• ShaunLCCamino de Santiago - May 2025Traveler
    The ancient city gate, the Porte de Saint Jacques
    SJPDP is a very pretty little townLooking down over the Notre Dame gate and onto the Vieux Pont bridgeNotre Dame gate and Vieux Pont bridgeLooking upstream on the Nive RiverNotre Dame gateReady for tomorrow at the Notre Dame gateNotre Dame du Bout du Port churchVieux Pont over the NiveOverlooking SJPDP in cold and drizzle from the Citadel of MendigurenAt Citadel of MendigurenDinner at 5pm in France is too early for lots of meal choices. It was a very good burger though.

    Day 0 - Saint Jean Pied Du Port

    April 27 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    An early bus from San Sebastián to Bayonne to catch the connecting train, only for the train to be cancelled. A bus arrived, we all piled on without checking tickets, and made our way through pretty green scenery to Saint Jean Pied Du Port in the rain. Settled in to the Air BnB and explored the very cute town.
    Was lucky with almost no one collecting Pilgrim passports so was attended to quickly. I checked in with an 88 year old man on his 5th Camino!
    Hopefully the grim weather improves tomorrow.
    Moment of the day - sitting down in front of the very helpful French lady to get my Pilgrim Passport and the very first stamp.    Read more