Nobody seems to talk much about actually ‘crossing The Pyrenees’ in Camino chatter.

It was a huge deal for us.

We spent a fair bit of the day wandering around at altitudes about 1400m.

That’s 300m+ higher than the biggest Mountain in Wales, Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowden), 1085m.

Pretty awesome when you think about the comparison.

4 A Day Picture Diary to come, but it did start with a cracking sunrise.

4 A Day Picture Diary.

Where? On the Camino de Santiago from Orisson to Roncesvalles. Specifically on the Route Napoleon.

Pilgrims and others have been coming this way for almost a 1000 years (and probably before).

But that doesn’t make it ‘easy’.

Parts of it are closed for the winter months, October till April, for good reasons. You might die.

What? Walking.

Today was like standing in front of a hot air hand dryer for large parts.

A hot wind blowing up from Spain that almost knocks you off your feet at times.

Won’t bore you with the meters up and down.

But it was about 1400m for one pass.

Who? Still SB and me, plus bumping into Pilgrims we met at the communal dinner last night.

Honourable mention for the sheep, cows and horses.

I’m pictured eating sheep’s cheese from the sheep in the background.

Sold by the Farmer in the Famous Food Truck just before the main pass through the mountains.

Why?

A picture of the statue of the Virgin of Orisson.

We are after all on a Pilgrimage.

Part 2 to follow.

It’s been a big day.

There are a few mountain rescue huts dotted around. For use in bad weather.

The name of this one intrigued me, Izandorre.

Isn’t that where the Orcs took the Hobbits in Lord of The Rings?

It’s that kind of place up there.