Grown up Hikers ....Sort of

Today we managed to do our whole trek all by ourselves! We stopped at the fountains and got plenty of water, we kept watch of all markers, we didn't get lost and we didn't need our friends to get us to this point.

This picture of the Pyrenees is from our hotel.  We are in Accous. We walked about 11 miles.  The first part of our walk was a real doozey. We were climbing a lot of the way. The trail even had metal rope guides for one stretch of the walk. We were very glad for them. Fortunately that tough part ended, and although very hilly, not quite as tough for the rest of our walk.

We wore ourselves out, so we opted to stay at this beautiful hotel in the foothills of the Pyrenees.  It only cost 2 euros more than last night and the luxuries are amazing...bed with sheets, our own bathroom and shower, hand soap, towels,  and more. There us a supermarket across the street so we stocked up on staples for the weekend as things really close down on the weekend.

And best of all...there was a three machine outdoor  laundromat by the market and we were able to do our laundry and DRY it. We have been washing things by hand, but France is really wet, and it takes forever for things to dry.

Although we are going a different route than originally planned, we believe it is going to work out quite well.