Day 6 - Biarritz >StJeanPieddePort

Today was our last day in Biarritz. What a wonderful city — we truly enjoyed exploring every bit within walking distance. We even became quite good at figuring out the bus schedules (well, Gina did all the legwork — I just followed along!).

We started the day with coffee at our favorite café and had a lovely conversation with a few people from Canada. The young man with them is a professional tennis player, which made for an interesting chat. We also spent our final couple of hours strolling along the beach. So many people were out enjoying the sunshine, and the weather could not have been more perfect.

Around 12:30 PM, we left our hotel and took the bus to the train station, where we boarded the train to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. The scenery along the way was spectacular — rivers, farms, and the mountains made for a beautiful journey.

Once we arrived in town, we had to walk uphill with our suitcases to reach our accommodation, which was not the most enjoyable part of the day! I hope our suitcases hold up on the roughed streets here in town. We are staying in an albergue and sleeping in bunk beds — all part of the Camino experience.

This evening, we will enjoy dinner with the other pilgrims staying here, and in the morning we begin volunteering at the Pilgrims Office for the entire week. We are really looking forward to meeting people from all over the world and helping them begin their Camino adventure.Read more