SJPP to Orisson

A short and easy 8kms… or that’s what I thought they’d be!!

Started out the day with a gorgeous French petit dejeuner of croissant, bread, jam, juice and coffee, hitting the trail around 9am.

Those 8kms were the steepest and hottest I’ve ever done, and was only possible by skipping from one patch of shade to the next, for a quick rest! We climbed just shy of 700 metres to Refuge Orisson and were met by such friendly and hardworking staff, serving gorgeous food on the most breathtaking patio overlooking the peaks and valleys of the Pyrenees mountains. Gorgeous!

A community dinner with the rest of the folks staying at the hostel where we ate, introduced ourselves and shared our Camino ‘why’.Leer más