Valcarlos to Roncesvalles

Day 2 walking. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in the local bar then headed off in gentle rain. Lovely walking conditions. Cool and misty in the mountains. Again the beauty of the Pyrenees surprised me. I was hoping for Camino spirit but didn’t realise how beautiful it would be. Shortish walk 12km or so but quite steep uphill. Easy day for me but made Ed’s legs ache. We stayed in the monastery centuries old. So much history as a passing through the Pyrenees since Roman times. I went to mass & pilgrim blessing and the singing and atmosphere was beautiful. All the volunteer hospitaleros in albergue are Dutch. Huge place with hundreds of pilgrims & very well organised. We made new friends with lovely people from Columbia.Read more