Oh. My. God.

Everyone says the first day is the hardest. And it was. Well, I feel like it’s going to be for many reasons. It’s the first day with your pack, first day walking and getting use to everything. On top of that, it’s about a 25.4km walk and a variety of terrain. You are on dirt, concrete, grass, rocks, mud. You name it, we were on it. It has the most elevation gain. Now add to that, the lovely weather. It rained. It hailed. It was a long day. It took me about 6 1/2 hours to complete and it was rough.

Also, literally everything I own clothing wise is wet. My shoes aren’t! Which is so nice. All I could think of was how lucky I was that my waste down was dry. Because my clothes did not dry from yesterday’s adventures, I had to wear my fleece pants with my rain pants over it and boyyyyy did that work in my favor. They’re wet from sweat, but not rain. Which could have ruined my day and I believe did for many people.

So now I’m wet and cold at the albergue waiting for Debbie. She insisted I did not wait for her walking but I am here! I paid €3.50 to get my clothes laundered. But only cause I need them dry. All I have is my sleep shirt and spare pair of socks that aren’t wet.

The views were unreal. Also creepy. Walking through the French countryside and then at some point crossed over into Spain. Lots of goats, sheep, cows, and horses! So beautiful. Take a look.

Day mileage: 13.9
Total mileage: 13.9
Personal mileage: 14.73