Alburgue adventures

Three nights ago after a day of rain, I decided to put wet pilgrim clothing in the dryer (electric).  The water heater, also electric, was running full bore after seven or eight showers and it was time for dinner so the pilgrims started making their dinner on the electric stove top.  Yes, we tripped a breaker.  I had to search for the breaker box, found it and order was restored.  But wait, no internet.  Okay, how do I reboot the modem?  It's not routed through a desktop computer. Hmm.  When in doubt, unplug everything and count to ten.  I think I read that in some technical manual.

Last night we had a thunder and lightning storm.  After the lightning, thirteen of us were sitting in the dark wondering what else could go wrong.  No electricity here means no lights, no heat and no water.  The Aussies and Koreans went to the restaurant that had no lights but a gas oven and stove.  The German pilgrims went to the store and bought salad.  Beth and I ate almond cookies and drank beer.  At 9:30 the power came back on and everyone went to bed.

Here is the interior of the alburgue.

The hopelessly inadequate kitchen.  Note the duct tape on the wall above the sink holding the plug for the water heater in place.  Appliance here are plugged in, not hard-wired.

Two showers, two toilets, two hand sinks.

The alburgue has four rooms with two bunk beds in each.  There are also three more bunks upstairs.

Dinner at the alburgue.

Every alburgue has a shelf for boots.  Helps keep the floor clean.