We’ve arrived in Spain!

We arrived in Spain yesterday by weren’t able to upload our photos and videos. So here’s yesterday’s post:

We took a train from Bayonne, France to our starting point at Saint Jean Pied de Port on Friday morning and collected our credentials – we are officially peregrinos!

We stayed in a great albergue (hostels especially for peregrinos) in Orisson where we met some amazing people from all over the world. Our roommates were from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Seattle. We met others from Ireland, England, Austrailia, Austin, Canada, Minnesota, New Zealand and even a man from Union NJ! A lovely woman from England sang us an Irish blessing at dinner. We needed it today.

Unfortunately we had a lot of fog in Orisson but when it began to clear the views were amazing – the photos don’t do them justice.

Today we walked over 17 k in pretty challening terrain and reached the highest elevation we’ll walk in the Pyrennes. We had lunch on the roadside with a wonderful couple from Austrailia.

We arrived in Spain about halfway through today’s walk and are staying in Roncesvalles.

We attended a very moving Mass at Roncesvalles this evening where the Priest gave a blessing in each of the languages of all of the pilgrims in attendance.