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Sometimes Pilgrims break the law

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Dash

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The day was to have a lot of adventure and some important sites to me.
First was crossing a train track over a bridge to Morgo. Our options were to walk a lot of kilometers around the water or wait for a train and buy a ticket. Everyone wanted to just cross the bridge. So here I was with a pack of pilgrims ages 77-29 breaking the law. We waited for a train to go over and made our move; just as we got over, another train was coming in the other direction and he gave us a good blast of the horn. We renegade pilgrims waved hi at everyone on the train and continued on with significant time saved thanks to our move.
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I do not condone or recommend this behavior
 
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A local was in the middle of the bridge fishing from it when I crossed. There was reports in 2012 that the police were going to crack down on people crossing and this year the same was mentioned as well. Someone in head office needs to let the guys who are out and about in to what they say at their press meetings.
 
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There is an option to find the train station and ride across and get off.
Not a simple operation...besides it would be too much of a temptation to stay on the train for a bit longer.
 
I can't wait to do the Camino del Norte if that is the kind of adventure, I'll experience....
 
As I recall, this is not a very long bridge. We crossed it based on the Albergue owner recommending we take this approach. It was no where near being very dangerous, imo.

Ultreya,
Joe
 
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When I Scuba Dive I do so on remote areas only accessible after days at sea. It would never occur to me to engage in dangerous diving practices. Not for my safety as much as I feel I do not have the right to ruin other people's trip. I applied this to the Mogro bridge: while I can put myself at risk, I do not have the right to cause an accident that will put others at risk, delay their emergency trip somewhere, etc. Just get on the train. And while you are there, visit Piedad and her albergue 25 m. from the Boo train stop. Bed already made for you, real towels, sunroof to rest on.
 
Obviously we all have different opinions on things.

Nothing wrong with that...as long as we remember that it is just an opinion.
 
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The lady in the Albergue in Boo suggested we take the train. When I asked about buying a ticket she just laughed. The worst they can do, she said, was ask you to get off at the next stop. She had a fair point. We got off at the next stop.
 
AlanB said:
The lady in the Albergue in Boo suggested we take the train. When I asked about buying a ticket she just laughed. The worst they can do, she said, was ask you to get off at the next stop. She had a fair point. We got off at the next stop.
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That does sound like Piedad! ;0)
 
grayland said:
Joe...no danger at all...if a train does not come while you are on it.
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Grayland:

Here is a picture I took from the other side as my friend walked across. A fairly short walk (no more than 100m) with a generous walkway, imo. You never walk on the tracks.

I am not trying to encourage anyone to do this, just giving you a perspective from someone who has walked across. If anyone has a concern, they should take the train.

Ultreya,
Joe
 

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I faced the same choice on Wednesday. The train Boo train station is RIGHT THERE - go left instead of right after the the bridge - take a left at the FEVE sign 150m down the road. They run 2 minutes after every half hour (during the week). It's less than 2 minutes to Mogro. They didn't charge me but if they did it would have been 1 Euro, paid on the train.

Seriously taking the train is so easy.
 
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It might unfortunately need a casualty for pilgrims to be stopped but .....
Sraaen said:
Seriously taking the train is so easy.
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I think that some people ( me included) might think exactly that and walk because of that reason, it does not make it right. I have walked over once and took the train once, not sure what I would do next time.
 
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