[Gocamino] [saintjames] RE: Temporary Albergues et al

[Rosina]

The reports were issued by the S.A of the Gestion del Plan Xacobeo. I expect that "A Corunha" refers to the province (of which Santiago is part) and not necessarily to the homonimous sea port.  The Pulgrims' office workers did not always work in the office itself, but were engaged in related activitiees outside of it. Two of them told me that they hadn't had a "free" day in months.
True, the office closes at 9:00 p.m., but I myself stayed therein with Mari, after the doors were closed, for an hour or so a few times while she was taking care of office things, and this was in 2009.
Sometimes "constructing" an albergue may be refitting an existing building for the purpose.But Betanzos is most certainly on the list. 
I am told that the S.A. de Gestion de Plan Xacobeo announcements were reported in the Santiago newspapers about a week ago.  Perhaps more information can be found therein. 







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From: Johnnie Walker <johnniewalker-santiago at hotmail.com>
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Rosina

Happy New Year and welcome back. I would find it helpful if you could give the source of these rather breathy reports as I am unsure of their provenance. For example there there is not to my knowledge an Albergue in A Coruna - the first on your list. If there was an albergue it would be very under used as A Coruna is the starting point of the lesser walked arm of the Camino Ingles which is only 75kms from Santiago. To give another example in Betanzos there is currently no work whatsoever going on to construct the proposed albergue. There is however a temporary albergue in Pontedeume and we are waiting to see if it will remain open. It is not on your list.

In terms of the last report about the Pilgrims Office, there is not one member of staff or volunteer who had to go months without a day off. Certainly in August when it was busy we all worked hard but the staff worked on their usual rota and had days off as planned. The Office closed at 9pm every evening and we all went home. 

Best regards

John


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> To: guha2005 at hotmail.com; GoCamino at oakapple.net; saintjames at yahoogroups.com
> From: blaroli at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:59:49 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] Temporary Albergues
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> Hi,
> The new albergues are (one each) in A Corunha, Dumbria, Samos, Valga, Palais de rei, Casa Forte de Lusio, Fisterra, Lugo, and 2 in Sarria. Reportedly the Xunta spent 1.5 Million Euros and matching funds were provided by the specific municipalities.
> In addition, new albergues have begun to be built in Batanzos, Carral, Boimorto, Castroverde, Villa de Rei and Pontecesures. Some of these six albergues already in construction, and four more at the planning stage, are expected to be completed before Easter, and all of them before the Summer.
> During 2010 extensive renovations and enlargements were made to the Melide albergue and the Condesa de Pedrafita do Cebreiro albergue in Lugo, as well to the albergues in Santiago. These renovations, and the new albergues, added about 4,000 beds for pilgrims in the Xacobean-sponsored albergues.
> Furthermore, the Santiago Archdiocese directly made possible significant enlargements and renovations to several albergues maintained by religious orders in Samos, Sobrado and throughout the Camino.
> While the need for the extra facilities during 2010 is easily comprehensible, I do not really understand why in addition to all the albergues that were added in 2010 so many new ones are being built. 
> Hugs,
> Rosina 
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> Sent: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 11:49 am
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> "The Xacobean people have announced that the five temporary albergues opened during 2010 will become permanent. 
> This increases the number of new Xacobean-sponsored albergues to ten."
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> Where are the new albergues?
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> Glenn
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> PS...I have my plane tickets and will be starting once again in St Jean April 28th. Hopefully the Route de Napoleon will be free from snow.
> I would love to see the Pyrenees in all their glory one more time.
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