Roncevalles

Just arrived in Roncevalles. If you have seen the movie "The Way" with Martin Sheen, this is where he arrived late and ended up in a large dormitory with lots of snoring. I'm afraid the truth now is that it has been renovated and is quite luxurious. There is free wifi (hence this post), the bunks are in rooms of 4, the bathrooms and showers are clean and there are 2 Dutch ladies who are volunteers and will wash and dry your clothes for about $4.
All the people who welcome you and run the place seem to be volunteers. I split the journey over the Pyrenees by staying at a little refuge with an interesting group from all around the world.
The first day (yesterday) was sunny and warm, but it was quite a tough climb. Today there was a thick fog, but fortunately no wind. As soon as we crossed the border into Spain the sun came out. There was still some climbing today and it would be very tough to do St Jean Pied de Port to Roncevalles in one day.
Now I have to check out where to get dinner and go to the pilgrim's Mass at 8pm.
By the way, I was wrong in the last post. Doniban Galazi is the Basque name for St Jean Pied de Port. Don Iban means St John (meaning John the Baptist) Galazi is the name of the local district.
I'm stopping tomorrow at a small village somewhere, there might not be Internet access. The following day should be Pamplona (God willing) so I souls be able to post from there.

Location:Calle de Nuestra Señora de Roncesvalles,Roncesvalles,Spain