We're off! Today the Wife and I left St Jean Pied de Port, France hiking up the Pyrenees on the Camino de Santiago. The plan is for me to walk behind the Wife so that she can set the pace. By this afternoon we will arrive at the Refuge of Orisson where we have our one and only reservation on the Camino (most pilgrim hostels do not accept reservations and are first come first served).
The refuge is the first pilgrim's hostel - referred to as albergues in Spain - you reach in the mountains. We are stopping here to break up the crossing of the Pyrenees which is considered one of the hardest parts of the Camino due to the elevation climb and it being at the beginning of Camino when most people haven't had time to develop their trail legs.
On my first Camino I stopped at Orisson for a snack (a ham sandwich and a soda) and to sit out the light rain that had started just as I arrived. It's located in a place with mountain views ... assuming the weather cooperates.
P.S. Happy Mother's Day!!!
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