Hospitalero at Samos

[Pingüigrino]

Hi all.
Tomorrow i´ll take a train to Samos, to start my fifteen days turn at Albergue de Samos. Ill be there serving like a volunteer, to receive and help all of you who choose to walk this part of the French Camino.
Just passing Triacastella to go to Sarria, you must choose to walk to San Xil or to Samos. The path to Samos is seven kilometers longer than San Xil´s one, but it is really wonderfull, magic, and inspirational.
Despite the albergue at the monastery is very basical (No heating, no kitchen, no washing machine, etc) only bedbunks, blankets, and sanitary facilities with hot whater showers, it could be considerated like one of these "special" sites, and in any case worth it to visit the monastey. There are others private albergues at the town, quite more comfortable just in case you prefer a more relaxing accommodation, but would be my pleasure to chat a bit with any of you who visit "my" albergue just to say hi. You will be welcome.
Buen Camino to all you honest people.

 

[minanni]

May you have a wonderful experience!!

Buen camino.

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Hi all.
Tomorrow i´ll take a train to Samos, to start my fifteen days turn at Albergue de Samos. Ill be there serving like a volunteer, to receive and help all of you who choose to walk this part of the French Camino.
Just passing Triacastella to go to Sarria, you must choose to walk to San Xil or to Samos. The path to Samos is seven kilometers longer than San Xil´s one, but it is really wonderfull, magic, and inspirational.
Despite the albergue at the monastery is very basical (No heating, no kitchen, no washing machine, etc) only bedbunks, blankets, and sanitary facilities with hot whater showers, it could be considerated like one of these "special" sites, and in any case worth it to visit the monastey. There are others private albergues at the town, quite more comfortable just in case you prefer a more relaxing accommodation, but would be my pleasure to chat a bit with any of you who visit "my" albergue just to say hi. You will be welcome.
Buen Camino to all you honest people.

Hi, it's a great surrounding to be in.
I wish you a wonderful time at the monnestery, Peter.

 

[Beth_J]

Hi all.
Tomorrow i´ll take a train to Samos, to start my fifteen days turn at Albergue de Samos. Ill be there serving like a volunteer, to receive and help all of you who choose to walk this part of the French Camino.
Just passing Triacastella to go to Sarria, you must choose to walk to San Xil or to Samos. The path to Samos is seven kilometers longer than San Xil´s one, but it is really wonderfull, magic, and inspirational.
Despite the albergue at the monastery is very basical (No heating, no kitchen, no washing machine, etc) only bedbunks, blankets, and sanitary facilities with hot whater showers, it could be considerated like one of these "special" sites, and in any case worth it to visit the monastey. There are others private albergues at the town, quite more comfortable just in case you prefer a more relaxing accommodation, but would be my pleasure to chat a bit with any of you who visit "my" albergue just to say hi. You will be welcome.
Buen Camino to all you honest people.

I just got back and took the Samos route. I was so looking forward to staying in this albergue.....but the Camino had other plans so I just passed through on a 27 mile day (the story involves a friend with a sore toe and what we had to do to make sure we had time for her to finish from Sarria). Someone please stay at this albergue and get the experience for me.

Have a wonderful experience, Peter. And if you happen to pop into the cafe right by the monastery (can't remember the name) - thank them for me. They showed me such kindness in the middle of a particularly hard day.

 

[soozansings]

Hi all.
Tomorrow i´ll take a train to Samos, to start my fifteen days turn at Albergue de Samos. Ill be there serving like a volunteer, to receive and help all of you who choose to walk this part of the French Camino.
Just passing Triacastella to go to Sarria, you must choose to walk to San Xil or to Samos. The path to Samos is seven kilometers longer than San Xil´s one, but it is really wonderfull, magic, and inspirational.
Despite the albergue at the monastery is very basical (No heating, no kitchen, no washing machine, etc) only bedbunks, blankets, and sanitary facilities with hot whater showers, it could be considerated like one of these "special" sites, and in any case worth it to visit the monastey. There are others private albergues at the town, quite more comfortable just in case you prefer a more relaxing accommodation, but would be my pleasure to chat a bit with any of you who visit "my" albergue just to say hi. You will be welcome.
Buen Camino to all you honest people.

I won't be there until June 6th or 7th (or so...I am the tortoise). I hope your time there is blessed and I hope to return one day to do the same. I'm diverting to see the Monastery.

 

[northerngirl]

We are setting off from Leon on 16th and planning our route to visit the monastery at Samos, so will say "hola".

 

[Pingüigrino]

Hi all. First day at albergue. Well see how it cames. Waityng for you.

 

[peregrina2000]

So many thanks to you and all the other volunteer hospitaleros out there. It is such a service that you provide. Buen camino, Laurie.

 

[mspath]

Hi all. First day at albergue. Well see how it cames. Waityng for you.

Enjoy your time as hospitalero!
I still remember my first visit and attending vespers in the monastery. We pilgrims were escorted by one monk through the dark spaces to the chapel. Painted life-size images of past monks lined the corridor walls. In the very dim light the mix of living and painted Benedictines all wearing black robes was most surreal! ...Carry a flashlight!

 

[Pingüigrino]

I just got back and took the Samos route. I was so looking forward to staying in this albergue.....but the Camino had other plans so I just passed through on a 27 mile day (the story involves a friend with a sore toe and what we had to do to make sure we had time for her to finish from Sarria). Someone please stay at this albergue and get the experience for me.

Have a wonderful experience, Peter. And if you happen to pop into the cafe right by the monastery (can't remember the name) - thank them for me. They showed me such kindness in the middle of a particularly hard day.

Just saying thanks in your name. They are very helpfull for all of us.

 

[Pingüigrino]

Hop

So many thanks to you and all the other volunteer hospitaleros out there. It is such a service that you provide. Buen camino, Laurie.

Hope we shall meet next month at Zaragoza. Buen Camino

 

[Al the optimist]

I walked the Samos route for the first time last summer. It was magical! Definitely one of the best days of my Caminos. So peaceful! Glad I hadn't taken that choice before as I would never have walked the other route!
Thanks for volunteering. Enjoy your time as a hospitalero.

 

[Kanga]

Thank you @Pingüigrino , for your service to the Camino. Without people like you there would be no Camino. I do sincerely hope that those who stay with you bring gratitude and grace.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

to start my fifteen days turn at Albergue de Samos.

One of my favorite places. Even though the tour of the monastery was in Spanish, it was incredible! Thank you for volunteering.

 

[Devon Mike]

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/members/49341/ Enjoy your stay there. I have walked through Samos before, a lovely route. This year I plan to stay there but it will be in mid June so won't see you there.

 

[Pingüigrino]

Yesterday's evening. A rainy and cold day. I was sitting ínside, near the door of the albergue, trying to read a book. Suddenly, the door is opened and two pouring women entered. One of them is eating a BIG carrot. She look at me and saying not a single word, went to the depth of the albergue. The other one take a seat and started taking some pics of the draws on the walls. Still not a single word is said.
I was there mouth opened, and not a single salute had been done. Only the sounds of falling drops of water on the floor is eared. Then, lady carrot returned, said something in a strange language to her friend ( no spanish, no english, no german no french, no russian...) took one more nibble of the bit carrot and left. ( Maybe she spoke rabbit lenguaje? ) Only a amazed hospitalero, many muddy footprints and a big puddle of muddle water, remains at the albergue. So, the hospitalero reacted, runnig in the rain and shouts: May you have a muddy, rainy and miserable Camino. But the rabbit ladies didnt understand spanish!
Another wonderfull day in a hospitalero's life!
Please next time be polite with those poor souls.!

 

[Pingüigrino]

Hi all. Happy day to me. Today I have sleeping at " my" albergue two members of this forum, palmah and husband. Two lovely persons whon "did my day". May our caminos crossed again in the future. Maybe next time they would be the hospitaleros, and me the pilgrim. Buen Camino to them.
Buen Camino to you honest people

 

[Icacos]

Yesterday's evening. A rainy and cold day. I was sitting ínside, near the door of the albergue, trying to read a book. Suddenly, the door is opened and two pouring women entered. One of them is eating a BIG carrot. She look at me and saying not a single word, went to the depth of the albergue. The other one take a seat and started taking some pics of the draws on the walls. Still not a single word is said.
I was there mouth opened, and not a single salute had been done. Only the sounds of falling drops of water on the floor is eared. Then, lady carrot returned, said something in a strange language to her friend ( no spanish, no english, no german no french, no russian...) took one more nibble of the bit carrot and left. ( Maybe she spoke rabbit lenguaje? ) Only a amazed hospitalero, many muddy footprints and a big puddle of muddle water, remains at the albergue. So, the hospitalero reacted, runnig in the rain and shouts: May you have a muddy, rainy and miserable Camino. But the rabbit ladies didnt understand spanish!
Another wonderfull day in a hospitalero's life!
Please next time be polite with those poor souls.!

Thank you for today's chuckle! Glad to see you've had a better day since then; may they continue so. But then, it's people like the "rabbit ladies" that make an amusing story, and I like the way you tell it.