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At this albergue, we use pilgrim donations to buy groceries. Anything we purchase specifically for ourselves, we purchase out of our own pocket. We eat with the pilgrims and usually eat any leftovers (if there are some) for our lunch. Otherwise, for example we separately bought some body soap, potato chips, some tuna, a couple of beers for Phil, and a six pack of tonic for me and my back cramps.
We won't be here, but I am sure some equally accommodating will be!
Whatever the dickens a boondoogle is, let me pick up on soap. You won't have much time in Pamplona for many things, Janet and Phil. Such a pity. The pintxos on offer in the old town are worth a fortune!
So now, I don't need to look for mare bars!
Thanks, if people with to volunteer, I want them to know what it might be like. BTW, I did figure out how to clean the floor drain today and it didn't look terrible as I had envisioned. No way to pull up the floors, but the drain is accessible.
The tower thing is newer. There is an exhibit of art and it is kind of like a museum of sorts.
Thank you so much for
Thank you for the wonderful work you do for us pilgrims, I wish you son good resting days at the Camino. Hope to be in Arres early next week.
No, actually no bed bugs that I have heard of through my contacts. Each room has 4 bunk beds sets, I think. One may have 5. Sometimes the hospitalero only opens one dorm because it is twice as much work to clean the second one especially if they are alone. The 22 beds may include the hospitalero room? There is also one mattress that is stored up above the kitchen that can be brought down if needed. Anyway, I think Gronze is incorrect.
Best wishes. It's a lovely albergue.
We currently use both rooms, with 4 bunkbeds each, so total capacity is 16 Peregrinos, plus 2 hospitaleros.
I started to have symptoms of a cold right after dinner, and was worried about exposing the others in such tight quarters, but I didn't ask to move.
We usually kept the door locked unless we were going to use the second dorm. Honestly as the hospitaleros, you can do what you want. We didn't like to crowd people too much and there were 2 of us to share the work. There is very little room for backpacks so we often opened the second room when we got 5 or 6 pilgrims. We had one couple with a suitcase (shipped to the Casa Rural, then retrieved it.) WAY too big and the woman wanted to leave it open on the floor in the walkway. Phil had to insist she keep it closed stored under the bed or stored closed upright between the bunk and window so others could pass. Yes, the rooms are tight, but I loved that albergue!
Regarding bedbugs, we were told to clean the beds every 3 days or so. Apparently no major concern here at the moment. Compared to Granon, where they are really hard-core. They do a check of all walls *with a flashlight* every morning, wipe all mattresses(which are on the floor), and then do a *steamclean* of the walls from the floor to as high as they can reach! Incredible, but apparently the rule there.
Yes, I have worked at Grañón as well. My husband still does the headlamp check everywhere we volunteer now on walls, mattresses, bunk beds. Also wipes down and closely exams each mattress daily. Not every place has a steamer, but then again, not everyplace gets the traffic they get at Grañón.
My friend and I were there in early April, Jacalina from Brazil was there then, she was wonderful. A special place for sure. Thank you for volunteering. As I did not attend the church opportunity, I washed dishes, my way of giving back. I loved every mindful moment.
Yup, still there. I just looked at that 'loft' above the kitchen and saw a stack of 3 or 4 thin mattresses. Nobody said anything about them, and I doubt that we'll ever exceed our 16 max. BTW today we have none! First 7, then 5, now 0... Oh well, this is a very quiet Camino.
Yes, it's quiet, but you can go on an outing tomorrow morning if you like!
Wow, the man himself is still doing it, that's impressive.
We were there on April 4th, very early in the Camino Season.
Hi,,, i stayed there last year,, about this time in September,, and it was nearly full,,,, mostly French walkers who had come across the pass which is now closed!
That must be it. We had a group on Sunday that came from Somport, must have gotten through before it closed, or used an alternate.
Ah, yes, found you in the log. Must have been cozy.
They do sell coop wine in Puenta de la Reina de Jaca at the small grocery. Otherwise, it is a trip to Jaca. We also bought it at the Warehouse grocery store in the big jugs.
Nice, much greener than it is now. Still beautiful though.
