Auberge Borda

We started with an easier day of only 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) which took us up 800 of the 1400 meters (4,600 feet) we will ascend on this first mountain pass. We stopped in Orisson for delicious food not found on other hiking trails I've been on and bought a bottle of wine to drink later. Then we went on to Borda for tonight's auberge. The fog denied us great views but also kept the sun from beating down on us. Like most auberges it didn't open until the afternoon so we hung out with the cat and our fellow peregrinos. One had walked all the way from Antwerp. Tomorrow we will walk 18 km, finishing the climb and then a steep descent into Roncesvalles.Read more