Friday, May 3, 2024

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After many hours of travel—overseas flight to Paris, connection to Biarritz, train to St-Jean-Pied-du-Port—I arrive at the start. This is where my walk along the Camino de Santiago begins. The past few days have been a blur. Now, I have arrived. I find myself perched on the north edge of the Pyrenees Mountains in a tiny village deep in the French hillside. I have found a bed in an albergue for the night. I have everything I need. I will be living out of my pack for the upcoming seventy days walking the Spanish countryside along the way of St. James. The day has been long; the written intro to this challenge will be short. Tomorrow begins an exploration I have daydreamed about for over a decade. Tonight I will sleep well in anticipation of 70 days walking through northern Spain.

Today’s distance walked: 0 km    |    Total distance walked: 0 km

“Today you will see people you will meet tomorrow.” — “Buen Camino: Walking the French Way”, Flagler Films