Not all Alburgues are equal.

Today for various reasons, I only walked 14km. I with two other people I have been walking with are in an Alburgue in CastroJeriz. It is a really beautiful village, the Albergue on the other hand is a ramshackle multi level rabbit warren. Underheated and under insulated. The lights in our room go on and of by timer, I have 21 minutes to finish this before the lights automatically go off. I asked the guy running the place why it was so cold, because they dont open until may normally. What about heat I ask, we dont need it then he says. I respond you bloody do now. No response to that. Its bloody freezing here. I have found over the years that my general mood is very much connected to how comfortable I am. Im not bloody comfortable at all, but I guess its testament to the work I have done in and out of therapy that I am not having a melt down. Im just trying not to laugh at the situation. As the song says “one night only”. Well you never can tell.