Hi, all. As you can see, it´s not easy to blog from the road. I´ve typed multiple entries on my phone which have been erased or frozen due to poor wifi connections. With any luck, this one might work. As you can see, we are well on our way, hale and happy. We survived the first very rainy, cold and misty climb up to Orisson, a long 8K in our rain gear that honestly had me questioning whether or not this whole adventure was a good idea. We were treated to the only private double room in Orisson Auberge and ended up having the most delightful evening and dinner with a group that became our constant travelling companions. The next day dawned clear and crisp and we set off into the Pyrenees for a six hour hike that was so spectacular, through rolling mountains dotted with sheep and horses that eventually we just ran out of superlatives. It had to be one of the greatest days I´ve ever had. At one point, we stopped in the midst of the most incredible vistas to eat our lunch, packed for us back at the Auberge. It was a fresh baguette with house made pate, just incredible when eaten in that surrounding. We made it all the way to Roncesvalles and with our group now grown to 8 people, had a wonderful evening and dinner and then slept in the new alburgue there (now in Spain). The accomodations were four bunks to a cubicle. Lights went off promptly at 10 and on at 6 am. We fumbled around and were off again. (This entry will have no paragraphs because <i´m typing on a European keypad and haven´t found the return button so pardon the run'on story!) Yesterday was another good walk of about six hours into the town of ziberoa, where we found a lovely little private alburgue for the eight of us in a ten room bunk room. By now, we have met so many people that it feels like we are one large family walking. Our immediate group is made up of Brits, Canadians and Aussies. We also see our friend David from Asheville and his brothers daily as they leapfrog us on the trail. they´re doing well and having a grand time, too.