Camino Day 1: SJPDP to Roncesvalles

Total distance: 26km
Step Count: 27.8k

A very long day crossing over the Pyrenees, walking for hours in the fog and mist and surrounded by farm animals the whole way through: 🐑 🐐 🐄 🐎

Met the loveliest people today and as soon as we crossed the border into Spain, my Spanish was put to good use.

At midday we passed an 81 year old woman with fragile knees along the trail and by 8pm she still hadn’t made it to shelter, unlocking a couple hours of contacting emergency services and talking to the rescue team. A collective effort saw Estela back at the shelter at 10pm, a joyous moment for us all. The rescue team found her still walking on the trail and if that doesn’t speak to a person’s spirit and determination, I don’t know what does!Weiterlesen