Yesterday afternoon, boarded the bus and arrived at SJ PDP. We walked around town for a bit and finally settled on the Albergue that opened at 2.
Although we were in France, the woman who checked us in was originally from Peru. It was nice to be able to speak Spanish and get all the information in the language we could It was nice to be able to speak a language that we could understand.
We were put in a room with the six beds. Our roommates were from Argentina in Korea. Once again, Gisela and I were the oldest two people that we saw in the albergue, and Juliana and Marion were the youngest. I started to second guess myself.
We showered and did laundry and we're ready to hit the town. St Jean Pied de Port is it nice little village. There is a supermarket that we were able to buy dinner at and cook in the kitchen of the Albergue.
We were tired and still jet lagged, and were barely able to stay awake during the 7 pm mass. Who were all fast asleep by 8 p.m., but awake by 2 a.m. We all struggle to try to get back to sleep but to no avail. we finally got up around 5:30, ate breakfast and hit the road.
We scheduled the light day because of the jet lag and our physical condition. we had a beautiful walk through a nice Valley at the base of the Pyrenees for about 7 miles endingin the town of Valcarlos by 11 a.m. It felt great to get back on the trail.
the albergue in ValCarlos is self service. we let ourselves into the Albergue, shopped for lunch and prepared a nice meal of chicken, rice and zucchini. After lunch, we all took a nap trying to catch up on the lost sleep from the night before.
Tomorrow is our big day when we crossed the Pyrenees. we're getting mentally and physically prepared for that. for now, we're just enjoying the town. everyone's in a good mood after a nice short day on the trail. We'll see if that lasts through the Pyrenees.
Buen Camino!
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