[Gocamino] Albergue ANFAS en Estella

[Grant Spangler]

In Navarra there is the city of Estella on the Camino de Santiago. Estella 
has several albergues, the one in the center of town is good but often in 
overflow. The polideportivo is on your left as you exit from town, and not 
close to anything. Then there is ANFAS, the Asociación Navarra en favor de 
las personas con discapacidad intellectual.

I had walked faster than my Camino companions, and arrived in Estella about 
a half hour earlier than they (my lack of blisters). I was waiting on the 
grass near the river when Luis, a volunteer for ANFAS approached me and 
asked if I would like to try their albergue. Knowing the alternatives, I 
thought it would be good to give it a try. Very nice. The facilities are 
well-kept by the volunteers and those they care for. It’s humbling to be 
taken care of by special needs people, and they do such a good job of it. 
The kitchen even had pot and pans (!) so we cooked both our own dinner as 
well as breakfast. Also plenty of rather roomy showers, built to accommodate 
wheelchairs. So here’s the YouTube video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgKOkqiIvjI

As you pass through Estella, please consider them, I believe you will find 
it a very good thing.

ALBERGUE ANFAS ESTELLA
Calle Cordeleros 7, bajo
ESTELLA (Navarra)
+34 680 459 798
+34 695 895 551
+34 948 554 551
rzestella at anfasnavarra.org

Heading out – make sure you take the ‘left hand’ Camino passing through the 
Bodegas Irache. Nothing like water and wine to assuage the pilgrim palate.

Buen Camino,

Grant

Grant Spangler
GASpangler at hotmail.com
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