This is the first day’s photos from St Jean Pied de Port over the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles. This is a hard day for most pilgrims; it is steep uphill and then steep down again, so the knees suffer on both ends. The two other main problems is the lack of walking fitness and carrying too much weight – at this point most pilgrims have not dumped the additional things they don’t need.
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