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Oh, dear domigee, have you possibly opened a can of worms here? Replies should be interesting indeed!Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
I discussed that once with Maribel - of the albergue in Cizur Menor....The world is as it has always been. What is happening now has always happened -
Buen Camino
Interesting question(s) / topic and timing. I just missed my connecting flight from Madrid after just returning from Camino #2 from Burgos to Ponferrada. Will come back hopefully in Sept. to finish to Finnistere. Anyway, thought I would jump on here which I don't do much anymore and frankly the discussions, topics, positive attitudes that I used to enjoy seemed to have changed over the years for me. While walking for the last two weeks I did not have one discussion about bed bugs, theft, over worrying about trivial things, etc. Just mostly good people from all over the world walking, talking, and enjoying and adjusting to things and moments as they came. The albergue world we all just mostly laughed about and it was just part of the experience (it was as if we were embracing the snorers, farters, etc. with open arms). There was a two or three day span of mild bed shortage and chatter but everyone adjusted accordingly. Maybe it caused a night or two at the most of mild annoyance or inconvenience.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
Oh, wonderful! Wishing you a good flight back.While walking for the last two weeks I did not have one discussion about bed bugs, theft, over worrying about trivial things, etc. Just mostly good people from all over the world walking, talking, and enjoying and adjusting to things and moments as they came. The albergue world we all just mostly laughed about and it was just part of the experience (it was as if we were embracing the snorers, farters, etc. with open arms). There was a two or three day span of mild bed shortage and chatter but everyone adjusted accordingly. Maybe it caused a night or two at the most of mild annoyance or inconvenience.
NO!!!!!!!!!! You would not be alone. If I didn't know better, I would think posters would be trying to discourage from doing this life changing event. Just saying..... I have been and if I some of these posts, I would certainly have second thoughts. Let me end with saying, I experienced NONE of this.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
Thanks for that! You and me bothNO!!!!!!!!!! You would not be alone. If I didn't know better, I would think posters would be trying to discourage from doing this life changing event. Just saying..... I have been and if I some of these posts, I would certainly have second thoughts. Let me end with saying, I experienced NONE of this.
This comment, partly made in jest, got me thinking. Smartphones and the possibility to connect immediately to a large audience do have an impact because more people than before make use of it now. In earlier years, when there was a minor mishap of some sort, you didn’t have access to a global echo chamber, and by the time you got home, you had mostly forgotten about it, had mellowed, and, if at all, you mentioned it to a handful of family members and friends. Now you can share it immediately with what ... a potential audience of several thousand or even several ten thousand ? And among those are a few who had a similar mishap, or heard about one through the friend of a friend’s friend, or read about it on Facebook, and they are more likely to share than the huge silent majority who didn’t.I blame the smartphones - it was so much better when people had only desktop computers ...
I discussed that once with Maribel - of the albergue in Cizur Menor....
It’s all in the Canterbury Tales
Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
I am currently walking my 8th Camino. I am a 73 year old woman who walked alone last May. Not once did I experience thief and always found a room. Once I surprised a man who was embarrassed to be caught peeing on the side of the road. I am sure I have been seen too by accident. Last year in Logrono during the wine festival some very handsome drunk young Spaniards laughingly flashed me their beautiful abs as I showed a man to the bathroom. I laughed and considered it a very pleasant memory but I could see how it might frighten a lone woman on the road.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
All of these issues are seen in your own home town. The way is more than 98% worry free, freedom of choices, thoughts, beauty, nature, sights, sounds, smells, foods and awesome people from all over the world. I walk worry free, pay attention to everything. Doing it my way, With LoveAm I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
I’m walking now and have experienced none of the horrors that are sometimes described here on the forum regarding the Camino. What I have concluded is that some isolated unfortunate incidents do occur, rumors get passed on, anecdotes told, exaggerations are spun, bad information is passed off as good . . . . But I’ve found the Camino during my own walk to be a safe, straight forward place with few surprises other than occasionally getting lost. My advice is double check information, because some some well intended sources may not be completely reliable. My other thought is to ignore the horror stories and just get on with your Camino. You will have a wonderful experience, and it is unlikely that anything untoward will happen. But the Camino will amaze and change you and is well worth overcoming any momentary hesitation you may have on the eve of leaving. Buen Camino!Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
I wonder whether this is because you followed your own advice: “The gold standard is a reservation, ASAP, at both Orisson and Roncesvalles”?I’m walking now and have experienced none of the horrors that are sometimes described here on the forum regarding the Camino.
lolNothing could be truer. 300,000 arrive in SdC and 500,000 will probably walk some part of a Camino this year. A dozen posts paint a picture of despair and horror.
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
You have forgotten the most important question of all, sleeping bag or liner.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
Having read all of the replies here, I feel that there may be 2 sides to this discussionInteresting question(s) / topic and timing. I just missed my connecting flight from Madrid after just returning from Camino #2 from Burgos to Ponferrada. Will come back hopefully in Sept. to finish to Finnistere. Anyway, thought I would jump on here which I don't do much anymore and frankly the discussions, topics, positive attitudes that I used to enjoy seemed to have changed over the years for me. While walking for the last two weeks I did not have one discussion about bed bugs, theft, over worrying about trivial things, etc. Just mostly good people from all over the world walking, talking, and enjoying and adjusting to things and moments as they came. The albergue world we all just mostly laughed about and it was just part of the experience (it was as if we were embracing the snorers, farters, etc. with open arms). There was a two or three day span of mild bed shortage and chatter but everyone adjusted accordingly. Maybe it caused a night or two at the most of mild annoyance or inconvenience.
While I agree the the Camino is getting very popular and the dynamics probably changing a bit it is still mostly what you make of it in my opinion. In closing and to be brutally honest I see some of the misinformation, fears and/or complaints sometimes on here and I think to myself I hope I don't end up on the trail at the same time. So, just my two cents...which I realize isn't even worth that. Maybe be back after Camino #3.
It's pretty simple! Am I driven by my hopes or my fears? I choose hopes.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
I think worrying is a human condition and if the negative experience wasn't highlighted I for one would be suspicious. So often now canny shoppers are more interested in reading the negative three star and below reviews. It provides reassurance and balance of informed opinion as part of the process of preparation. When planning my Camino I focused on the topics around preparation and prevention, equipping myself with gerwhol barrier cream and anti bed bug sheet as this was my only concern and it served me well although I could have probably had a similar experience without the barrier cream and bed bug sheet. Three Caminos, blister free and no bites. I didn't book ahead after St Jean and Ronsevalles in September and although the route was busy and some albergues were full I was never without a shelter, food, warmth, water and clothing. I don't doubt the scare stories are real but relative to the amount of positive stories that less people write or read they are few and far between. Pack hope, forgiveness, love, charity and positivity and you'll experience what you present and forget the guidebook, overpreperation and walking someone else's Camino you might miss out on the the magic, simply follow the yellow arrows and hope for the best. If the worst happens share the problem and watch it being halvedI’m searching my soul now asking myself whether I’ve contributed to needlessly worrying the uninitiated, and it is little consolation to me that I, together with a few other hardy souls, may have actually contributed something that was - and may be - useful to newcomers in the planning state. Maybe better shut up and spread the “never worry, never plan, just walk” message in future.
Very well put. Thanks.I think worrying is a human condition and if the negative experience wasn't highlighted I for one would be suspicious. So often now canny shoppers are more interested in reading the negative three star and below reviews. It provides reassurance and balance of informed opinion as part of the process of preparation. When planning my Camino I focused on the topics around preparation and prevention, equipping myself with gerwhol barrier cream and anti bed bug sheet as this was my only concern and it served me well although I could have probably had a similar experience without the barrier cream and bed bug sheet. Three Caminos, blister free and no bites. I didn't book ahead after St Jean and Ronsevalles in September and although the route was busy and some albergues were full I was never without a shelter, food, warmth, water and clothing. I don't doubt the scare stories are real but relative to the amount of positive stories that less people write or read they are few and far between. Pack hope, forgiveness, love, charity and positivity and you'll experience what you present and forget the guidebook, overpreperation and walking someone else's Camino you might miss out on the the magic, simply follow the yellow arrows and hope for the best. If the worst happens share the problem and watch it being halved
Thanks @Annette london. Very well put in your post.Also the forum has opened up so many other Camino routes that we hope to walk but are not well known ...dare I mention the Vasco recently walked by Sabine and VN walking??
No, better keep quiet about this one till we've walked it!!
On a similar theme ...
I have been invited to the theatre next Friday, to meet with a group of friends .. but although I am really excited about going I also have some reservations so before I say yes or no I wonder if the forum can help me with some of my questions?
1) Google maps gives the journey time as 42 minutes but what if there is a breakdown or accident on my route - should I add in an extra hour? Two hours? And although my car is pretty fit, what do I do if it develops a fault?
2) And what about driving home? Are there many drunk drivers late on a Friday? Is it safe? Can you guarantee that?
3) There is a car park near the theatre but it doesn't say how big it is or how busy it will be! Will I find a space or will I be driving round looking for street parking and in the end have to drive home again and miss the play?
4) I don't know all of the party - what if I don't like some of them? What if I have to sit next to a noisy person? It could make my evening difficult.
5) What if I don't like the play? Can I go home in the interval or would that be seen as rude?
6) Thousands of other people will have sat on the seat I will sit on. Will it be clean? Could there be any bugs on it? Should I bring a bug spray? Or maybe a permethrin coated seat cover? Where can I buy one?
7) What is the average cost of an outing like this? What should I budget?
8) I am not certain what to wear and take with me. Should I wear comfortable clothes or will I look out of place? Maybe I should wear a suit? If so, do I wear a tie or leave my shirt collar open? The forecast is warm and dry but what if it rains? Should I take waterproofs with me?
9) Will my car be broken into or stolen whilst I am in the theatre?
10) Is it safe coming out of a theatre on a Friday night in a city?
... I don't know - I have heard that it is a wonderful life-changing play about the Camino ... but maybe I shouldn't go?
What do you think?? Help!!
I am not quite sure what Gerwohl barrier cream is, but on my very first Camino someone gave me a large container of 'Miracle Foot Cream'. I donated it to the albergue on night two I think.
I visited Aparecida a few years ago and saw a few people walking (on the motorway!) the last few km to the shrine. And yellow arrows at the gates. I would love to do it but I need to get to Jerusalem first.....Thank you @timr I expect miracle cream is similar, applied every morning and as soon as experienced hot spots on feet. I donated mine to a vegan cafe for pilgrim's in Finisterre. On returning home planned and walked Camino de Fe at start of year in Brazil and purchased again this time for half the price and this time carried it with me just in case and shared along the blister free way
Brilliant, most people haven't heard of Our Lady of Aparecida, the majority of pilgrims are bicigrinos but I walked half of the route and with heat and distance between stops more challenging that Frances or Portuguese. The Jerusalem walk sounds amazing, maybe someday but have to do the Canterbury to Rome walk firstI visited Aparecida a few years ago and saw a few people walking (on the motorway!) the last few km to the shrine. And yellow arrows at the gates. I would love to do it but I need to get to Jerusalem first.....
Loved this, David...brilliant and very clever!On a similar theme ...
I have been invited to the theatre next Friday, to meet with a group of friends .. but although I am really excited about going I also have some reservations so before I say yes or no I wonder if the forum can help me with some of my questions?
1) Google maps gives the journey time as 42 minutes but what if there is a breakdown or accident on my route - should I add in an extra hour? Two hours? And although my car is pretty fit, what do I do if it develops a fault?
2) And what about driving home? Are there many drunk drivers late on a Friday? Is it safe? Can you guarantee that?
3) There is a car park near the theatre but it doesn't say how big it is or how busy it will be! Will I find a space or will I be driving round looking for street parking and in the end have to drive home again and miss the play?
4) I don't know all of the party - what if I don't like some of them? What if I have to sit next to a noisy person? It could make my evening difficult.
5) What if I don't like the play? Can I go home in the interval or would that be seen as rude?
6) Thousands of other people will have sat on the seat I will sit on. Will it be clean? Could there be any bugs on it? Should I bring a bug spray? Or maybe a permethrin coated seat cover? Where can I buy one?
7) What is the average cost of an outing like this? What should I budget?
8) I am not certain what to wear and take with me. Should I wear comfortable clothes or will I look out of place? Maybe I should wear a suit? If so, do I wear a tie or leave my shirt collar open? The forecast is warm and dry but what if it rains? Should I take waterproofs with me?
9) Will my car be broken into or stolen whilst I am in the theatre?
10) Is it safe coming out of a theatre on a Friday night in a city?
... I don't know - I have heard that it is a wonderful life-changing play about the Camino ... but maybe I shouldn't go?
What do you think?? Help!!
On a similar theme ...
I have been invited to the theatre next Friday, to meet with a group of friends .. but although I am really excited about going I also have some reservations so before I say yes or no I wonder if the forum can help me with some of my questions?
1) Google maps gives the journey time as 42 minutes but what if there is a breakdown or accident on my route - should I add in an extra hour? Two hours? And although my car is pretty fit, what do I do if it develops a fault?
2) And what about driving home? Are there many drunk drivers late on a Friday? Is it safe? Can you guarantee that?
3) There is a car park near the theatre but it doesn't say how big it is or how busy it will be! Will I find a space or will I be driving round looking for street parking and in the end have to drive home again and miss the play?
4) I don't know all of the party - what if I don't like some of them? What if I have to sit next to a noisy person? It could make my evening difficult.
5) What if I don't like the play? Can I go home in the interval or would that be seen as rude?
6) Thousands of other people will have sat on the seat I will sit on. Will it be clean? Could there be any bugs on it? Should I bring a bug spray? Or maybe a permethrin coated seat cover? Where can I buy one?
7) What is the average cost of an outing like this? What should I budget?
8) I am not certain what to wear and take with me. Should I wear comfortable clothes or will I look out of place? Maybe I should wear a suit? If so, do I wear a tie or leave my shirt collar open? The forecast is warm and dry but what if it rains? Should I take waterproofs with me?
9) Will my car be broken into or stolen whilst I am in the theatre?
10) Is it safe coming out of a theatre on a Friday night in a city?
... I don't know - I have heard that it is a wonderful life-changing play about the Camino ... but maybe I shouldn't go?
What do you think?? Help!!
I know Faith! He's turning me into being OCD. A good thing most of us have streaming at home now!This actually makes me anxious!! There IS a lot to think about when going to the theater with friends!
I know Faith! He's turning me into being OCD. A good thing most of us have streaming at home now!
I hitch-hiked around Europe when I was 17, and I sailed around the world a couple of years later. My Mumhad no idea where i was from one week to the next, unless she received a postcard from somewhere. People now are astonished at that.Those days on the Camino pre everyday internet access were adventurous to say the least!
I'm really glad I wasn't your mom!I hitch-hiked around Europe when I was 17, and I sailed around the world a couple of years later. My Mumhad no idea where i was from one week to the next, unless she received a postcard from somewhere. People now are astonished at that.
The point is though that in the days before near instant communication, that was normal. Even making an international phone call could be complex and very expensive. Also, I grew up in the 1960s when kids were not locked up in their homes by fearful parents, much of the time we were thrown out of the house in the morning with a bag of sandwiches and money for a public phone and expected to be back for tea time. We made our own fun and our own adventures, one ofour favourites was to walk/wade/swim down the local river to the sea a mile away, then back up the road picking up discarded glass bottles on the way which we could return to the shop and get a few pennies back because of the deposit. We were not exceptional, it was normal for most kids, and the result was that we learned to be self sufficient and independent because we didn't have adults hovering over us at every second.I'm really glad I wasn't your mom!
Where is the area of the missing pilgrimI’ve vowed not to post any news anymore that might cause worries and spread negativity instead of positive feelings but there is currently, and unusually, an active request from the Navarra police asking the public for help with finding a missing pilgrim. Google it if you think you can help or spread the message.
And props to you Brian for focusing on the meditative Meseta!Interesting question(s) / topic and timing. I just missed my connecting flight from Madrid after just returning from Camino #2 from Burgos to Ponferrada. Will come back hopefully in Sept. to finish to Finnistere. Anyway, thought I would jump on here which I don't do much anymore and frankly the discussions, topics, positive attitudes that I used to enjoy seemed to have changed over the years for me. While walking for the last two weeks I did not have one discussion about bed bugs, theft, over worrying about trivial things, etc. Just mostly good people from all over the world walking, talking, and enjoying and adjusting to things and moments as they came. The albergue world we all just mostly laughed about and it was just part of the experience (it was as if we were embracing the snorers, farters, etc. with open arms). There was a two or three day span of mild bed shortage and chatter but everyone adjusted accordingly. Maybe it caused a night or two at the most of mild annoyance or inconvenience.
While I agree the the Camino is getting very popular and the dynamics probably changing a bit it is still mostly what you make of it in my opinion. In closing and to be brutally honest I see some of the misinformation, fears and/or complaints sometimes on here and I think to myself I hope I don't end up on the trail at the same time. So, just my two cents...which I realize isn't even worth that. Maybe be back after Camino #3.
It was a good world... I also had this experience growing up. Traveling alone at a young age, I never worried and I don't think my parents did either. We all felt it was a great adventureThe point is though that in the days before near instant communication, that was normal. Even making an international phone call could be complex and very expensive. Also, I grew up in the 1960s when kids were not locked up in their homes by fearful parents, much of the time we were thrown out of the house in the morning with a bag of sandwiches and money for a public phone and expected to be back for tea time. We made our own fun and our own adventures, one ofour favourites was to walk/wade/swim down the local river to the sea a mile away, then back up the road picking up discarded glass bottles on the way which we could return to the shop and get a few pennies back because of the deposit. We were not exceptional, it was normal for most kids, and the result was that we learned to be self sufficient and independent because we didn't have adults hovering over us at every second.
It wouldn't even occur to me to be particularly nervous about travelling, or walking alone. The risks are very small in most places and unlike many younger people I was not taught to be fearful as a child.
As a soon to be first timer I have not let any negative comments put me off or worry me at all. I look on this as a tremendous adventure and have really enjoyed surfing all the threads as part of my research which has been really helpful particularly with regard to equipment and packing lists. I frequently laugh at loud at some of the comments and think this forum really fosters a sense of community amongst its members. I look forward to starting my Camino and hope to meet some of you along the way!Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
We are in Ledigos tonight having started out from SJPDP on 20th May. We have had none of the problems you mention and as far as we can gather neither have any of the many fellow pilgrims we have mer thus far. We did however hear that two people in Burgos had money stolen from them in an Albergue, one €1000 and the other €500. We are not sure if this was a fact but that was the rumour circulating on the trail.Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
Am I alone in thinking that.... Were I a first-time pilgrim (again), reading the posts, I would be very worried?
Theft, exhibitionists, rescues, deaths even, no room at the inn, crowds, empty wilderness, snakes, pack too heavy? , what if.... ?
I’m sure I’ve forgotten a few....
How to strike a balance is difficult, between answering questions and not causing more anxiety.... Don’t you think?
Oh wait, it could be just life as we know it.... Deciding to walk the Camino makes us feel different but it doesn’t change the world around us.....
Discuss(Or not!)
I do not think anyone was trying to suggest otherwise or to mock. Safety is always a concern no matter where you travel. I think most of us would agree with that.I think being prepared and knowing is better than having pink glasses, everything sugarcoated, no sense of reality. There was a tendency in this forum a while ago. People got mocked for expressing concerns about safety. Now we have a special chapter dedicated to safety. Sadly that only after (here) unmentionable tragic event. We are not babies any more, we can face the world and if we dare to go solo on an adventure, we deserve the information.
Who carries €1000 on the Camino??!!??We are in Ledigos tonight having started out from SJPDP on 20th May. We have had none of the problems you mention and as far as we can gather neither have any of the many fellow pilgrims we have mer thus far. We did however hear that two people in Burgos had money stolen from them in an Albergue, one €1000 and the other €500. We are not sure if this was a fact but that was the rumour circulating on the trail.
On a similar theme ...
I have been invited to the theatre next Friday, to meet with a group of friends .. but although I am really excited about going I also have some reservations so before I say yes or no I wonder if the forum can help me with some of my questions?
1) Google maps gives the journey time as 42 minutes but what if there is a breakdown or accident on my route - should I add in an extra hour? Two hours? And although my car is pretty fit, what do I do if it develops a fault?
2) And what about driving home? Are there many drunk drivers late on a Friday? Is it safe? Can you guarantee that?
3) There is a car park near the theatre but it doesn't say how big it is or how busy it will be! Will I find a space or will I be driving round looking for street parking and in the end have to drive home again and miss the play?
4) I don't know all of the party - what if I don't like some of them? What if I have to sit next to a noisy person? It could make my evening difficult.
5) What if I don't like the play? Can I go home in the interval or would that be seen as rude?
6) Thousands of other people will have sat on the seat I will sit on. Will it be clean? Could there be any bugs on it? Should I bring a bug spray? Or maybe a permethrin coated seat cover? Where can I buy one?
7) What is the average cost of an outing like this? What should I budget?
8) I am not certain what to wear and take with me. Should I wear comfortable clothes or will I look out of place? Maybe I should wear a suit? If so, do I wear a tie or leave my shirt collar open? The forecast is warm and dry but what if it rains? Should I take waterproofs with me?
9) Will my car be broken into or stolen whilst I am in the theatre?
10) Is it safe coming out of a theatre on a Friday night in a city?
... I don't know - I have heard that it is a wonderful life-changing play about the Camino ... but maybe I shouldn't go?
What do you think?? Help!!
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