Dan the Man
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, 2015, 2017, 2019
Hi All:
I am LOVING my Camino but I have run across a few things that I and others have found a tad "disrespectful " to other pilgrims and local farmers
1) plucking grapes from the vine from Pamplona to Burgos: We have seen many many pilgrims stop and not just taste grapes but load up plastic bags and walk or cycle off. I saw at least 30 people doing this. A few farmers were telling us how mad they were as their crops are their business and Pilgrims just raid their crops.
I have seen pilgrims pick a whole bunch, taste them and throw the bunch to the ground
2) Using Camino Paths as a toilette
I cannot count the number of times feces from humans along with toilette paper has been found directly on the Camino path? Why not use a bush?
Also at rest stations, can people not walk off the path and urinate instead of doing it where benches are and then scatter toilette paper about?
Many times we found this only meters from a town!
As pilgrims we enjoy so much that Spain offers . A tad of respect would be appreciated by all
Dan
I am LOVING my Camino but I have run across a few things that I and others have found a tad "disrespectful " to other pilgrims and local farmers
1) plucking grapes from the vine from Pamplona to Burgos: We have seen many many pilgrims stop and not just taste grapes but load up plastic bags and walk or cycle off. I saw at least 30 people doing this. A few farmers were telling us how mad they were as their crops are their business and Pilgrims just raid their crops.
I have seen pilgrims pick a whole bunch, taste them and throw the bunch to the ground
2) Using Camino Paths as a toilette
I cannot count the number of times feces from humans along with toilette paper has been found directly on the Camino path? Why not use a bush?
Also at rest stations, can people not walk off the path and urinate instead of doing it where benches are and then scatter toilette paper about?
Many times we found this only meters from a town!
As pilgrims we enjoy so much that Spain offers . A tad of respect would be appreciated by all
Dan