Private Accommodation and Rooms

scruffy1 said:

I hesitate to raise this rather personal and intimate subject so I will start with a Japanese proverb. "One should never laugh at children nor be angry since that is where we all came from". "We should not laugh at our elders nor be angry with them since there is where we are going". I am no longer a young man, certain bodily strengths and functions no longer are working 100%. I suffer from TLB syndrome and as a result often find myself up and about at all hours several times a night wander

I hesitate to raise this rather personal and intimate subject so I will start with a Japanese proverb. "One should never laugh at children nor be angry with them since this is where we all came from". "We should not laugh at our elders nor be angry with them since there is where we are going". I am no longer a young man, certain bodily strengths and functions no longer are working 100% (less said the better). I suffer from TLB syndrome and as a result on the Camino often find myself up and about at all hours several times a night wandering around strange living quarters or attempting to return to my allotted bed. Not a problem until say Pamplona, afterwards any collection of bunk beds and lockers, drying laundry and snores all appear exactly the same at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk. Not pleasant. I am asking for recommendations for albergues offering private rooms, a solution for those of us who may suffer from TLB - a condition worsened on hot days walking when one attempts to rehydrate with a combination of too much water, too much beer, too much wine or all of the above then naturally expelling such liquids at a much later hour. TLB? Tiny Little Bladder. This is a serious inquiry so please answer accordingly.

ing around strange living quarters seeking the toilets or attempting to return to my allotted bed. Not a problem until say Pamplona, afterwards any collection of bunk beds and lockers, drying laundry and snores all appear the same at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk. Not pleasaent. I am asking for recommendations for albergues offering private rooms for those of us who ay suffer from TLB - a condition worsened on hot days walking ewhen one attempts to regain lost hydration with a combination of too mush water, too mush beer, or too much wine.

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scruffy1 said:

I hesitate to raise this rather personal and intimate subject so I will start with a Japanese proverb. "One should never laugh at children nor be angry with them since this is where we all came from". "We should not laugh at our elders nor be angry with them since there is where we are going". I am no longer a young man, certain bodily strengths and functions no longer are working 100% (less said the better). I suffer from TLB syndrome and as a result on the Camino often find myself up and about at all hours several times a night wandering around strange living quarters or attempting to return to my allotted bed. Not a problem until say Pamplona, afterwards any collection of bunk beds and lockers, drying laundry and snores all appear exactly the same at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk. Not pleasant. I am asking for recommendations for albergues offering private rooms, a solution for those of us who may suffer from TLB - a condition worsened on hot days walking when one attempts to rehydrate with a combination of too much water, too much beer, too much wine or all of the above then naturally expelling such liquids at a much later hour. TLB? Tiny Little Bladder. This is a serious inquiry so please answer accordingly.

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scruffy1 said:

I hesitate to raise this rather personal and intimate subject so I will start with a Japanese proverb. "One should never laugh at children nor be angry with them since this is where we all came from". "We should not laugh at our elders nor be angry with them since there is where we are going". I am no longer a young man, certain bodily strengths and functions no longer are working 100% (less said the better). I suffer from TLB syndrome and as a result on the Camino often find myself up and about at all hours several times a night wandering around strange living quarters or attempting to return to my allotted bed. Not a problem until say Pamplona, afterwards any collection of bunk beds and lockers, drying laundry and snores all appear exactly the same at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk. Not pleasant. I am asking for recommendations for albergues offering private rooms, a solution for those of us who may suffer from TLB - a condition worsened on hot days walking when one attempts to rehydrate with a combination of too much water, too much beer, too much wine or all of the above then naturally expelling such liquids at a much later hour. TLB? Tiny Little Bladder. This is a serious inquiry so please answer accordingly.

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scruffy1 said:

TLB? Tiny Little Bladder. This is a serious inquiry so please answer accordingly.

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scruffy1 said:

.....at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk.

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Yvette said:

I love your post! When is your Camino planned? If it is the same time as myself, I would volunteer to be your personal escort to your late night journeys due to your TLB.....you have many Camino journeys under your belt which you can teach me....I am planning my first Camino April/May 2016.... Just a thought....I am willing to help

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scruffy1 said:

I hesitate to raise this rather personal and intimate subject so I will start with a Japanese proverb. "One should never laugh at children nor be angry with them since this is where we all came from". "We should not laugh at our elders nor be angry with them since there is where we are going". I am no longer a young man, certain bodily strengths and functions no longer are working 100% (less said the better). I suffer from TLB syndrome and as a result on the Camino often find myself up and about at all hours several times a night wandering around strange living quarters or attempting to return to my allotted bed. Not a problem until say Pamplona, afterwards any collection of bunk beds and lockers, drying laundry and snores all appear exactly the same at 0330 as I kerthump about stubbing my toes, trying to find a bed, any bed, and alas, once even crawling into an already occupied bunk. Not pleasant. I am asking for recommendations for albergues offering private rooms, a solution for those of us who may suffer from TLB - a condition worsened on hot days walking when one attempts to rehydrate with a combination of too much water, too much beer, too much wine or all of the above then naturally expelling such liquids at a much later hour. TLB? Tiny Little Bladder. This is a serious inquiry so please answer accordingly.

Scruffy, even though I just discovered your post more than a year late, I'm so grateful for it! I'm starting my Camino on 9/11 from SJPdP, and have exactly the same concerns, although for different reasons. I'm a cancer survivor with a permanent colostomy. Routine ostomy care and maintenance does require a certain degree of privacy and a private bathroom, so I'm also planning on private rooms all along the way, whether in albergues or hotels. Did you have trouble finding such accommodations on your Camino?

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