My Camino Sept 14th 2006

[maggie]

Hi everyone:
My Camino starts on the 14th Septmber this current year. I am excited and apprehensive, not being sure I can make it through the hard uphill climb of the first day from St John de P de P. :? But I have determination on my side!
Any advice for the trip would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Maggie

 

[Ulysse]

Maggie, take your time !

As I also started from St Jean in Sep 2005, I stopped at the fine hostal in Orrison (half way to Roncesvales); jet lag was having an effect !
The following morning everything was ok and the way to Roncesvales was a "breeze"... You can see my walk to Burgos at http://www.quicomulysse.com/compostelle.html

I wish you a buen camino, lots of nice encounters and many grapes on the way, at least until past Logrono.

 

[sunsengnim]

Hey Maggie! I'll be starting around that time from SJPP and was also a little unsure of that first big day. I found out about a really nice pilgrim's hostel that you can stay in that breaks up the first day. I'm definitley planning to stop there if I'm feeling too tired. I hear they have a goregeous view from their front observation deck and that warrants a stop in my book! I have the name of the hostel at home, I'll post it later. Or if anyone else knows the name of it on the forum, they can let you know too.

 

[sunsengnim]

Yes, Ulysse just posted it. That's the one I was talking about!

 

[davidcfrank]

Hello,

The climb from SJPP to Roscasvelles is bigger than anything I have done before, and the prospect does worry me a little as well. I'm fit and 50, but don't want to spoil things for the rest of the Camino by overdoing it on the first day.

I'll be starting from SJPP on the morning of Sunday 10 September. I will have travelled from Paris on the sleeper train and won't get to SJPP until 9:30am, so stopping before Roncasvelles would suit me fine, thanks for the suggestion to Sunseng and Ulysse.

One question - may seem a bit trivial, but will I be able to buy cold food for lunch at SJPP on a Sunday???

David

 

[marjoleen]

Hi all,

you can find refuge-auberge at Orisson: http://www.chemindecompostelle.com

mr. Jean Etchandy: refuge.orisson@wanadoo.fr


By the way, I'm starting my camino at 20 septembre. I arrive in St. Jean Pied de Port at 19 september in the evening: I travel 19 september from Amsterdam via Paris to Bayonne with Thalys (6.55 hours) and TGV.
Anyone else traveling too that way, or starting 20 september?


bye,
Marjoleen

 

[Sinenomene]

hey marj,

i will actually be arriving SJPdP sometime during the last week of september. perhaps we will cross paths!

buen camino!
chris

 

[sunsengnim]

Hey David. I heard the pilgrim's hostel L'Esprit du Chemin packs lunches for pilgrims that stay with them. http://www.espritduchemin.org They would probably pack one for you if you asked.

 

[Dawn of a new Day]

take 2 days

I totally agree with the above, and the hostel espirit de chemin, is fantastic and their breaky is amazing. they can book the hostel in orisson, it gets booked, they also offer tents. i found the hike quite easy, but then i took 2 days to do it, the people that walked the 28km the first day arrived nackered. slow the pace and enjoy the journey.
dawn

 

[Deborah]

Orisson

Does anyone have the email address for the hostal at Orisson so we can make our reservations?
Thanks!

 

[Ulysse]

There it is : refuge.orisson@wanadoo.fr

It is Mr Etchandy, very nice gentleman that will take good care of you, even if it is the time of "vendange" (wine grapes harvest) in the region... :wink:

 

[maggie]

thanks for feed back

Hi everyone:
Thanks for the feed back on my introductory mailing!
You guys are a wealth of information adn i appreciate it.
Chris, Marjoleen, David - I will look out for you along the way. Buen Camino
Ulysse and Sunsengim thanks for the info on the refugio. I will try and book in there the first night. I do not intend to spoil, the fun by going to too fast so it will be a good stop for me I am sure. I also will take care of jet lag before I start on my way. I will be traveling from the west coast of Canada to Paris so it will be a very long trip and I always find jet lag the worst going to Europe or England not the other way coming home!
Thanks again everyone,
Maggie

 

[Ulysse]

Hi everyone:
My Camino starts on the 14th Septmber this current year. I am excited and apprehensive, not being sure I can make it through the hard uphill climb of the first day from St John de P de P. :? But I have determination on my side!
Maggie

Hi Maggie

How was your Camino ? Did you stop in Orisson ?