September 12
The Auberge d'Orisson is where Martin Sheen's character spends a night in The Way. It's cozy and clean and the staff is friendly.
We are in a six-bed room (our three roommates never show up, however). We claim the bottom bunks, then create a clothesline from extra shoelaces from which we hang our wet clothes. Then we hit the showers, which require a slug, provided when you register. The water stays on about a minute and you keep pressing the button until your allotted five minutes are up.
After we're clean and dry, we go to the common room, where Jerri and I journal and Beth plays solitaire. Beth samples a local beer, Jerri orders hot tea, and I savor a fabulous café au lait. So fabulous that I enjoy two more while sitting there.
Dinner is served family style: bread, vegetable soup, sausages, and a side of beans (very much like baked beans except not sweet). Dessert is a choice of flan or Basque cake. The Basque cake is a delicious single- layer yellow cake with an almond-flavored filling (at least, that's the closest I can come to describing it).
My dinner neighbors, besides Jerri and Beth to my left, are George, Dee Ann, Kirstie, and Mary. There is interesting conversation and lots of photography.
After dinner, one of the staff members has us introduce ourselves by group, say where we are from, and tell a bit about our Camino. Following that, the lone Irishman sings the Pilgrim Song (it's in French), joined by a few other men who also know it. It's quite lovely. Jerri remarks that she hopes we will have other such positive hostel experiences.
By the time dinner is over, much of the fog has lifted and we are able to view the valley we'd climbed through.
One important thing I learn: date all posts. Wifi access is intermittent and sometimes weak even when available. Entries may not appear on the day nor in the order they actually post.
The Auberge d'Orisson is where Martin Sheen's character spends a night in The Way. It's cozy and clean and the staff is friendly.
After we're clean and dry, we go to the common room, where Jerri and I journal and Beth plays solitaire. Beth samples a local beer, Jerri orders hot tea, and I savor a fabulous café au lait. So fabulous that I enjoy two more while sitting there.
Dinner is served family style: bread, vegetable soup, sausages, and a side of beans (very much like baked beans except not sweet). Dessert is a choice of flan or Basque cake. The Basque cake is a delicious single- layer yellow cake with an almond-flavored filling (at least, that's the closest I can come to describing it).
My dinner neighbors, besides Jerri and Beth to my left, are George, Dee Ann, Kirstie, and Mary. There is interesting conversation and lots of photography.
That is a view! Did you see much of it at all going up?
ReplyDeleteWhat's family style?