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Unfortunately, no. Just dark grey, green/yellowish cords, Quechua on it. I don't know if it is a common bag. It's a bit heavy I think.Anything unique about the backpack that would catch the eye of fellow hikers? Something she personalized it with or any special patches?
I hope so too! Glad you got them back!We lost three little plush toys in Malawi once and were devastated, but we managed to get them back a few days later. I hope you and your wife have the same outcome!
Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
Yes she is insured, but the injury she has (for which she visited a hospital) is too much to deal with right now. She's been searching for her bag and belongings today, going back and forth on bike. Asking locals and emailing other albergues. We are putting up reward posters with a nice sum of money for anyone returning the bag with content or just the plushie. If it's money they want, they can have it. That's how much it means for her to have it returned.Does your wife have travel insurance? Perhaps, instead of returning home, she can buy new gear and continue onward once she has a few days to recover. Especially since it sounds like everything (except the plushie) is replaceable.
I am sorry your wife had her backpack taken. Saint Anthony please help Robin’s wife find her backpack and the belongs insideHello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
I am so sorry to read this. I always thought the Camino and the spirit of the Camino to be safe.Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
I to lost (not stolen) something dear to me. I posted on here and definitely got a camino miracle. I'm hoping for the same for your wife.Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
It is but precautions must be taken as with anywhere. It's pretty rare for an entire pack to be taken but I guess it obviously happens. Hoping for a miracle for the OPs wife.I am so sorry to read this. I always thought the Camino and the spirit of the Camino to be safe.
Oh Robin, sending many virtual hugs to your wife and to you upon this news. There's a real feeling of trauma when something so personal is taken, and it is really hard as well for you to not be there when your loved one is injured in more ways than one. Bad things DO happen on the Camino, but many times things do turn up, work out, kindnesses make a difference, etc. I'm hoping for healing in many ways for both of you, and for restoration of all that matters to your wife! We hope to hear good news in the next few days!Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
This sounds very promising however, my wife was the last one to leave the albergue. She was allowed to stay one more day, but still had to leave the room for cleaning. That's why she put her bag at the reception. She said many pilgrims even put their bags outside for transfer pickups at other albergues she visited. So she thought it couldn't hurt to leave it inside for an hour or so. The other pilgrims were gone already.In 2015 my sis and I met a Dutch man whose pack had gone missing that morning. It was nowhere to be found in the albergue and hadn’t been left near the other transferred packs. It turned out that two other “helpful” pilgrims saw it laying near his bunk yet he wasn’t around (he was in the bathroom) so they took it upon themselves to do a good deed and carry it forward with them thinking he’d forgotten it and that they’d catch up to him. Instead they left it at an albergue in the next town and after several phone calls by hospitaleros it was tracked down and he got it back. Fingers crossed that something similar has happened with your wife’s pack and that she’s quickly reunited with it.
Yes in a small pocket that's in the part that wraps around your waiste.I was just gonna ask, does she have contact info in pack? That would help.
I also put screen saver contact number on cell phone. It has saved me a phone before
How to put a screen saver contact number on the cell phone? Save a pic/screenshot to the wallpaper? Is there a way iOS has a way of doing this? (Sorry about the dumb question). Maybe also include an email address as well?I was just gonna ask, does she have contact info in pack? That would help.
I also put screen saver contact number on cell phone. It has saved me a phone before
So sorry. I am on CF and will be looking. For next time: I keep an AirTag sewn into my pack and also in moneybeltHello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
There is a Decathalon in Leon. We will gladly contribute to replacement. Saddened for her personal loss and the fear it will add.Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
very sad and discouraging that is one reason I do not do Camino Frances nor stay in Albergues. Don't give just start again put something together and continue on the Camino Don't this thief win the day.Hello everyone,
This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's Sisters in León this morning.
She left her backpack at the spot where everyone places them and went for breakfast. When coming back, it was missing. The owner told her the post company did not pick it up, nor any other travel bag moving company.
My wife called the post office and they confirmed they did not take the bag. The owner called the police. It was the first time they had something like this happen in their albergue.
My wife reported the theft at the police station and also searched the albergue, the surroundings, dumpsters, etc. She is now staying with a local friend. She was planning to stay for a few days in León to recover from an injury, but is now in despair and planning to come home.
There were no valuables for a thief inside the bag, other than the bag itself. But inside was also a yellow pluchie cat that holds an enormous amount of emotional value and is irreplaceable. Other stuff missing is a mouthpiece for sleeping, a sleeping bag, tooth brush etc, some pencils, a sketch book and dirty laundry.
I'm afraid the contents of the bag, including the pluche, will be tossed aside. Therefore I ask anyone in or near León, or whoever is walking from León to the next town to keep an eye out for these belongings. My wife will still be in León tomorrow.
The backpack is a dark grey Quechua Forclaz 70L with green accents.
I really hope someone will find the bag or at least the cat pluchie (it has one eye, it's very old) and keep it safe and contact me. Please don't judge cause it might be "just a pluchie" to you. It's also very worrisome entire bags go missing.
Any other tips are welcome. Thank you so much for taking time to read this.
Buen camino,
Robin
(feeling kinda helpless so far away).
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