Day 1 - St Jean Pied de Port to Orisson

Day 1 of walking.
At a glance:
Food highlights: Basque almond cake
Kilometres walked: 7.15 (note 6.9 was all uphill)
# of steps: 14,272
Elevation gain: @700 meters

Weather forecast has been dire with a high of 6 degrees and a low of 3C. And the next day a high of 7!
Some eager pilgrims were up at 5 tiptoeing around organizing their packs. Twice in the night I heard torrential downpours.
We doned wool leggings and long sleeved tops, shorts, tshirts, fleece jackets, and rain gear and headed put.
We found a bar opened and fueled up on croissants and cafe au lait.
The first hour we got wet from sweating under all those clothes and slowly disrobed which brought on a few sprinkles but nothing serious.
The second hour we walked into fog. Not long after we found Refuge Auberge Orisson emerging from the fog.
Basque cake for lunch and then another walk if you can believe it. The sun peeked out and the wind blew the fog away so we walked back 1k to see the view we had missed. Then had a nap and when we woke up to the sun shinning! We have fingers and toes crossed for sun tomorrow.Read more