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29. marts, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 1 °CApril 11 we start walking from St Jean Pied de Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
April 11 we start walking from St Jean Pied de Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
After a long day flying we landed in Biarritz where we meet up with a bunch of fellow pilgrims trying to figure out how to get to Bayonne and the train that will take us to St Jean Pied de Port andLæs mere
We traveled by a real cute train from Bayonne to St Jean. On our arrival we followed a line of pilgrims headed straight for the official pilgrims’ office where we obtained our ‘credentials’. WeLæs mere
So we started our Camino today...finally!
We left our wonderful albergue this morning at 8:30 making a steady (sometimes steep) climb to Borda, our stop for the night. Only 9km but what a climb. OurLæs mere
What a day! We left our albergue about 8:00 with a packed lunch and went up and up and yep more up for all 12km and then what goes up must come down so 4km straight down (of course we mistakenly tookLæs mere
Went to the Pilgrim Mass at Roncesvalles Monastery last night and the Cardinal giving the service blessed us, hope it helps.🤗
Walking is not always pretty and so far it's usually not easy. 22kmLæs mere
They let us in😁
Today was the hardest day at 23km and we are feeling it. Met up with our Aussie friend Jo who we walked most of the day with. Made a slight off-course trip to Zabaldika to see aLæs mere
So we climbed to windy Alto de El Perdon today. Beautiful way up, not so much going down. We are VERY lucky that we've had no rain. All these ups and downs would have been very unpleasant to say theLæs mere
Our new albergue last night had only 7 people so it was nice and quiet. The surprise breakfast let us start our 24km walk early so it was nice checking in today at 2pm. A pretty uneventful day exceptLæs mere
Today the terrain is changing.... we've been on street paths, rocky paths, gravel, dirt and cobble path. Today we were on farm paths. Walking 22km among the poppies, wheat and grapes fields.
Also withLæs mere
Rejsende Bon courage et bonne chance Grace.
Rejsende Can’t wait to see your first report! 💛🙌