Yellowfriend
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Why Orisson then if you're calling a taxi?Here's how I do it.
Day 1: SJPP to Orisson then take the shuttle back down to SJPP
Day 2: Shuttle UP to Orisson then walk on to Roncesvalles.
This means making reservations for 2 nights in SJPP but it's easy as pie and makes for 2 nice days instead of one "hell day" as some call it.
If you are worried about this, as a start for your Camino, why don't you start in Roncesvalles instead?i am a bit anxious that it Will be to difficult for me this part of the Camino. But I want to do it. Can I do it in little distances? And where are there sleeping places? Thank you Camino friends!!!
Why Orisson then if you're calling a taxi?
Just walk as far as you can go, call the taxi, tell the mileage stone marker (or any other spot near the tarmac road) and that's it...
I know Annie. I wasn't really answering you directly but to anyone interested. Because I remember there's a tarmac road all the way (mostly on the lefthand side of the Camino) and there was very lively traffic going on in 2011 on it. So No need to stop exactly at Auberge Orisson if somebody feels like walking further on. You can call taxi from SJPdP at higher point on the route, just need to know approx.kilometer or be able to explain where exactly you'll be waiting.I don't call a taxi.
There is a regular shuttle that picks people up at Orisson every afternoon.
But yeah, you can call a taxi if you want... whatever floats your boat
It's just so nice to sit up at Orisson and have a bowl of hot soup and watch the pilgrims come in.
If you want to stay at Orisson you will need an advance reservation. Sometimes people are able to get a bed on arrival, but I wouldn't count on it.If you stop at Orisson there is a good chance that you will meet many people who you meet many times over the course of your walk, it's a good place. They have a very nice terrace with great mountain views if the weather is good. The first 8km from St Jean are the steepest, which takes you to Orisson.
I've walked it twice this year. The first time in snow as the first leg of the Camino Frances, 2 hours to Orisson, stayed the night, 5 hours to Roncesvalles.
The second in fog and rain just last week. I walked it for fun as I finished my walking in St Jean, and had a day to spare before travelling home. St Jean to Roncesvalles in around 6 hours. Including a coffee at Orisson and a snack in a refuge hut.
I was feeling fit after walking the Le Puy route, up for the challenge and raring to go.
The route is not as difficult as many people (including myself) worry about before doing it for the first time. That said I would stay at Orisson again. No need to leave St Jean early. Meet lots of new friends. An easier next day as you've already done 8km.
Since the OP is anxious and wants to do "little distances" I'm assuming there is some concern about his/her age or level of fitness. I thought I was well trained and listened to those who said, don't worry. But I found it much harder than I expected, even with a stay at Orisson. My husband wound up carrying my not-overloaded pack the first 2 days, and by the time we got to Roncesvailles I was ready to quit. Train, train, train on lots of steep hills or stairs.The route is not as difficult as many people (including myself) worry about before doing it for the first time.
Hi Suzanne,Spanish saying: «Para llegar a Santiago de Compostela como un joven, empieza el Camino como un viejo» – If you wish to arrive in Santiago de Compostela like a young person, begin the Camino like an old man.
In other words .... take things slow to begin with.
Suzanne
I am fit but in Holland there are no hills to train ; ))))Since the OP is anxious and wants to do "little distances" I'm assuming there is some concern about his/her age or level of fitness. I thought I was well trained and listened to those who said, don't worry. But I found it much harder than I expected, even with a stay at Orisson. My husband wound up carrying my not-overloaded pack the first 2 days, and by the time we got to Roncesvailles I was ready to quit. Train, train, train on lots of steep hills or stairs.
I have found most Dutch to be quite fit...and there are always inclined treadmills, or stairs, to tell you if climbing will be a problem.I am fit but in Holland there are no hills to train ; ))))
Why take a shuttle back to SJDP? When you are already on the way to RV?I don't call a taxi.
There is a regular shuttle that picks people up at Orisson every afternoon.
But yeah, you can call a taxi if you want... whatever floats your boat
It's just so nice to sit up at Orisson and have a bowl of hot soup and watch the pilgrims come in.
I think she is saying rather than make a reservation at Orisson, she books two nights at SJPdP, walks to Orisson, shuttle back to her place in SJPdP, then the next day shuttle to Orisson and walk on...maybe because there are only so many beds at OrissonWhy take a shuttle back to SJDP? When you are already on the way to RV?
do you mean valcarlos...I didn't notice taxis on the Napoleon but I wasn't looking for a taxi stand....It isn't a trail in the wilderness! If you find you can't hack it, then call a taxi. If you can't , then ask a local, there are plenty - in cars - going backwards and forward to see to their animals.
The road goes right next to the camino and mostly IS the camino....
Why take a shuttle back to SJDP? When you are already on the way to RV?
Exactly what I have mentioned when suggesting taking a cab even after Orrison. Or just hitchhike, the locals sure do know all about you/usNo I meant the 'Napoleon road'. Every time I have walked it, there were loads of cars going up and down. The last time, it was in deep fog and I did wonder 'are they looking for stranded pilgrims?' No, they're just going about their business as usual.
By 'they', I mean the locals, who check on their animals and chat to each other.
I am sure plenty will disagree but that is my experience
Not necessarily @Yellowfriend, it means go slowly to begin with. Stay at Orisson, or go via Valcarlos. Or take the shuttle to Orisson, leave your rucksack, & return to SJPDP then walk to Orisson the next day but without the weight of your rucksack, or start at Roncevalles, or...... there are various ways to approach the situation. So go with what feels right for you.Hi Suzanne,
What do mean? Better start in Roncevalle?
Yeah, I have never understood why anyone would do that either.Why take a shuttle back to SJDP? When you are already on the way to RV?
2 very good reasons to walk to Roncesvalles are 1, you get to walk over one of the most famous mountain ranges in Europe following in the footsteps of thousands of years of history.I think the saying means don't overdo it in the beginning...only you know what is best for you, but I think from posts elsewhere on the forum, most Spaniards start in Roncesvalles. And you get to look around the town when not exhausted.
There's always an exception. Of course not everyone is going to find it easy. I'm guessing your husband managed ok with his pack and yours.Since the OP is anxious and wants to do "little distances" I'm assuming there is some concern about his/her age or level of fitness. I thought I was well trained and listened to those who said, don't worry. But I found it much harder than I expected, even with a stay at Orisson. My husband wound up carrying my not-overloaded pack the first 2 days, and by the time we got to Roncesvailles I was ready to quit. Train, train, train on lots of steep hills or stairs.
Finally! a chance to use that button I've been waiting to use.There's always an exception. Of course not everyone is going to find it easy. I'm guessing your husband managed ok with his pack and yours.
I am not intended to take a cab but when I would need it it is possible after Orisson, you can call them while walking? And how to explain the point you are at that moment? I had it in Portugal but I didn't know the exact location where I was to explain to the cab when I calledExactly what I have mentioned when suggesting taking a cab even after Orrison. Or just hitchhike, the locals sure do know all about you/us
i am a bit anxious that it Will be to difficult for me this part of the Camino. But I want to do it. Can I do it in little distances? And where are there sleeping places? Thank you Camino friends!!!
Firstly you would need a telephone number. I'm sure you can get it in Pilgrims Office in SJPdP or with the hospitalera/o where you stay. To explain exact location you can use the stone kilometer markers or mention the name of that particular section if it has a name, of course or "one hour from Auberge Orisson" for example.I am not intended to take a cab but when I would need it it is possible after Orisson, you can call them while walking? And how to explain the point you are at that moment? I had it in Portugal but I didn't know the exact location where I was to explain to the cab when I called
He did fine. I was the wimp.There's always an exception. Of course not everyone is going to find it easy. I'm guessing your husband managed ok with his pack and yours.
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