Orisson now in SJPdP and soon tonight in

25 April 202

Bonjour all you wonderful friends 

Lucky me is back in a French Café in Sr Jean Pied de Port enjoying noir Coffee and a croissant like the locals do. I confess being in local France enjoying their Hospitality raises my happy place spirits even higher

Yesterday rubber Legs made the hike up Up and UPP to ORISSON. Beautiful weather and with plenty of stops and water (electrolyte),I made it.

Now back down to SJPDP to travel today to BURGOS. I'll spend a few days there before start my next Camino Frances hike, the Meseta.

PS on the taxi ride down to SJPDP there was a heavy fog and I thought of Narelle Campbell's comment that the view from Orisson can be totally covered in fog it was this morning but not on my day, yesterday.

For you yet to do the CF, please try to make the first stop at Refuge Beilari. Flor's French cuisine and Joseph personal hospitality will be remembered forever. 

Orisson in the other hand is a must stop because of its location. However their food is average, possibly due to the fact that they  have three times as many pilgrims.

The breakfast was sans protein (no eggs) and inadequate for the hike up/down to Roncesvalles.Read more