산티아고 아르곤 길#2

 

Day 2 - Bedous to Somport & the Spanish frontier

Early morning start from Bedous
Jouers
Very good breakfast at the Hotel Permayous on the main road bypassing Accous	The useful "wrong way" direction marker
The horses of the equestrian centre between Accous and Cette-Eygun. You can join a guided horseriding group to Santiago here, or you can stay the night with an evening meal, breakfast, and, if you need it, collection from further down the valley	The path is on the N134 for several sections after this - fortunately there is not much traffic on it
	Wooden bridge over the Aspe
	Entering Etsaut, just off the Camino on the left. (Borce on the left is older and more cultural, but Etsaut has the bars and hotels)
The bar in the main square of Etsaut	The old road out of Etsaut
	The road sections mainly have good wide verges, but there are short sections which are narrower - fortunately there is very little traffic.
Arrival at Urdos	with a little bridge over the street
the valley broadens out	and there was ahelicopter bringing mountain cheeses down to the railhead
	Irish pilgrim exhausted by the hot day!
The path takes to the woods for the last few km. to the summit
Lots of mushrooms and funghi
Occasional open sections with fantastic views
Nearly at the top
A wall full of curious curled worms on a deserted ski lodge	Only 400m. to the summit
The actual summit.	Statue ofr a pilgrim attaining the summit
The excellent refugio on the Spanish side, which had a very good café in the same building. .	The summit shrine The last three photos are courtesy of and copyright © Rob Steele. 2006