[Gocamino] Bed bugs on the Camino Frances

[Sil]

Three recent alerts about bed bugs in Hontanas, El Burgo Ranero , Tardajos,
St Juan, Hornillos, Fromista and Finisterre.

1)  This information is current and to alert pilgrims further back down the
Camino Frances to a bed bug situation in Hontanas.  There are three pilgrims
here at Boadilla this evening who have all come from the Hontanas Municipal
hostal with multiple bed bug bites, and there is a definite bed bug risk
there. NOTE: the other hostal in Hontanas is the Puntido and that is NOT the
place where the bed bugs are reported.


2)  29th August:  I have passed Granon 4 days ago and San Juan de Ortega 3
days ago. Trehe are many, many people with multiple bed bug bites on the
way. I am a victim of it as well. Today I have landed in Centro medico and
received injection as well as some creams for itching and tablets for those
bites. I am quite sick at the moment because of that.
I repeat- there is a huge bed bug problem in San Juan de Ortega!!! and there
are a lot of people carrying bugd further up the route.

3) 28th August:  There was a report on TVE24 (Spanish news) about the bed
bug problem on the Camino de Santiago. A representative for a Spanish
pilgrim association was urging for the closure the albergues on the "Camino
de Santiago" to close down at the same time so they could disinfect and get
rid of the bed bugs once and for all.
The reporter then mentioned that if they closed for 15 days that would
probably be enough.... and that it would have to be in the "low,
not-so-busy-season", some time this winter I would guess, so that it would
affect as few pilgrims as possible.
Maybe in a few hours the story will be available on http://www.rtve.es where
they have tons of news video clips available.


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Sil
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