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I will be there in October!!!I got a WhatsApp a little bit ago and also saw here on the forum that @Vacajoe posted that the pilgrim albergue in Canfranc Pueblo will be opening April 16.
Hello Adelina. I would be interested in your experience. I am on my way to act as hospitalera in Ponferrada. I worked in Porto last year too in Peregrinos do Porto and loved it. I am a Canadian ( Fluent in French) and would like to know a bit more about this posting for possible future consideration. Thanks Isobel CunninghamHappy to hear it! This is a beautiful albergue in a beautiful setting! Very much enjoyed being hospitalera there last year.
I am from 1 -15 oct and you?I will be there in October!!!
I am this year in Ponferrada from tomorrow to April 30/31I am from 1 -15 oct and you?
I should be starting right around October 15. Hope I see you.I am from 1 -15 oct and you?
I will be there from the 15th, so might see you again. You still owe me that beer you promised last time you came through!!I should be starting right around October 15. Hope I see you.
That's what most pilgrims do. In fact, the hospitalera in Jaca Municipal gets upset if you want to start walking to Santiago without first taking a bus to Somport. She tells you to stay two nights, leave all your stuff at the albergue, and walk from Somport with a day backpack. No one will touch your stuff that you leave on your bed.other option is to stay in Jaca, bus to Somport next morning, then walk back to Jaca. That would mean staying both nights in Jaca.
I know one hospitalero who took issue with someone wanting to leave a pack and walk from further back and spend a second night at Canfranc. It really depends on the rules in the community. We were told to watch which way a pilgrim approaches as from one way may mean the bus stop.That's what most pilgrims do. In fact, the hospitalera in Jaca Municipal gets upset if you want to start walking to Santiago without first taking a bus to Somport. She tells you to stay two nights, leave all your stuff at the albergue, and walk from Somport with a day backpack. No one will touch your stuff that you leave on your bed.
At least that was my prepandemic experience.
Oh, I just remembered one more thing: if you go to the tourist office in Jaca, they have a stamp for Jaca, but also for Somport, in case you couldn't get a stamp up there. Just tell them that you have just walked from Somport to Jaca - no cheating - and you will get two stamps in your credencial
@Tortilla Thanks, thats good to know that its common enough to stay 2 nights in Jaca albergue. Will prob do that.
@J Willhaus I never thought taking a bus to begin a Camino may be frowned upon. During a Camino or skipping stages with a bus would be a different matter though.
I would have intended walking to Canfranc if the way up to Somport was open.
It is a high tourism area and this albergue is only for pilgrims. We got a lot of hikers wanting a cheap place to stay when we were there.@Tortilla Thanks, thats good to know that its common enough to stay 2 nights in Jaca albergue. Will prob do that.
@J Willhaus I never thought taking a bus to begin a Camino may be frowned upon. During a Camino or skipping stages with a bus would be a different matter though.
I would have intended walking to Canfranc if the way up to Somport was open.