Well after catching the only flight from Madrid to Biarritz, which was an hour late taking off, we arrived in Biarritz, France at 6 pm. We waited along with some other pilgrims for a shuttle to haul us to St Jean Pied de Porte. Along the way we met a nice young lady named Averil from Houston, TX who is studying art history in Edinborough, Scotland and is also walking the Camino. We also met Sasha from Toronto, Jane from Missouri and Chase from London. All headed here to start their pilgrimage. It was some beautiful country we passed through on the way to St Jean from Biarritz.
Well after catching the only flight from Madrid to Biarritz, which was an hour late taking off, we arrived in Biarritz, France at 6 pm. We waited along with some other pilgrims for a shuttle to haul us to St Jean Pied de Porte. Along the way we met a nice young lady named Averil from Houston, TX who is studying art history in Edinborough, Scotland and is also walking the Camino. We also met Sasha from Toronto, Jane from Missouri and Chase from London. All headed here to start their pilgrimage. It was some beautiful country we passed through on the way to St Jean from Biarritz.
After getting registered and becoming official pilgriims, we found our way to the small hostel that we had booked ahead of time. We ended up in a tiny room with two beds and a shared bathroom but it was clean the owner fed us a supper of squab, quiche, fresh bread and a peach custard for desert. In hostels and alberques the lights go out at 10 pm but we were ready for some sleep. Tomorrow we start walking