Orrison Refuge - Roncesvalles

Day 2. Refuge Orisson, France to Roncesvalles, Spain. A day of unexplainable beauty. We walked eleven miles, of which seven and a half were straight up the Pyrenees mountains. We encountered free roaming horses, sheep, and we saw the memorial for the battle of Roncevalles where Count Roland and his army were slain in the Valley of Thorns. After a hard day of crossing from France into Spain, we limped into the 12th century monsatery of Roncesvalles which now serves as a pilgrim's hostel. They provided wonderful accommodations, a pilgrims meal and the chance to wash our clothes in a washer and not a sink.Baca lagi