Well that was an interesting overall response to my simple (I thought) question of where to have breakfast in SJPdP.
Only 1 personal recommendation (Gite Bidean), and only 1 suggested recommendation (Hotel Central, plus the restaurant across the river also does breakfast). Thanks guys!
I did say in the first post that we want to have breakfast AFTER 8am. Yes, many albergues include breakfast, but it is ONLY from 6am to about 7.30am, and then they toss you out at 8am. My question is, where do we go to START ordering (a GOOD) breakfast when we get tossed out at 8am?
We will be making a LEISURELY walk to Orisson. See this thread for background:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-leisurely-start-from-st-jean-pied-de-port.67615/
As stated in the above thread there is absolutely no point whatsoever in getting to Orisson early. Mid-afternoon is a perfect time to arrive.
We always carry snacks with us - we’re hikers. The shops will most definitely be open when we leave as we don’t intend to leave early.
It seems to be VERY unusual to start walking from SJPdP after 8am. Well that’s good! It’s nice to know we’ll be doing something different from everyone else.
Thanks everyone for your replies.