[Gocamino] Canes and Planes and Packs

[Sue Kenney]

I have just returned from the Camino on Sunday.

Iberia airlines in Santiago made me check-in my walking stick as baggage; 
they sited the steel tip as the reason. At London, Heathrow (Lufthansa) they 
also made me check it in. I flew through Frankfurt and when I got to Toronto 
the walking stick never showed up. I didn't bother putting in a claim 
thinking that maybe someone else needed it more than I did.

About baggage. Last year when I arrived at Vigo airport, my backpack didn't. 
It was lost for two days in Madrid. I started walking from Valenca, Portugal 
without my pack the next day and ended up with horrible blisters because I 
didn't have the right socks on or my vaseline with me. (the stores were 
always closed when I arrived in the villages) This time, I used the pouch on 
the top of my backpack (which clips off) as a carry-on pack. I made sure I 
packed socks, vaseline, bandaids, a rain poncho, chocolate bar, diary and 
underwear. Everything else you can do without until you get to a store.

Sue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Marques" <w.marques at cuphosco.co.uk>
To: <gocamino at oakapple.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:18 AM
Subject: [Gocamino] Canes and Planes


> Or as we in England would say walking sticks and planes.  There seems to
> be no common approach by airlines or airports. I took a 5 foot
> shepherd's crook I had made for my in-laws out to Australia earlier this
> month. At Heathrow after 5 minutes discussion at check-in it was taken
> off my hands.