The cavalry to the rescue

[Anemone del Camino]

Apparently the Guardia Civil has a calvary, it during the summer it is used to look out for pilgrims.

A lady tripped today on the Acebo and banged her head quite badly. The cavalry was sent in to rescue her. Horses give rescuers access to areas that would be difficult to access otherwise.

http://www.radiocaminodesantiago.co...en-el-acebo-con-un-fuerte-golpe-en-la-cabeza/

 

[David]

Ohhh ... I so wish that they dressed as medieval knights!!

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Ohhh ... I so wish that they dressed as medieval knights!!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Maybe you could add that the the "Burst my Camino Bubble" thread.

 

[notion900]

No suits of armour but the Guardia dress uniform involves this surreal hard hat:

 

[Saint Mike II]

Apparently the Guardia Civil has a calvary, it during the summer it is used to look out for pilgrims.

A lady tripped today on the Acebo and banged her head quite badly. The cavalry was sent in to rescue her. Horses give rescuers access to areas that would be difficult to access otherwise.

http://www.radiocaminodesantiago.co...en-el-acebo-con-un-fuerte-golpe-en-la-cabeza/

I really was careful coming down this section. I think I spent more time looking were my feet were going rather than at the view!

 

[Annie Little]

Ohhh ... I so wish that they dressed as medieval knights!!

I would LOVE a medieval knight to rescue me

 

[Annie Little]

No suits of armour but the Guardia dress uniform involves this surreal hard hat:

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Star Wars ???

 

[notion900]

I would LOVE a medieval knight to rescue me

I would like the bloke in my photo above to rescue me

 

[Felipe]

Infantry, too. This newspaper note explains that "incidents" (most of them minor, including rescues, but also some quarrels and robberies) are on the rise, and some plainclothes policemen have been deployed along the Camino. I hope they have noticed that, without a backpack, they will be quite conspicuous.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

With my luck this is the team who they'd dispatch to rescue me...

 

[grayland]

There are some other interesting articles on that linked page.
Check out the one about pack transport

 

[Kanga]

Yes, and that you can buy a completed credential on eBay! At least I think that is what the article says (Google translate is sometimes Google nonsense).

 

[Peregrinopaul]

...Google translate is sometimes Google nonsense.

Indeed Kanga. I'd say the Spanish road authorities should bear that in mind too.
(Camino Frances after Cruz de Fero)

 

[WGroleau]

Yes, and that you can buy a completed credential on eBay! At least I think that is what the article says (Google translate is sometimes Google nonsense).

Trusting Google Translate is not wise. But one should even be cautious about trusting a human: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm (Though technically, that was also a computer, but they thought it was a human.)

 

[barb77]

I would like the bloke in my photo above to rescue me

Oh to be 55 years younger!

 

[Camino Chrissy]

No suits of armour but the Guardia dress uniform involves this surreal hard hat:

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Looks like an upside down frying pan without a handle!

 

[trecile]

No suits of armour but the Guardia dress uniform involves this surreal hard hat:

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That's quite a hat! It's called a tricornio. Here's some info about it, and a picture from days past.

 

[KinkyOne]

Thanks for posting this link @trecile . I didn't know about all the changes of uniforms and hats but I do know something about their role in Spanish Civil War (very good docu series here although a bit old but very unbiased:

) when they were pretty unpopular.
I knew that so very Catholic Spain was one of the first European countries to allow gay marriages but I didn't know that the same spirit got into Guardia Civil. Nice!

 

[CaminoDebrita]

Thanks for posting this link @trecile . I didn't know about all the changes of uniforms and hats but I do know something about their role in Spanish Civil War (very good docu series here although a bit old but very unbiased:

) when they were pretty unpopular.
I knew that so very Catholic Spain was one of the first European countries to allow gay marriages but I didn't know that the same spirit got into Guardia Civil. Nice!

It's so refreshing to actually click on a link and have it work. I look forward to watching this. Thanks for posting it.

 

[ginniek]

I would LOVE a medieval knight to rescue me

If he looks like that guy in front wearing shades he doesn't need any armor to make my day. LOL

 

[Jeff Crawley]

Indeed Kanga. I'd say the Spanish road authorities should bear that in mind too.
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Surely "Pendientes Fuertes" means "Strong Earrings"? Or have I been asking for the wrong thing when buying jewelry for my daughter?

 

[Jeff Crawley]

No suits of armour but the Guardia dress uniform involves this surreal hard hat:

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Seeing that badge still gives me the shivers though - I remember seeing it in the crest above the barracks in Melide. Todo por la Patria indeed.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

If he looks like that guy in front wearing shades he doesn't need any armor to make my day. LOL

That's quite a hat! It's called a tricornio. Here's some info about it, and a picture from days past.
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San Sebastian in 1965 - we were warned not to take photos of the guard unless we wanted to be arrested!

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Pendientes does mean earings, but also slope, gradients. So in is case, steep slope.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

Thanks for posting this link @trecile . I didn't know about all the changes of uniforms and hats but I do know something about their role in Spanish Civil War (very good docu series here although a bit old but very unbiased:

) when they were pretty unpopular.
I knew that so very Catholic Spain was one of the first European countries to allow gay marriages but I didn't know that the same spirit got into Guardia Civil. Nice!

Thank you for the link - I had forgotten all about that series. Now downloaded to watch at leisure!

 

[Doti]

With my luck this is the team who they'd dispatch to rescue me...
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...tis only a flesh wound!