cooking query for Baztan, Salvador and Primitivo

[Kiwi-family]

We are planning on these routes to use albergues and are aware that we will need to carry some food in case the kids don't manage long distances. To this end, I have made some curries and stews and dehydrated them.
Question is: will be albergues have a pot we can boil some water in to rehydrate our goodies or are they like Galician albergues with nothing but the kitchen sink? I am very wary of carrying unnecessary weight, but I would take a lightweight pot if it was going to be the only way to secure hot water.
Any ideas?

 

[StuartM]

The albergue in Poladura de la Tercia had cooking facilities. I cant recall if the one in Pajares did, the main kitchen was locked up but Marisa was a very good cook. I think there may have been a microwave but that's just a guess.

The trouble you may run into is very jealous pilgrims... A curry after a day in the mountains... could lead to violence and mutiny

 

[Canuck]

For the Baztan, all info on albergues here:

http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/los-caminos-de-santiago/baztanes/

Very little is available except for Berroeta and the odd microwave here and there.

Good luck,
Jean-Marc

 

[peregrina2000]

Jean-Marc has a good idea to check the eroski site for information -- I´d go there first for all of your routes, kiwi-family. Based on my own recollection, here are a couple of random memories from the Salvador-Primitivo, not in order (and of course this is a moving target since things are always changing):

-- Pajares -- microwave and a few pots-dishes, I think
--Pola de Gordon -- microwave and absolutely nothing else

-- monastery in Cornellana (microwave but not much else)
-- San Juan de Villapanada (full kitchen, hospitalero cooks communal dinner with pilgrims)
--Bodenaya (same as San Juan, you do not have access to the kitchen except as a helper)
-- Pola de Allande, not even a cracked cup
--Berducedo - some basic supplies
--Grandas de Salime -- full glorious kitchen
--Fonsagrada-Padron -- full kitchen
-- Cadavo -- pretty full kitchen
-- San Roman --small municipal albergue has well stocked kitchen
-- Lugo - kitchen with nothing in it
-- Melide -- municipal albergue has full stocked kitchen, as does Arzua.

I´m sure there are more, but these are the ones that I remember. Good to hear from you again, mamakiwi! Laurie