ride will take? Will I have trouble finding a taxi that will make the 80km trek?

 

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• May 22, 2017

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Check on Google for various taxi services. For example try this one for prices. Taxi will take roughly 1 and 1/2 hours to SJPdP.

Good luck and Buen camino!

 

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• May 22, 2017

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Probably too late to organise now but you could try googling Bla Bla car for a lift.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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DowtyCamino said:

Crazy hiccup when the bag check at Madrid ate my passport. I've recovered it but missed my flight to BIQ. My 3 companions have gone ahead and we plan to meet in SJPdP.
My only goal now is to get to SJPdP at the quickest route so as not to hold them up. We have Orisson reservations for this evening.
I've rebooked a flight to San Sebastián.
From there I plan on a taxi to SJPdP.
Is this now the fastest way? Don't care about the money at this point but I'd like a guess at what a taxi will cost. Help

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Thanks all. I've found my way. Taxi will be 145euros for future reference. Would have been less if booked in advance.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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Wow, that is a tight schedule. Best of luck

 

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• May 22, 2017

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Am starting to think that Barajas is cursed......good work sorting it out!! I hope the airlines was helpful to you - that's a bit stressful.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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How did it eat it? Was it the passport scanner or the conveyor belt?

 

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• May 22, 2017

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notion900 said:

How did it eat it? Was it the passport scanner or the conveyor belt?

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I was wondering the same thing.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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'Slightly stranded' reminded me of one time a housemate said 'the boiler's burst a bit'.

 

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• May 22, 2017

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Or my partner telling me, "I'm just a little pregnant."

 

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• May 23, 2017

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How does a passport get eaten at check in? That's just odd.

 

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• May 23, 2017

• #15

I would think it inadvertently got dropped on the belt
Years ago I dropped my cell phone, bounced once and bingo, right into the storm drain. A friend of mine who had an unhealthy ( financially speaking ) habit of buying new cell phones bailed me out with a replacement phone

 

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• May 23, 2017

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HighlandsHiker said:

Am starting to think that Barajas is cursed......good work sorting it out!! I hope the airlines was helpful to you - that's a bit stressful.

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Camino is just in part a mirror of our daily lives. But in most cases it is just not. So I guess planning a tight schedual isn't the best way to do it. Always leave some spare space/hours/days 'cause you never know what you gonna get

I hope you're OK by now @DowtyCamino and that you'll started your Camino at ease...

 

Last edited: May 23, 2017

MichelleElynHogan

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• May 29, 2017

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As one Pilgrim has mentioned, "The Camino enjoys mirroring our life." So, it may be wise to contemplate, when it is safe and time allows, imagine the challenges that may be ahead.

No need for concern. Chance favours the prepared mind.