Travel Day 1
2023年5月14日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 75 °FLeaving OKC as scheduled. I can’t believe this day is finally here. It was hard to leave Neal but it will be so fun to meet him in Santiago. I hope my backpack travels to Paris with me today/tomorrow.
Leaving OKC as scheduled. I can’t believe this day is finally here. It was hard to leave Neal but it will be so fun to meet him in Santiago. I hope my backpack travels to Paris with me today/tomorrow.
1. Downtown Atlanta in the distance
2. I’m thinking I will miss the moving walkways at some point soon!
3. This verbiage made me laugh.
I made it to Paris! The flight was LONG but calm and on time. Drizzly today, so the souvenir shops are doing a brisk business in umbrellas, but I am ever aware of my pack weight on the trail ahead andもっと詳しく
I KNOW. A photo (or a postcard or a print) won’t do them justice, but here’s some of the art that moved me today.
1. I stumbled on the Tunnel des Tuileries by accident this morning. I sawもっと詳しく
I loved how there are faces lurking everywhere in Paris - on buildings, bridges, etc. I especially appreciate the moustaches. Here are a few, plus a sculpture with a very expressive face at the Museeもっと詳しく
According to my phone (I didn’t use the Garmin all day, which was a mistake), I walked 13.8 miles today! Some of my routes were from Google, while others I made up in the moment, and I sawもっと詳しく
Today’s subtitle: Intimations of Intimidation
This morning I got up at 5 to go to the train station (not impressive: circadian rhythms still a mess). I had been nervous about the train station, andもっと詳しく
I landed in Saint Jean “at the foot of the Pass” early this afternoon. I’m not sure these photos will convey how very vertical much of this town is. It’s so picturesque! Rather touristy in aもっと詳しく
Miles: 7.25
Elevation gain: 3182 feet
Weather: 40s and 50s with a cool breeze at my back. Excellent
My original plan was to walk to the albergue at Orisson but I was unable to reserve a bed there.もっと詳しく
Miles: 8.5
Elevation gain: 1,660 feet
Elevation loss: 2,110 feet
Weather: cold and windy at the top
Today started, as the French woman next to me on the shuttle said, with us “walking into theもっと詳しく
旅行者 You are a bad ass! Happy travels!