Sunny clear skies all day so you can see the mountains. We are walking south now straight towards the Pyrenees, and down the Aspe Valley. The path started on a small road but quickly went into the woods again and today the mud was at its max...poles were sinking down sometimes to 10 inches...sure don't want to step in over your boot tops.
Al did a three point landing today early on, one knee and both hands. As the day progressed and we got higher and higher, and into the mountains the trail got less muddy and more rocky.
The best part was walking up the valley on one side then the other looking down at the main road and the river on the valley floor. We about 300 feet above the river with a shear cliff down to the river... No life lines hear so you sure don't want to slip. The water is such a beautiful color with the white limestone bottom. I took more pictures today than any other day. For me this was the best... All day getting closer to the snow covered Pyrenees ..
We had planned on stopping in Sarrance but we went to the Sanctuary of Notre-dame-de-Sarrance founded in the C14th which is now occupied by the Fathers of Betharram and found out way inside but seemed no one was there and there was no heat. 
The other hotel in town was full so we had to walk another 7 K.into Bedous, which is a beautiful little town, but its Sunday and Mother's Day so everything is closed tonight. We were able to call a Restaurant and Gite in our book and speak enough for her to understand we were standing outside and did she have place for us to stay...it's a nice little place comfy enough...heat and hot water and since no Restaurants are open today or food stores the proprietor open her restaurant for us only and fed us a great potato/leek soup , then beef-steak , mashed potatoes and green beans with a fabulous chocolate mousse for desert...we ate fast so she could get back to her family.
@The extra miles today took there toll. Al asked me to stop caneing the bottoms of his feet and he also is finding his lower back is really tired of the pack. Tonight is the first night I've had a lot of discomfort with my feet and calves so I broke out the cool pink compression running socks I bought for the plane and am going to sleep in them tonight...we'll see if they work as recovery socks.
The beauties of the day make up for all the bumps in road. I mean really Great Pyrenees dogs guarding their sheep in the Pyrenees. How cool is that?
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