Hi Pablo
We flew from Sydney on 1st April this year to Paris via Singapore. After 2 nights in Paris to get over jet lag, we took a flight from the Paris domestic terminal to Pau [ pre-booked before leaving Australia ]. From Pau we walked the 8 km to Lescar, where I got my "Credencal del Peregrino" from the very helpful staff at the tourist bureau. They have the key there for the municipal refuge, and they gave us directions on how to find it [ the refuge, not the key ]. Local volunteers take turns in looking after the refuge, and the bureau rang Tony and Cecille who were on duty that week. By the time they came around, our group had let ourselves in, and they made sure we were comfortable before leaving us to ourselves. They were charming.
The walk the next day to Oloron Ste Marie was 32 km of hard going. We stayed that night at Maison Guerra LaRocque [ phone 05 59 36 09 99, or
http://www.oloron-Ste-marie.com/hote/guerra-larocque/]. Pierre was a wonderful host and he speaks English due to his French/Canadian background. He also rang ahead to the monastory at Sarrance, and told them that three Australians would want accommodation there the next evening. Pierre cooked some fabulous pizza for our night-time meal, and breakfest was as good, with big bowls [yes, bowls ] of coffee to send us on our way. When we arrived at Sarrance a note on the door said the monastory would be unattended until 5pm, but would the three Austrians please let themselves in, so we did, along with a French/Canadian pilgrim we had joined up with along the way.
My companions decided to take a bus over the Pyrenees to Canfranc, but I walked to Somport the next day. It was a glorious spring day, there was still a lot of snow around, and that day became one of the many highlights of my camino.
Good luck on your journey. If your experience is anything like mine you will meet lots of other Aussies, along with pilgrims from everywhere.
Buen Camino
Alan