Winter request to Salavador Pilgrims

Anniesantiago said:

By the way, this is the same person who slugged another pilgrim, knocking him to the ground, in another albergue.
If there had not been a mattress on the floor, the guy could have died, his head hit so hard.
All because his daughter didn't want to put her shoes outside the door.
She had been heard at the bar earlier in the evening saying she was going to start a fight.
The apple hadn't fallen far from the tree.
Horrible people.
Americans, unfortunately.

Puts me in a bad mood just thinking about them . . .

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Anniesantiago said:

This is exactly why many places now require a credit card or deposit.
People have lost their ethics somewhere along the way.
A few irresponsible people ruin it for everyone.

I met a guy one year at a bar in the mountains along the Frances. Someone asked his destination that day. His response was that he had reserved beds in several places along the route and would go until he was tired. "Will you call and cancel the others?" he was asked. "Naww... they'll figure it out." I felt like slapping him off his barstool.

Other pilgrims, weary and cold, would stop at the places he had reserved to be told there was no room.
Then this jerk would not show up.
The hospitalero would lose his cash.
The tired pilgrim would have to walk further.

By the way, this is the same person who slugged another pilgrim, knocking him to the ground, in another albergue.
If there had not been a mattress on the floor, the guy could have died, his head hit so hard.
All because his daughter didn't want to put her shoes outside the door.
She had been heard at the bar earlier in the evening saying she was going to start a fight.
The apple hadn't fallen far from the tree.
Horrible people.
Americans, unfortunately.

Puts me in a bad mood just thinking about them . . .

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Anemone del Camino said:

I thought I would relay a FB post from the hospitaleros on the San Salavador.

They ask those who may be walking in winter, November to April especially, to keep in mind that hospies on that route are in daily contact with each other so that the ones further down the path can know how many pilgrims to expect AND to please check in with the albergue where one would have likely spent the night if one chooses to walk on further.

One pilgrim had been expected in a particular albergue yesterday but decided to keep going. This meant that an albergue's heating was turned on and kept on from 11 in the morning into the evening, and that hospies spent a lot of time preparing and worrying for the pilgrim, who they say are waited for as if they were royalty.

Soooo nice to know that these hospitaleros are keeping such a careful and watchful eye for us. In return, letting them know about changes in plan is the least we can do.

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Anemone del Camino said:

I thought I would relay a FB post from the hospitaleros on the San Salavador.

They ask those who may be walking in winter, November to April especially, to keep in mind that hospies on that route are in daily contact with each other so that the ones further down the path can know how many pilgrims to expect AND to please check in with the albergue where one would have likely spent the night if one chooses to walk on further.

One pilgrim had been expected in a particular albergue yesterday but decided to keep going. This meant that an albergue's heating was turned on and kept on from 11 in the morning into the evening, and that hospies spent a lot of time preparing and worrying for the pilgrim, who they say are waited for as if they were royalty.

Soooo nice to know that these hospitaleros are keeping such a careful and watchful eye for us. In return, letting them know about changes in plan is the least we can do.

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Magwood said:

I follow a Facebook group for the San Salvador route and this morning this popped up - in spanish with translation. In effect the hospitaleros along this route keep in touch with each other, especially at this time of year with difficult walking conditions, to advise when a pilgrim is on the way. The receiving hospitalero will then heat the albergue ready for arrival and wait from the expected time of arrival to greet the pilgrim. If plans change, please phone and advise to save a lot of time, money and worry...

Not all roads are equal, nor all the hospitaleros are equal.
This, that it may be a wake-up call to future pilgrims on the way to the Savior, comes to the tale of the following, which is not far from the first time this has happened:
The Hospitaleros of this road (especially those from poladura, buiza, haystacks, bendueños and Lena for being the toughest stages) we have a tendency to communicate every day from March to October. On the other hand, from November to March by coincide with days of rain or snow, we only communicate when we know that somebody is on the way by that "follow him from a distance" would not be lost by the mount and available for that A comfortable hostel on arrival; defino comfortable: Hot.
Today Sunday 15 January, cold and rainy day, the hostel of pola de Lena was waiting for one coming down the haystacks. Yesterday warned us Marisa Glez, which will in turn have been warned since poladura or buiza... and if there was any doubt, it was the same pilgrim who also called bloke to warn him of his arrival at our hotel today on Three o'clock in the afternoon. Come on, that we have waited for him like a king question...
It's almost seven in the evening and since around 15:30 pm I've been waiting for the pilgrim in question. How doesn't arrive, I call paulino the hostel of mieres and tells me that he too is waiting for you there. I get the phone from the pilgrim and I call him. I have to say that he felt sorry for making us wait in vain; it did not take into account that the hospitaleros this road were so awaiting the pilgrims and that is why continued long into the hostel of mieres without telling us.
The heat in this hostel has been running since 11 o'clock in the morning and pull with gas-Oil, which is not cheap and I'm a lot less. My time, I like the whole world, it's gold... it was a time say you lost a few hours.
In the end... that in the way of the Saviour, the hospitaleros we're not going to stop being as we're being for the good of those who visit us so we ask the prospective pilgrims, the essence of winter, which take into account this for no Make us lose spending no money (heating), nor the time.
Thank you.

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Richard Clayton said:

What exactly is the San Salvador?

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Tincatinker said:

Richard, the 'Salvador' is an ancient pilgrimage route starting in Leon ( or arguably Madrid) and heading north to Oviedo where the cathedral holds several relics of the Christ - hence Salvador. The relics were gathered there in the 8 - 10th centuries in response to the moorish occupation.

No, you don't need to 'phone ahead on the Camino Frances (unless you are walking in peak season - July to September and who would). The Camino will provide.

Buen Camino

Edit: I guess you are time constrained otherwise why take the train when you could walk the beautiful Meseta.

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