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Lunch options after Orrison

Joanne P

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Hi All

I see on the Orrison Albergue website that they sell sandwiches.
If we don't buy something there, are there places between Orrison and Ronscevalles to buy lunch?

Thanks in advance
Jo
 
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As above. There were no food options on the day I walked it. There is however one water fountain (Fountaine de Roland), high up on the mountain, at the border between France and Spain. A good place to eat your packaged lunch bagette from Orrison. I chose the pate and it was delicious.
 
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Buy a sandwich (bocadillo) at Orisson. There is indeed nothing between there and Roncesvalles. Also suggest carrying extra snacks in your bag - nuts, fruit etc. It's a long, calorie-requiring day.
 
Joanne P said:
Hi All

I see on the Orrison Albergue website that they sell sandwiches.
If we don't buy something there, are there places between Orrison and Ronscevalles to buy lunch?

Thanks in advance
Jo
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You're basically walking over a mountain range Jo.
Ain't nothing after Orisson....
Best take a packed lunch
If the weather is nice, it's an amazing walk!
 
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I was happy that we packed sandwiches from SJPDP AND ate lunch at Orisson because we didn't arrive in Roncesvalle until late evening and it was good to have a snack to eat later in the day. Nothing between the two except beautiful scenery.
 
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Joanne P said:
Hi All

I see on the Orrison Albergue website that they sell sandwiches.
If we don't buy something there, are there places between Orrison and Ronscevalles to buy lunch?

Thanks in advance
Jo
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No there are none. People tell me about this van, I never saw it!
If you know you're going to be hungry, pack something to eat on the way.
 
I bought food in SJPDP
baby bell cheeses worked great- not the best cheese in the world but the little waxed balls stayed fresh and did not dissolve in my pack despite high heat
 
There was a van when I came through on May 19, not much to choose from other than drinks. In SJPP, there are many food shops and an artisanal boulangerie for bread, that would be my choice...again. Buen Camino!
 
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Walked from SJPdP to Roncesvalles a year ago today and there was nothing... nada... after Orisson 'til Roncesvalles. And even THAT was quite discouraging for two vegetarians who arrived about 6pm. No room in the dining halls. We sat in the bar (and I don't mean café) and felt lucky to get a couple of the ubiquitous bread rolls with a hunk of cheese on each (and nothing else). Bring food when you leave St Jean! And just always have something to nosh on in your pack every step of the way.
 
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and if you walk at the end of Oct Orrison closes down at least a week before the napolean closes for the winter ,,, must take food from st jean !!
 
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Thanks everyone for your replies. All very much appreciated.
I figured that was going to be the case (as Robo said, we're walking over a mountain range). But I thought it best to confirm.
 
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And just always have something to nosh on in your pack every step of the way.
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Very good advice! Sometimes the day's walk takes longer than expected, you need an energy burst, or that little village up ahead where you planned to stop for a snack......has nothing open...

I always had some nuts, maybe chocolate, a couple of bananas, or sometimes a day old bread roll in the bottom of my pack. Something.... Never be without........something.

Same goes for water. You'll get used to your consumption. Always have a little in reserve, just in case that font you are relying on, is not working, dry .... that village has no store....
 
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I carried dark chocolate with my first aid kit. More for the mind than the body but my chocolate and a banana did get another tired and unprepared pilgrim from Manjarin to Molinaseca. On a tough day, most people respond to chocolate and a little kindness.
 
Joanne P said:
Thanks everyone for your replies. All very much appreciated.
I figured that was going to be the case (as Robo said, we're walking over a mountain range). But I thought it best to confirm.
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Joanne ,
If you have not realise you are walking 800 km by now something is wrong,
If you are worried by " Where is lunch" after Orrison , a 2 hours walk , then mate buy a bus ticket for home at Pamplona.
Lunch @ Burguete and stay the night.
 
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Joanne P said:
Hi All

I see on the Orrison Albergue website that they sell sandwiches.
If we don't buy something there, are there places between Orrison and Ronscevalles to buy lunch?

Thanks in advance
Jo
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Hi
No there is nothing so suggest you get a lunch packed.
 
 
Yours was a perfectly good question and lots of us enjoyed answering it. Preparation is such a fun time! Have a great camino.
 
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In June you would be commencing before 7.30am
Every bakery , shop etc in St Jean Pied de Port is open , you will walk past them.
After 7 km you are in Orisson its now 9.30am , latest 10 am
Whatever snack you purchased in STJPdP you can now get into , and please keep something for a few hours on when you start the decline.

For future reference , you can always arrive at a village , hamlet or city after 1.30pm- 2.00pm in Spain and still have lunch.
Only the tourists eat early and at night when in a great town stay in a hotel/pension and dine with the Spanish , this commences around 9pm and finishes ??
If you are in an alberque the doors close @ 10pm.
 
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Joanne, I have 3 family members who are active duty military, one told me before I left for my Camino in May that they have a saying, "eat when you can and sleep when you can" they say that because they never know for sure when they will get to do either, next. I took this to heart and I learned that 2nd breakfast wasn't a joke. On the Camino, I found that I ate more often but I ate less and I did it really before I got hungry. I usually left before 1st breakfast so 5-10km I would stop and have my cafe con leche and a tortilla espanola or something, never anything big except the joy of sitting with my Camino friends. Later, I'd stop and have a banana and on longer days, I bought a bocadillo and snacked on it along the way. Often these were shared as they are huge. When we arrived at our destination for the day, we'd have a larger meal together. While everything else is usually closed down, the bars are almost always open to serve the Pilgrims. I usually carried something like fruit, bread or cheese just in case and I mentioned earlier, dark chocolate in my first aid kit. We usually ate our evening meal around 8:00, apparently we were "tourists" but tired tourists. You will also find that your body will tell you when to eat and it's not the leaned stomach growling, it's fatigue and you need to listen to that and not your stomach. For me, that response actually went away and I can't remember my stomach growling. So, be prepared with some snacks, eat when you're hungry and enjoy every moment of your Camino. Buen Camino!
 
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We usually ate our evening meal around 8:00, apparently we were "tourists" but tired tourists.
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We found it very hard eating at 8 pm , the pilgrims 3 course dinner , and then trying to sleep on a full tummy.
We normally stopped at 1pm , 18---22 km's for us only , showered and then the big lunch.
Fruit salad and wine for dinner in village gardens.
However to enjoy the atmosphere of the tapas laneways in Pamplona ,Logrono , Burgos and or Leon we found a pension, hostel or hotel was the desired accommodation.
**Her Majesty's condition on walking all these years is every third day , upmarket sleep and wash.
The next day was normally short , deliberately so.
The one rule our family have stuck to in regards to military is every 2-3 hours , in that little coffee stop , change your socks and a bit more vaseline , no blisters last 8 years.
 
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