Ruth and Jim in St. Jean Pied de Port at the Camino start
Today is the day we started our Camino. We woke up around 6am, had a nice breakfast at Gure Lana, our B&B, and hit the road running…or walking I should say. We were not sure what to expect as this is considered the most difficult day of the 500 mile walk. Still, I am a bit ambivalent how I feel about it after it was done. My initial thought is that it wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be, but there were certainly at least two instances in the first 8 kilometers where I thought to myself, “what the F am I doing?”
We saw our new Detroit friends, Stephanie and Kyle, at the Orisson rest area and then just motored the rest of the way from there. It was foggy, windy and cold in places but it was better than hot and sunny.
We rolled into Roncesvalles in 7 1/2 hours, not too bad for three senior citizens, and I’m sure we beat our two Detroit 30 year old fellow peregrinos. Beers and fries when we reached La Posada, our auberge. Hot shower and bed rest until dinner at 7pm. Only 34 days to go to reach Santiago…lol. Fingers crossed that we can keep the momentum going. Some pics:
Cute little bed cove :).
This looks amazing.