This is amazing! First leg done with 26 km completed with a 1400 meter climb! We split the distance over two days and enjoyed it all the more! The views were fogged out at first but burnt off as the day progressed. Have discovered that the training has paid off (so far). Have also discovered that you can’t travel too far without meeting people you know…and on top of a mountain at that. The world is such a small place. I have (as the day progressed) developed a total appreciation of the Von Trapp family and their escape and a complete devotion to my walking poles especially coming down the mountains. All the advice of one step after another has rung in ears all day! 30km waiting for us all tomorrow morning … having spent a night in beautiful Roncesvalles. Apologies from the outset for the number of photos, but the views were truly spectacular!
