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Last night there were fifty pilgrims in the Albergue. A lot of them cooked supper in the communal kitchen. One American guy made vegetable dumplings! Some Korean ladies threw together a feast and there was a lot of pasta bubbling away on the two stove tops.

Registering fifty pilgrims and assigning them beds according to their sex, blisters, age, claustrophobia and need to get to a toilet fast had its challenges. The other challenge is team work on short notice.

My Spanish is put to the test following long conversations or answering questions I don’t quite understand but if I’m really stuck, my partner helps out!

Although this is a bit beyond me…. In Spanish yet!

There are problems, of course. Some leave their valuable equipment behind. Some arrive sick and we must decide whether to isolate them. Somehow the next morning all is wiped clean with the cleaning up chores and many pilgrims want to hug goodbye. Others just want you to know where the nearest breakfast place is.