A Day On A Path
These first few days are hard. I walked this same path two years ago, and what I remembered was the beautiful forest walk. Just as well I’d forgotten about the steep climb and relentless, steep, rocky descent.
More to come. More photos. More narrative. I have a day off tomorrow and will catch up.
I sat in the grass on the side of the trail on the way to Orisson. Three young French fellows stopped to see if I was ok, and we had a little visit. One of them took my picture at Orisson. The sun was behind me- but I vouch that the woman in the photo is me.
Taxied down the mountain to Gite Antton which is only 30 minutes of slow walking from downtown SJPP Since I am not staying in group-sleep bunk bed situation, I’ve had to scoot back down the mountain to get a private room. They will take me back up the mountain in the morning. €8,00 each way.
This was a short day, but a killer walk for Day One. Straight up. No switchbacks. Slow walking. Sometimes with little counts in my head. 1, 2, 3. Stop. Breathe. 1, 2, 3. Stop. Breathe. The last 2km was 4km long. Truth.
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