I started this year 4th June and had perfect weather, about an hour of rain, and one day a bit too hot, some people in May had 4 weeks of rain IIRC, and this led I assume to the riot of flowers I saw. Personally I valued the lighter mornings, so...
When people ask me about my Camino, I say it was the best thing I ever did, and something I can only ever do once, though I may walk to Santiago again. I also tell them, the hardest part is the first step, its just a walk, but so much more, it is...
Tuesday 15 October.
It's about 4:00 pm and we've been open around an hour. So far we have 4 pilgrims, all Spanish men, all on the VDLP (one in reverse), one bicigrino.
This morning, after we said goodbye to the pilgrims and got the place in...
HosVol is a Spanish group that provides trained volunteers hospitaleros (hospitaleros voluntarios) to donativo albergues. There are thirty something albergues they provide hospitaleros to. Hospitaleros come from around the world, if they have...
HosVol does not have training in the UK. The Confraternity of St James in the UK does staff two albergues though and you can volunteer through them.
We volunteer annually. My husband who speaks very little Spanish has done one solo albergue in a...
As David advised training is conducted in several countries around the world, including England. I did mine here in Germany.
I contacted HosVol at manuelhosvol@caminosantiago.org
at somebody's suggestion to the same question. He emailed me the...
Hello from Salamanca!
I'm posting this from the pilgrim albergue in Salamanca. I'm posting it in the VDLP forum because that is the route that the vast majority of our pilgrims are walking, even though Salamanca is on a few routes (including the...
What an interesting posting, I think you will make an ace Hospitalero, you come across as a nice guy.
I am now looking for my next adventure, and am considering an immersive month learning in Spain, and have been considering doing some...
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