A shar-pei welcome!!

Met Nola on my way to the hotel. What are the chances of meeting a shar-pei, a rare breed, on my first night in France?! It's a sign!!
Met Nola on my way to the hotel. What are the chances of meeting a shar-pei, a rare breed, on my first night in France?! It's a sign!!
Welcome to France ! Breakfast
at the hotel
à la plage - I'm having a perrier and Sangria at Café de la grande plage
Took the train from Biarritz to Bayonne. Transferred and took another train to St. Jean Pied de port. Went to the pilgrim welcome centre where I met a wonderful family that gave me a coquille. Went toLæs mere
From St. Jean Pied de port, I took a break at Orisson to eat. It was a very hot and sunny day. I felt like I was getting heat exhaustion. I arrived at the Borda Hostel after I took a wrong path whichLæs mere
Left Borda at 7:10 am. 16 km of walking through mountains, very windy the higher up I got. Stunning views overlooking the valleys while walking through many animal droppings. Arrived at the AlbergueLæs mere
At 8:10, after breakfast, and answering Glen's (Perth, Australia) difficult question of why I'm doing the camino, I headed out on the 22 km in the rain, on the rocky-road trek to Albergue Rio de Arga,Læs mere
Today,Saturday, July 13, is a rest day. My sleep was restless and the other pilgrims left at 6am. I later woke up at 9:50am when Sabine entered the room to clean. I tried getting the technologicalLæs mere
Started walking at 7:30 am. It started off well, with beautiful, cool weather and decent paths. After brunch 11:30am, the weather was hot at 33 degrees and not much shade. Throughout the walk, ILæs mere
This part of the day was beautiful and hot
Rejsende
You can do it 💪 Rhondalay!!