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I had a lovely time in St Jean Pied de Port. The pilgrim’s office was very accommodating. My hostel La Vita Bella was lovely. It didn’t do dinner so after I bought my walking poles I found a cafe nearby and had a risotto with mushrooms, chorizo, courgettes and some extra chunks of cheese. With […]

It was pitch black at 6:30am when I left my hotel to walk across the street to Gare Montparnasse. I found my gate, when the time was posted for the train to Bayonne accept that I got on the wrong train. Actually it wasn’t really the wrong train. It was the wrong half of the

Again serendipity came to the rescue. Rosa had tried repeatedly to book a reservation for us to see Notre Dame and was told that they were “sold out.” We knew that we could get in at 6:00pm for mass, so we set out to get there early. We arrived at 5:30 to suss things out.

I flew Air Transat to Paris yesterday…..or maybe it was the day before?…I can’t be sure. I know I left on a Monday and it is now Wednesday. Anyway the flight was OK. There was a lot of turbulence and there was nothing to watch in the way of TV or movie entertainment. If the

I leave in three days – GULP! Yes, I’m excited. I’ve had a few sleepless nights thinking through the packing list and the various “to do lists,” but I am, for the most part, ready. I’m walking almost everyday now for 10-12kms with a full pack – 10lbs. The other day it rained, so I

OK, I’m a collector. I’m one of those people who would have a sticker or decal on my luggage, on my car, on my sleeve – it’s a girl guide “thing.” We would sew our achievement badges on the sleeve of our uniform. I now sew them on my backpack…..And I will collect stamps in

Two weeks today, I leave for Paris to begin my Camino France´s. I’ve started to do some serious walking. The temperatures have cooled a bit – 21C, so I managed a 20kms walk with a full backpack – 10lbs. I walked 10kms to the Brickworks and back, had lunch and then repeated the walk. I