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Anniesantiago said:I hope the police will take this seriously and find these guys.
Maybe they're just hungry, because the economy is bad.
But for me, it's enough to put me off.
I just don't feel like I want to be looking over my shoulder at every turn.
I don't have cash to spare and a 60 year old woman walking alone would be a great target.
Am wondering if any new reports of robberies in the first stages of the VdlP? I emailed the office of the Amigos in Seville, and they said it was only one instance, but according to this forum there were more. Am starting (lone pilgrim, female, 66) from Seville 18th or 19th September - is anyone else starting around then, or know of anyone?
i have not heard of any other robberies since may. anyway there is safety in number. you will meet more peregrinos doing the vdlp in september. unlike my walk from sevilla in february, i met only 2 peregrinos during my first 2 weeks. i also believe the 2 robberies on the route are isolated cases. i have not heard whether the robbers are caught or not, the guardian civil will not this go, it is a stain on the reputation of spain.Am wondering if any new reports of robberies in the first stages of the VdlP? I emailed the office of the Amigos in Seville, and they said it was only one instance, but according to this forum there were more. Am starting (lone pilgrim, female, 66) from Seville 18th or 19th September - is anyone else starting around then, or know of anyone?
Thanks everyone. If no-one turns up in Itálica I'll hop on a bus, or I'll be brave ("who so beset him round/with dismal stories/do but themselves confound/his (or her) strength the more is") - thanks John Bunyan.There was also an identical incident last year in the same location, http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/robbery-on-the-vdlp.13960/
I was a little skeptical at the time, but got confirmation that it was true. It sounds like it's the same spot, right before Guillena where things get a little lonely and you go over a stream.
I know there isn't much pilgrim traffic now -- a bad thing if you're looking for company, a good thing because it means the robbers aren't likely to sit around all day waiting for one pilgrim to walk by. But for people walking in the higher traffic times, if you haven't met anyone leaving Sevilla, a good place to stop and wait would be after the ruins at Italica, where the Camino first turns off the highway to the left. It's before that first water crossing (arroyo) and if memory serves, there is a big tree right where the camino turns off. Having someon to walk with for those few kms into Guillena would not be a bad idea.
Buen camino to everyone, Laurie
Yes. I was quite worried, but the Guardia Civil are patrolling that section of stage 1. If worried go to Triana Backpackers in Sevilla and find someone to walk with. I did this 2 weeks ago - now at the Embalse de Alcántara. Buen Camino.So, I have to admit I'm struggling today with whether or not to change my plans.
I'm not hoping to have an unexpected adventure - I'm walking for my health.
And I don't have cash to spare - so getting robbed, which has never before been a concern, is now on my plate as a real concern.
If only one pilgrim had been robbed, I would probably just shrug.
Or if it were just a "story" I"d heard.
But I heard it here from the horse's mouth.
A pilgrim was robbed at knifepoint.
And then Luka tells us that not only THAT pilgrim was robbed, but two bikes were stolen and perhaps another pilgrim was robbed as well.
Before I read about the two bikes being taken, I also would have shrugged.
But now, there is a knife, the robbers are attacking pairs (not just single walkers).
So, I'm thinking today.
It's not too late to change my plans and just stick to the Camino Frances.
The only cash I"d lose would be my $45 deposit to the Poor Clares in Seville.
I could just count it as a donation to their African mission.
Maybe the VDLP is just not in the cards for me.
Or maybe I should wait and walk it next year when Joe or another walker can accompany me.
I've been told I"m brave,
but I've never been told I'm stupid.
Walking into a den of snakes feels stupid.
What would YOU do???
Agree with you Laurie, we are talking about one stage along a Camino of 1,000km! Maybe someone from the admin could change the original title to something like: Safety on stage 1 VdlP. Just a thought.I think that maybe the title of this thread is misleading.
Agree with you Laurie, we are talking about one stage along a Camino of 1,000km! Maybe someone from the admin could change the original title to something like: Safety on stage 1 VdlP. Just a thought.
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