Publisher's Synopsis
On Spain's ancient Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail, volunteer innkeepers called hospitaleros care for pilgrims and manage the inns along the route. This is a quick book--a pamphlet, really--that explores the spirit of innkeeping and the countless choices every innkeeper must make.
And it's not just for innkeepers. Anyone who volunteers will find it useful. Approximately 78 paperback pages. A quick read that's light in your backpack. Topics:Pre-Departure
Making the Transition
The Handoff
On the Other Side
Ambiance
The Rules
Why?
People from the Past
Responsibility
Who Will Show Up?
The Welcome
Who Can Stay, Who Can't?
Getting Mobbed
Families
Stories
Dinners
Uninvited Guests
Bedtime
Overflow
Work
Shopping (if you have a budget)
Shopping (if you're tight on cash)
Crime
Bad Mouthing
Ownership or Lack Thereof
Community Issues
Discretion
Spoilers
Lost Stuff
Keys
Reading the Guestbook
States of Mind and Body
Questions
Triggers
Avoiding Stress Carryover
Decompression/Recompression Hospitalero, Summer 2007
Viana, Refugio Parroquial, 13 beds, with Erik and Nüria from Barcelona
Nájera, Albergue de la Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Nájera, 93 beds, with Pam from Hawaii
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Casa del Santo, 115 beds, with José Ángel from Madrid
