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Well done Bruce. I saw your YouTube interview of a few days ago with the Irish lady pilgrim - very good. The Muni at Najera used to have around 90 beds when I last stayed there in 2019. You say above that there are now only 54 bunks, reduced to 27 for Covid occupancy restrictions. What happened to the other 30-odd bunks?I met several hospitaleros who had served at Canfranc while volunteering at the Pilgrim House in Santiago. I just started at the municipal albergue in Nájera two days ago. This is my first time as hospitalero. We had 27 peregrinos my first night then 13 last night. We have 54 bunks but now have 27 available for pilgrims. I am enjoying the work and meeting so many pilgrims from all over the world.
Bruce, Thanks for the info. I hope that the missing beds will be replaced by next spring.I asked about the other bunks, the guide books say 90 beds, I was told that the missing bunks had been in the center of the dormitory.
I don’t remember doing any interviews. I’m sure I’d remember.
I don’t know how the hospitaleros took care of the albergue when it had 90 beds and only 4 showers and 4 toilets.Bruce, Thanks for the info. I hope that the missing beds will be replaced by next spring.
Have a look at the YouTube blog of ‘TangerineHorizons’ of a few days ago. ‘Logrono to Najera’ - I am only going off your (very small on the iPhone) Avatar, but it looks like you.
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It all worked out although we did have to manage the cooking in that small kitchen as some groups would take the space over.I don’t know how the hospitaleros took care of the albergue when it had 90 beds and only 4 showers and 4 toilets.
I too have fond memories of Najera when I stayed there on April 23, 2016. Were you there then too? (Oops, wrong year) It was my second time staying there. A lot of pilgrim friends to share with. They had the middle bunks taped off. Perhaps because it was early season? We had the best dinner that night. A fellow pilgrim made a huge pot pasta bolognese.I was hospitalera in Nájera for 2 weeks in April 2019. There were 2 of us and, at that time, 90 beds - we were full on most nights. I loved every minute of it & have very fond memories of Nájera. Would love to go back
I too was there in 2013, Sept. Yes, there was a couple hundred people there, so it seemed.Was Najera’s municipal only ever 90 beds? I’d swear when I was there in 2013 that there were a couple hundred people in that room.
Great photos, thanks for posting them!I too have fond memories of Najera when I stayed there on April 23, 2019. Were you there then too? It was my second time staying there. A lot of pilgrim friends to share with. They had the middle bunks taped off. Perhaps because it was early season? We had the best dinner that night. A fellow pilgrim made a huge pot pasta bolognese.
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My first time was Sept of 2013 on my first Camino. I have no pictures of that time but I recall it being full. I shared the washing machine with a fellow pilgrim who became part of my Camino family. A few of my pilgrim friends slept out on the tables because it was so hot and noisy in the dorm.Good times, great memories.
Hi, I made a mistake on the year. I was last there in 2016, not 2019. Here’s an aerial view and a street view. If you look to the far left on the street view you’ll see an open door. I believe this was the entrance, beyond this door is a narrow room with the shelves for shoes, a barrel for sticks and the washer/dryer/sink. Then another doorway leading to the large tables and I believe straight ahead was the counter to check in. Do you know this green door? Perhaps I should take a little walk and come see for myself. LOLGreat photos, thanks for posting them!
The albergue must have been remodeled since then as the entrance is now near the other end on the south side. The arched entrance is no more. I wasn’t aware there had been one at the end of the building. We now have red sheets on all the bunks, even though only the lowers are in use.
Greetings to you all!We only had 4 pilgrims tonight, it’s getting chilly out there. The work is light, my companions are nice, and we get to explore the area when the pilgrims have left for the day.
FourSeasons - I also made a mistake on the dateHi, I made a mistake on the year. I was last there in 2016, not 2019. Here’s an aerial view and a street view. If you look to the far left on the street view you’ll see an open door. I believe this was the entrance, beyond this door is a narrow room with the shelves for shoes, a barrel for sticks and the washer/dryer/sink. Then another doorway leading to the large tables and I believe straight ahead was the counter to check in. Do you know this green door? Perhaps I should take a little walk and come see for myself. LOL
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I’m interested in becoming a host, how did you go about become a hospitalerio? How’s it going so far?
I just taught a man how to swab up all the water he had spilled from his shower
Well done, Tom. I was a very poor attender of the singalongs, but I really appreciated all the work and commitment you and the others put into them. May you have plenty of pilgrims to sing with these days!I am currently serving in Grañòn for the last half of November with my Italian partner Angelo. We have opened the albergue (San Juan Bautista) behind the church and up the bell tower stairs for the first time in 20 months. (The Rioja was hit hard by Covid and the majority of the 300 townsfolk are elderly).
We have had some great groups of singing pilgrims in the church's coro as around the dinner table.
I served there last November(2021). One of the biggest concerns among the peregrinos and the hospiteleros was the lack of WiFi connectivity, I hope the ayuntamiento saw fit to include a WiFi connection in the improvements.For the record: FICS (Fraternidad Internacional del Camino de Santiago) took over the running of Albergue Municipal de Najera in 2021. It now has 48 beds divided into pods of 4, a cleaner and brighter aspect, and some of the finest hospitaleros in the world. It still has only two toilets and two showers per gender, but the ayuntamiento seems to think that's enough. You can use the kitchen, it is fully equipped, if you clean up after yourself. It costs 6 euro minimum to stay there. Pilgrims really seem to like the place nowadays!I
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