I arrived in Roncevalles around 3:30 or 4:00 this afternoon, having left St. Jean at 7:00 am. I have a bed, I have dinner reservations and my laundry is done. I can relax a little before dinner at 7:00, and then at 8:00 will attend a special mass for pilgrims at the local church. The walk was all uphill and a challenging one. It was made easier by the fact that the weather was pleasnat and I had two very interestng travelling companions: Pavel (very talkative) from Poland via London, and Marjan from Slovania. We had good conversation and kept one another from thinking about the challenges of the climb. Tomorow´s walk will be a little shorter and I think mostly on downhill, which has challenges of its own. My feet are a little sore, but all in all it was a good day. The place where we are staying is dormitory style, and must hold nearly 100+ people. I think nearly all the beds are filled. There´s very little space to move around and taking a shower was a challenge: 2 showers for all the women and 2 for all the men. There was also not enough room on the clothes line for me to hand my clothes to dry, but fortunately I brought my own. Blessings of this day: good companions, beautiful French countryside, arrival in Spain, a bed to sleep in, dinner, being able to go to worship, time to relax. A bientot. Love, Marcelle