safety

[Andrea Innes-Michailov]

I like your attitude Diane.  Thanks for the perspective!
Andrea

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Diane Grust
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 12:46 AM
> To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
> Subject: safety
>
>
> The total number of pilgrims who received the Compostela during 2000 was
> 55,004, which was almost twice the number of pilgrims in the last non Holy
> Jacobean year, 1998, and more than ten times the number of
> pilgrims in 1990.
>
> sorry don't have the 2001 numbers but my guess is that they would
> be higher
>
>
> yes there was that one report ....without the particulars
>
>
> 1 / 55,004 =.0000181
>
> So there is a .00181% chance of it happening again?  Walk the
> camino.  I did
> alone everyday and generally never in the sight of anyone else if I could
> help it and never had a problem.  If you are afraid stick with a group or
> keep other people near you.  It is ridiculous to think you cannot walk the
> camino in safety and would need to take a bus because of one reported
> incident last year.  It has now be brought up as an example more than once
> and really should be put into true perspective.
>
> Real dangers?  based on my observation the top three are:
>
> blisters
> tendonitis / joint problems (ankles, knees,back)
> sunburn
>
> Diane
>