Plain and simple, it's a ball-buster! Simply the hardest piece of three Camino, right out of the gate.
OK, not RIGHT out of the gate, 5km in, and you are thinking "this ain't so bad'...
HA-HA! That's what the Camino WANTS you to think, then WHAM! - THE CLIMB!
Ooh it looks innocent enough, nice switchbacks and all. 400+++ meter CLIMB and they cram it into 2km... The owner of Orisson is a genius, cause you are spent by the time you get there and you round the corner and you see this little piece of paradise!
The pilgrim dinner is an awesome event and the food is really good and plenty. Our menu was vegetable pure soup (yum! Had it for a late lunch also when I arrived) for an starter and many pilgrims would have been happy with that and bread. Then came out a mixture of peas, carrots, and potatoes with a light gravy. The meat was roasted chicken thighs and drumsticks with a crispy skin and delicious herb coating. Dessert was either flan or a pastry pie with a custard and almond filling (yeah, I got that one). But more important is all the pilgrims dining together, many. Like myself, sitting next to total strangers and making friends.
My dorm had six beds (3 bunks) split 3 gentlemen and 3 ladies. Hardly any snoring at all, just dead tired sleeping.
Right. Orisson is paradise. Buen casino. Ross
ReplyDeleteYour last French meal on the Camino. The dinner at Orisson was so good plus being in the company of so many Pilgrams was amazing. All different languages flying back and forth across the table, from one end to the other, and so how we understood each other. Buen Camino - K & R
ReplyDeleteDamn auto correct - buen camino
ReplyDeleteYou made it, honey!! I knew you could do it! You have us with you on your journey, so you can do anything:) We love you. Get your rest for your next adventure tomorrow.
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