annakappa, I am leaving for my first Camino this evening, leaving from SJPdP on Thrusday morning. So with your comment "Don't put your backpack on the bed" has confused me. I thought, from my readings here, that to put your backpack on the bed was the only way to save your bed for the night. Am I wrong?
And a chair is for sitting, not pack storage or clothes drying. Don't be offended when someone removes your belongings to sit down or climb to a top bunk! Unless you brought the chair from home, it is for everyone.
You save your bed for the night by putting out your sleeping bag, or maybe a towel and some ítems of clothing. But usually it's a sleeping bag. Anne
I totally agree if the floor is a wooden one and an old one at that, but if the dorm has a tiled ceramic floor, I don't think that there is such a risk. AnneNo. That's my way of keeping my backpack up off the floor where the bedbugs walk!
Yes, but there's nowhere to hide on a ceramic floor. AnneWhy? You think bedbugs won't walk on tiled ceramic?
They DANCE across it!
Yes, but there's nowhere to hide on a ceramic floor. Anne
As a MAJOR snorer I jave noticed that the more the wine the louder the snore...As a snorer I would be appreciative for all the extra glasses of wine that the non snorers want to provide, if it is helpful
No there is not! Newer albergues do not have a problem, but there are older ones with well-earned reputations for cold showers.
well cold showers are good for you, so even if i have to, not a big problem;D Thanks
I took both safety pins, and tiny craft sized clothespins. I only took safety pins on my first Camino, and I found that most clotheslines are not perfectly level, so when I used safety pins gravity usually landed all my clothes in a clump.
But that is one of the little engineering challenges that make the camino fun. You might take just one tiny clothespin to use at the upper end, and connect all your other items via safety pins!
Thank you.
I went to the local bargain shop today and bought a selection. Good timing because there were various small pegs designed for hanging christmas cards still available. Most lighter than the 6 cut off pegs I already have.
Fantastic! They may not be strong enough to hold a regular bath towel, or a pair of jeans, but for the lightweight clothing we take on the Camino they are perfect.Thank you.
And a chair is for sitting, not pack storage or clothes drying. Don't be offended when someone removes your belongings to sit down or climb to a top bunk! Unless you brought the chair from home, it is for everyone.
No, often there's not, but if you have been walking in the heat, you are grateful for the shower and the water temperature doesn't seem to matter.
They may shout at you (if you are lucky!), or swear at you as they thunder past because you were in their way! As my old schoolmaster said "an audible warning of your approach is necessary - and I don't mean a rattling mudguard!"
An old fashioned hooter would be good. "Parp, parp, parp" may even raise a laugh
Tio Tel
When I get into bed, I bring a couple of small stuffsacks with me with gadgets, flashlight, toiletries, etc. I generally re-pack my pack every morning. So what I do when I get up in the morning, I grab my sacks and my pack and drag them out into a common area, outside the sleeping area, to re-pack.I never do that.
But I don't think I annoyed anyone last year
I'm guilty. The quieter i try to be the noisier I become. My wife says its because I didn't have siblings.Very well said, Rebekah. It is really a shame that the worst offenders will never read this forum and thus continue their annoying and rude ways.
I have never understood why people do not prepare their pack and "stuff" the night before and then take it out of the dorm in the morning to dress and get ready to walk....must be a reason.
@VNwalking, this thread commenced before either of us joined the forum, and has now gone full circle. See post #2!
It's a good question, that I hadn't thought of.
That can be an exhibition if someone's on their bunk a half-metre away. One thing to add. This is a pilgrimage undertaken by both lay and religious alike. A little modesty and consideration goes a long way.
That's why I've always liked a top bunk. Even in the US Army. No one sits or leaves stuff on the top bunk.And a chair is for sitting, not pack storage or clothes drying. Don't be offended when someone removes your belongings to sit down or climb to a top bunk! Unless you brought the chair from home, it is for everyone.
A local packaged ice cream maker made this very helpful advertisement to make it easy to tell when the context is conducive to wearing revealing clothes. NB. In Aotearoa New Zealand "bathers" are called "togs" in Kiwi slang. Enjoy.
Since I’ve never stayed at the albergues or even a hostel, but I do want to experience it on the camino… I can’t even imagine any details of staying at one… I guess I get a bed picked for me, yes? Where do I leave the backpack if I’m on top bunk? Just want to figure out the best course of action so I’m prepared…. And do I take my backpack with me everywhere? I have a hard time grasping the whole idea or communal accommodation - please advise (without judgement, please. I’m trying to do my research so I can avoid asking too many questions once I arrive since I don’t speak the language)
Sometimes you are assigned a bed, sometimes you can choose your own.
No, we can not tell you that there will always be hot water. Although you can be assured that hot and cold will not be indicated on the handles.
Do expect people to snore, or make other noises if you don't have a private room. Don't wake up someone to tell them they're snoring and to please stop.
I happen to own a collection of medieval texts of etiquette rules for children (for those interested, it is The babees book, Aristotle's A B C, Urbanitatis, Stans puer ad mensam, The lvtille childrenes lvtil boke, The bokes of nurture of Hugh Rhodes and John Russell, Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of keruynge, The booke of demeanor, The boke of curtasye, Seager's Schoole of vertue, &c. &c. with some French and latin poems on like subjects, and some forewords on education in early England. Edited by Frederick J. Furnivall, Early English Text Society, Original Series 32. A modern English translation is available at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58985)
Well stated Dougfitz. Unfortunately, people with asthma and/or sinus conditions often snore and they can't help it. I travel with earplugs -- it's the only solution that I really control, and it does work.
Good point here about alarm clocks - might sound silly but what do people do for wake up alarms? (Ie to have an alarm but not disturb others? I usually have quiet alarms anyway but it could still disturb others - any suggestions?)
I never set an alarm - I would always get woken up by other pilgrims in the morning. I don't really recall been woken by other peoples alarms - which would be rude IMO. I guess nowadays you can just set the alarm to vibrate.
If I really need one, I will put a vibrating alarm on my phone and hold it under my pillow.
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