I got my pilgrim passport in Lourdes yesterday and knew it was going to be a solitary first week when I saw the handwritten 'serial number' of 646 on it. That's how many people have started Caminos from Lourdes this year (and it's not part of any other Camino).
It was just the right first stage for my current level of fitness. 17km with just two moderate hills. I think all of the uphill bits combined were 350 meters.
Being 'that guy' who always needs his own room worked out well. The traditional first stage is 23km, and you stay in a priests house. I like that idea about as much as Robbie would.
So I'm staying at O Quatre Saisons restaurant and hotel in a town with a hyphenated name where the words start with an L and a B (I forget which order). There's one dinner seating, and that usually means great food.
They even have a bar with bar stools (from where I write!). I just ordered my 14 Euro dinner. Some kind of soup, a croque monsieur sandwich, and salmon with cheesy potatoes.
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