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How much should your donation be ?
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[QUOTE="Deleted member 36903, post: 416913"] Albertinho, I am so sorry that you felt the need to post this but understand why. Of course I know the private albergue you refer to. Prior to staying there, I asked you, as someone who knew the place, what would be the appropriate donation, and I left a little more than that. In conversation with other pilgrims prior to the meal, the question of what would be an appropriate donation was raised and I told the others what you had told me. A young man who was obviously travelling with limited resources visibly quailed when I said this, so I hastily added that of course this amount also took into account that there would be others who would give less because that was what they could afford. On that afternoon pilgrims were given wine and bottles of cool beer without being asked for payment, and it is my feeling that very generous donations were made the following morning. So it upsets me that the very generous hospitality I and so many others have received is being exploited. perhaps it is a question of ignorance that some pilgrims do not understand that donativo doe not equate to 'free'. I am not money-rich by the way, but recognise that I am privileged in having the time and sufficient money to walk the Camino. I do not expect the good working people of Spain or Portugal to subsidise me in that endeavour. On the positive side, the person who owns that private albergue must have experienced that attitude from some pilgrim guests many times over the years so it is a wonderful testament to her and her husband's commitment to the Camino and its pilgrims that they continue to open up their homes to complete strangers and feed and water them regardless of whether the donations cover their outlay. [/QUOTE]
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