We thought we were in Wonderland today when we came upon the Rio Used tumbling over rocks, and waterfalls forming possibly the most beautiful natural swimming pool we have ever seen. It was a very long day with 29 kms to do, a predicted time of 10 hours and a pickup arranged, so we had little time to enjoy the spectacle. We even managed to get out the door at 7.10 am, a record.
There was an enormous ancient sanctuary, many abandoned villages in various states of decay, and the Pyrenees forming a backdrop. Usually we see no one but we met 2 lots of cyclists, a group of French trampers, a single French walker and a couple doing 6 days of tramping. It was weird after so much time alone!
At our albergue in Paules de Sarsa we got grumpy when they wanted to charge us extra for linen, and we are such cheapskates we stripped the beds and used our silk liners! Honestly, some people! The hosts made up for having hidden costs by providing an excellent dinner and breakfast, and we met some lovely people.
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