LIVE from the Camino Slightly Stranded

[DowtyCamino]

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

 

[Deleted member 3000]

1€ per kilometer is typical.

 

[mspath]

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

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

 

[DowtyCamino]

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

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

 

[mspath]

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!

 

[FLEUR]

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

 

[DowtyCamino]

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

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

 

[Shakespearshakes]

Wow, that is a tight schedule. Best of luck

 

[HighlandsHiker]

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.

 

[notion900]

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

 

[trecile]

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

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[notion900]

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

 

[RobS]

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

 

[alaskadiver]

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

 

[Jersey]

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

 

[KinkyOne]

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.

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...

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

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.