ow.

So since we last posted, so many things have gone awry and made the trip that much more excitng! We left Bordeaux, no problem, got on our train to Bayonne, where we were scheduled to switch trains to St.Jean, however, somewhere in the 90 minutes we were on the first train, the train employees decided to go on strike, and we were informed that our next train was cancelled. This was at around 1pm, and we were told that there would be a bus to St. Jean at 6pm, so we made the best of it and walked around Bayonne, had a coffee etc. When 6 oclock rolled around, we headed back to the train station, and found a crowd of about 70 other stranded pilgrims, when the bus came, it became very obvious that we were not all going to fit on it........and Jess and I didn´t make the cut. Eventually they lined up another bus for the remaining people and we arrived in St. Jean by 8pm......barely enough time to get dinner and a place to stay!

The next morning we started walking, and walking......and walking. All uphill. And when I say uphill, I mean UPHILL!!! OW! We found a great little hostel in the mountains to stay at, and had a hot shower and a fabulous dinner and then straight to bed. This morning we started out for the rest of the uphill battle and walked about 16 kms uphill and then about 3 straight down. Oh, and my favourite part, the 20 minutes of knee deep mud we sludged through! The dirtiest pilgrims!!

So after all this all I have to report is that it has been the most beautiful walk over the Pyrenees mountains, through some of the best scenery I´ve ever seen. The pain I feel in my ankles and hips is excruciating ( feet are still holding up well! ) , but the walk was absolutely worth it! Tomorrow we will be off to Zubiri, and I can´t wait to see what kind of adventure waits for us there!