Walking Day 12 Bedous to Urdos - 19 km

Breakfasted at 8 so we could stop at the first store for food as none would be at our night lodging.  Who knew the store would be closed. No problem, there are plenty ahead, so off we walked on now a steady up.  As we left Bedous we came across sheep being herded down the road and a hang glider overhead.  We had seen this yesterday but it was too far away and above to photo.  It was still up when we lost sight of it when we re-entered the forest.  It was a pleasant walk with sun to Borce with a stop for cafe au lait along the way.

The views of snow cap mountains were grand.

 

Borce was are intended stop for the night, but we had decided to get closer to the pass by doing another 4.5 km.  But we needed food so we went into Borce,  but alas the market did not open until 4 pm and it was only 1:30pm.  So on we went, back into the forest where we met a French woman with paint sitting on the bridge steps waiting for the sprinkles to stop.  She was renewing the white and red GR653 trail markings.  She asked where we were going and we told her.  She said no, no.   no beds at the camp, only campsites and called.  She spoke rapid French with lots of oui, ouis, hung up and said no place to sleep at camp go 1 km more to Gite.  Now, we had the lady at the Bedous hotel make the reservation with the camp and it was with beds.  But off we went, walking by the camp (with 2 small chalets) into town looking for the gite. The town was closed, after all it was Monday.  The food store had been open from 8:30 to 12:30 and would be again on Tuesday.  We called the camp and yes they had a chalet for us with beds but no meals.

So in the end we walked a couple extra km, got settled, ate the last 2 herbalife bars and all of our trail mix, thinking it was a diet evening.  About 6:30 the camp manager came by to collect for the night and he brought some noodles and soup for us to cook.  Never tasted so good.  Our clear skies have given way to moderate to heavy rain, with cold predicted for tomorrow.  All is good for our last night in France.  Tomorrow Somport and Spain!