"Hospitalera - Day 3 (Monday, 30/08).
Weather wonderful, pilgrim on her own, coping very well and still in good shape.---
To finish the typical day where I had left off yesterday: at 8 pm everybody goes to the book room where Ernesto gives a little speech explaining the history of this center and the albergue and problems of environment and urbanisation in this area etc. Then we all sit down together for our evening meal. The meal consists of soup, followed by some kind of stew which - it seems to me - sometimes becomes rather soupy too - I think it is difficult to estimate how many persons there will be, so you add water and potatoes. To finish, some fruit. And there is always wine with the meal Half way through the meal I disappear into the kitchen to help with the washing up. And then to bed after 11 pm. Voila my day!
This morning Pascal left - I had asked him to make me a present of his work-T-shirt and shorts to avoid staining my clothes with the bleach - so here you have the photo of Pascal in his 'going back home' clothes and me transformed into a 'cleaning hospitalera'.
His plane goes from Santander tomorrow, so he decided to go as a pilgrim to Santander today - the long way along the coast. We said good-bye after taking the photograph; then he had a discussion with Ernesto and I did not see him again. He certainly had a way with the pilgrims, all-embracing if one can put it that way, like Ernesto. I feel I am not cut out for this job - I take to some people immediately, others I dislike equally immediately, and then there is the whole range between the two. However this part of the work is certainly interesting. Today there was a young Finnish woman - she arrived barefoot, with her shoes in her hand and tears in her eyes - got lost several times and ended up doing some 30 km! An hour later she was transformed, straightened up and with a sparkle in her eyes!
Back to my new job: I dislike house cleaning and avoid it in my house as long as I can - so you can see me here doing the dorms and the loos and showers! Well, I knew what was implied in the 'job' and thought this would be an experience and it certainly is!"
Weather wonderful, pilgrim on her own, coping very well and still in good shape.---
To finish the typical day where I had left off yesterday: at 8 pm everybody goes to the book room where Ernesto gives a little speech explaining the history of this center and the albergue and problems of environment and urbanisation in this area etc. Then we all sit down together for our evening meal. The meal consists of soup, followed by some kind of stew which - it seems to me - sometimes becomes rather soupy too - I think it is difficult to estimate how many persons there will be, so you add water and potatoes. To finish, some fruit. And there is always wine with the meal Half way through the meal I disappear into the kitchen to help with the washing up. And then to bed after 11 pm. Voila my day!
This morning Pascal left - I had asked him to make me a present of his work-T-shirt and shorts to avoid staining my clothes with the bleach - so here you have the photo of Pascal in his 'going back home' clothes and me transformed into a 'cleaning hospitalera'.
His plane goes from Santander tomorrow, so he decided to go as a pilgrim to Santander today - the long way along the coast. We said good-bye after taking the photograph; then he had a discussion with Ernesto and I did not see him again. He certainly had a way with the pilgrims, all-embracing if one can put it that way, like Ernesto. I feel I am not cut out for this job - I take to some people immediately, others I dislike equally immediately, and then there is the whole range between the two. However this part of the work is certainly interesting. Today there was a young Finnish woman - she arrived barefoot, with her shoes in her hand and tears in her eyes - got lost several times and ended up doing some 30 km! An hour later she was transformed, straightened up and with a sparkle in her eyes!
Back to my new job: I dislike house cleaning and avoid it in my house as long as I can - so you can see me here doing the dorms and the loos and showers! Well, I knew what was implied in the 'job' and thought this would be an experience and it certainly is!"
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Weather wonderful, pilgrim on her own, coping very well and still in good shape.---
Beau temps, pèlerin au top !
Pour finir une journée type là où je l’ai laissée dans le post d’hier, at 20 heures tout le monde se regroupe dans (souci de traduction : to book réserver, faire une réservation ; a book un livre ) dans la salle d’accueil où Ernesto faire un petit discours dans lequel il explique l’histoire de ce centre, de l’auberge, les problèmes d’environnement et d’urbanisation de cette région ...Puis on s’assoie toues ensemble pour le diner. Le repas , c’est de la soupe, avec ensuite un genre de ragout qui ressemble aussi à de la soupe. (voir le poste de l’étape 16 , Ina a tendance à radoter !!!!!!) Et bien sur du vin. A mi repas, je disparais dans la cuisine pour aider à faire la vaisselle, et puis au lit après 23 heures. Voila ma journée.
Ce matin, Pascal est parti. Je lui ai demandé de me faire cadeau de son T Shirt de travail et de son short pour éviter de blanchir mes vêtements avec l’eau de javel- donc vous avez la photo de Pascal dans ses “vetements de retour” et moi même transformée en nettoyeuse d’auberge.
Son avion part de Santander demain et il a décidé d’aller à Santander comme un pèlerin, via le long chemin côtier. Nous nous sommes dit au-revoir après la photo ; il a eu ensuite une discussion avec Ernesto et je ne l’ai pas revu. Il a certainement fait un bout de chemin avec les pèlerins. Je crois que je ne suis pas faite pour ce travail, j’apprécie rapidement certaines personnes, j’en prend d’autres en aversion et il y a une grande marge entre ces deux extrêmes. Cependant, ce travail est certainement intéressant. Aujourd’hui, il avait une jeune finlandaise - elle est arrivée pieds nus - les chaussures à la main et les larmes aux yeux. Elle s’était perdue souvent et a terminé en faisant 30 km. Une heure plus tard,, elle était transformée, revigorée et avait les yeux qui pétillaient.
De retour à mon nouveau travail : j’ai horreur de faire du ménage et évite au maximum d’en faire à la maison. Aussi pouvez vous m’imaginer nettoyant les dortoirs, les vécés (!) et les douches Bien, je sais que j’ai donné mon accord pour ce travail et cela aura été une bonne expérience cependant.
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