St Jean to Roncesvalles

We all slept ok last night, hostel a little noisy, but nothing ear plugs couldn't fix. Other people started to depart at 5.30, so we ended up getting up early. Checked out of accommodation after breakfast and started walat 7.30am.
Wow, what a first day on the Camino. 26kms pretty much all up hill, crossing the Pyrenees between France and and Spain. The scenery was amazing however, weather was brutal with extremely high winds. Arrived in Roncesvalles after 7hrs walking, it then took 90 mins to check in(??) as our accommodation is shared with 200 + pelligrinos (spanish for pilgrams), and we all had to have our passports scanned as we crossed a border. Not the greatest accomodation, 3 Thompson girls not happy...but dinner was great.
Highlight of the walk was walking a few kms with an unknown dog...
Met a lot of people today from all over the world, including Jack from Canada, who is doing his 11th Camino.

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