20 July 2015 Stage 1: St. Jean - Roncesvalles

Holy mother of guacamole. I walked from 7am to to 3pm and the first 7hrs were uphill, thru the Pyrenees, i.e. straight up the Pyrenees. It was gorgeous though. Lots of sheep and cows (there are completely white cows here). I'm staying in the municipal albergue, Bed #160. There is a huge hall with coves of 4 beds. The other 3 beds are 3 Spaniards who are probably related in some way (actually not, I asked and they are co-worker friends and all teachers).