we are over the pyrennes

last stop before St. Jean Pied de Port

These are photos we have taken so far.....starting in the train station in Bayonne waiting for the train to St jean pied de port. We stayed at a hostel at orisson which was 8 kms straight uphill from st jean and then made it to roncevalles in Spain the next day about 20 kms over the pyrennes....hard work.....the scenery was spectacular....the wind was howling.....but no rain and no mist......walked the 20 kms today in about 6 hrs.....saw raptures, horses, sheep, and cows......heard cow bells.....the old abbey has been renovated here in Roncevalles and is very nice and organized.....think the really hard part is over even though we have a long way to go. Today is September lst and if the rest of the walk is easier than today and it is supposed to be ....then we are in for a wonderful adventure and should be physically okay.....and it is really fun to connect with Sue again.

outside hotel leaving St. Jean....

on our way up to Orisson

Refuge Orisson

view from our room at Orisson refuge over the mountains

sitting enjoying a bottle of vino blanco

the road over the Pyrennes

at the Virgin of Orisson statue

780 kms to go

through the forest down to Roncevalles

the long road up

almost there

heather blooming