La Rhune hiking route is marked on our road map. The longer we linger, the closer the goats venture hoping for some food. After a long stretch of hiking in the sun, Sara cools off by a mountain spring. The sunny and temperate climate on the mountainside permits blooms throughout the year. A break from the ascent along 1 km of flat terrain.
Every day hike requires fresh fruit.
A single, sparse pine forest on the otherwise deforested north side of La Rhune. Black and brown spots on a white body are typical colouring of the wild, pottock ponies. There's a family of goats at the trailhead. They live in a roofless stone house and they recline on the remains of a chimney. Father Billy is forthright in his inspection of us.