Showing posts with label Olhette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Olhette. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

Day 2: Olhette to Ainhoa via Sara.


Setting off into the clouds getting thoroughly soaked, a delicious lunch in my namesake town, walking along a river under a leafy green canopy, more butterflies, a field of pygmy goats, a lucky four-leaved clover by the roadside, more aches and pains and a lovely campsite by a river right on the border with Spain ♡
 

A town called Sara :)

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The campsite that we stayed in (Camping Xokoan) was actually quite a diversion– we turned off the GR10 quite a while before Ainhoa. It was well signposted, along a rather hilly stretch of quiet local roads and well worth the diversion.


The Vital Statistics:
Total time hiking: 8h40
Peak: 576m
Total ascent: 823m
Total descent: 831km



Monday, 3 August 2015

Day 1: Hendaye to Olhette



First proper day of hiking: Hendaye to Olhette. Highlights include spying a tiny trembling shrew, tunnels of trees full of butterflies, views of the atlantic stretching for miles, rainshowers to cool off from the heat and a tent pitch at a gîte at the perfect time. Our feet are sore but we're happy in the basque hills...

The vital statistics:
Time spent hiking: 11.5 hours
Peak: 521m
Ascent: 1114m
Descent: 1032m