Our last 2 days of walking in France, before heading into the Pyrenees were drop-dead gorgeous.
We had a near disaster when our reservation was not found by our chamber d'hotes. But our hostess made it work. I think she may have given us rooms of her kids who aren't living there any more full time.
Unfortunately, the weather betrayed us when we started up the mountains. But we did really well and arrived before noon at our albergue, Orisson. It is 1/2 the elevation to the top and 1/3 the distance. We are watching the fog from our window in the dormitory, getting ready for dinner at 6:30, thinking the place Is a lot like a ski lodge with too much wet gear on the floor, not enough chairs, and abundant joyful noise.
We had a near disaster when our reservation was not found by our chamber d'hotes. But our hostess made it work. I think she may have given us rooms of her kids who aren't living there any more full time.
Unfortunately, the weather betrayed us when we started up the mountains. But we did really well and arrived before noon at our albergue, Orisson. It is 1/2 the elevation to the top and 1/3 the distance. We are watching the fog from our window in the dormitory, getting ready for dinner at 6:30, thinking the place Is a lot like a ski lodge with too much wet gear on the floor, not enough chairs, and abundant joyful noise.
The walks are the best part.
The churches in this region are painted light blue inside
This is why we love the Camino!
And this too!
On the bridge, as seen in The Way, in St Jean Pied de Port
Starting up into the Pyrenees via the Napoleon Route, before the rain overtook is
Our first view of the Refugio at Orisson, our first Pyrenees overnight
I walked part of the time with Lori from San Francisco. We met at Orisson and had coffee together before she walked on. She went all the way to Roncesvalles in one day in the pouring rain because Orisson was full. Poor woman!
One of the other two bun beds in our room. Drying clothes was impossible
This slug supposedly would buy 5 minutes of hot shower. I decided to stay dirty and keep it as a souvenir. It will hang onto Christmas tree in December
Dinner was a communal feast of soup, meat, pasta, bread, and ice cream bars. Then each person told where s/he was from and one personal factoid. From--New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, USA, Sweden, UK, France, Spain.
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