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I would always take the top bunk for 2 reasons : 1 is that I feel safer on top as no one else is likely to climb up on top of me by mistake or at least if they tried I would have a better chance of pushing them away ! 2 is that older pilgrims and those needing the bathroom during the night might appreciate the lower ones for an easier and speedier exit .At my age (If you are **, I am probably ****), I always take it as a compliment when guided to a top-bunk . After re-constituting my hydration level (no, usually not with water) a pressing bladder made me develop an amazing technique to climb down fast.
This old guy thanks you for your #2.I would always take the top bunk for 2 reasons : 1 is that I feel safer on top as no one else is likely to climb up on top of me by mistake or at least if they tried I would have a better chance of pushing them away ! 2 is that older pilgrims and those needing the bathroom during the night might appreciate the lower ones for an easier and speedier exit .
Hi, I prefer the top bunker for no special reason.I've put this on the Frances board, as that's where I've walked the most.
So, as a mature pilgrim, who has slept in many albergues along the route, my preference is obviously for the lower bed in a bunkhouse dorm,preferably in the corner, as most pilgrims would agree. However, as I'm male, and (I'm told), look younger than my ** years, (should've been to Specsavers....sorry, English joke) I'm often directed to the upper bunk, even when lower ones are available. Maybe I should stoop a bit more, or carve wrinkles on my face .
However, walking the Ingles a couple of years ago, I met a German woman - very experienced peregrina - who maintained that the top bunk was better, because less people had slept in it, so less chance of picking up any nasties.....
Thoughts please.
As a twice-a-night-gal (bathroom visit that is!) I am sincerely hoping to get a bottom bunk wherever I stay!
I would hope those younger and fitter than I might be prepared to swap bunk levels if need be.
But how do I ask in Spanish for 'a bottom bunk, por favor'?
As a twice-a-night-gal (bathroom visit that is!) I am sincerely hoping to get a bottom bunk wherever I stay!
I would hope those younger and fitter than I might be prepared to swap bunk levels if need be.
But how do I ask in Spanish for 'a bottom bunk, por favor'?
Because hot air rises I prefer a lower bunk because it's cooler and a upper bunk when it's cold because it's warmer. That being said, younger pilgrims, please pity on us older pilgrims and take the upper bunks or switch with the older pilgrims. Getting our old and arthritics bones in a upper bunk can be painful, difficult, and dangerous. Buen CaminoI've put this on the Frances board, as that's where I've walked the most.
So, as a mature pilgrim, who has slept in many albergues along the route, my preference is obviously for the lower bed in a bunkhouse dorm,preferably in the corner, as most pilgrims would agree. However, as I'm male, and (I'm told), look younger than my ** years, (should've been to Specsavers....sorry, English joke) I'm often directed to the upper bunk, even when lower ones are available. Maybe I should stoop a bit more, or carve wrinkles on my face .
However, walking the Ingles a couple of years ago, I met a German woman - very experienced peregrina - who maintained that the top bunk was better, because less people had slept in it, so less chance of picking up any nasties.....
Thoughts please.
Slightly depends on the nature of the bunks -some are so flimsy and unsafe that the whole thing creaks and moves with the occupant of the top bunk getting in and out -making the bottom bunk feel rather noisy -I would always go for a bottom bunk ! You made me laugh about which bunk you were offered -I knew I was looking dreadful if offered a bottom one but flattered when asked to take a top one and leave the bottom for an older person ! At 51 I felt old some days!I've put this on the Frances board, as that's where I've walked the most.
So, as a mature pilgrim, who has slept in many albergues along the route, my preference is obviously for the lower bed in a bunkhouse dorm,preferably in the corner, as most pilgrims would agree. However, as I'm male, and (I'm told), look younger than my ** years, (should've been to Specsavers....sorry, English joke) I'm often directed to the upper bunk, even when lower ones are available. Maybe I should stoop a bit more, or carve wrinkles on my face .
However, walking the Ingles a couple of years ago, I met a German woman - very experienced peregrina - who maintained that the top bunk was better, because less people had slept in it, so less chance of picking up any nasties.....
Thoughts please.
Have you tried sleeping with a brace? It's uncomfortable at first but it has helped me.Age doesn't necessarily have that much to do with it -- I'm in my early 30s but have plantar fascitis, and I actually can't get out of a top bunk in the morning without help, because the ladders require me to put weight on my bad foot in a way that's impossible. I did find myself once or twice begging someone to switch beds with me for this reason.
Some of the older ones have no guard rails .....Do most of the upper bunks have at least one guard rail if not against a wall?
And miss all the fun? ;0) Seriously, I've done that. It was on a bottom bunk. A good thing, and a good thing the fellow pilgrim was kind enough to simply hand me my arm back and not push me off the bed ...Top tip: ...You can do the same on the other side to avoid accidentally snuggling up to the snoring pilgrim you've never met before and who shares your elevated double bed.
Have you tried sleeping with a brace? It's uncomfortable at first but it has helped me.
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