Started walking at 7. Very humid fog, then it rained. Torrential rain. I walked fast, there was no point in stopping. Had only a short break in a bus shelter and was in Arthez at half past one. I mostly took it easy. There were three people in the hostel… Continue reading
People started getting up at 6 am. I managed to fall back asleep but woke up again at 6:30. I got up and checked if any cafe in the village was open, but no. And it was still cloudy so you couldn’t see the Pyrenees, so off I went. No… Continue reading
Walked from Navarrenx at 7. No cafes or bakers open. Cloudy, couldn’t see the Pyrenees today either. Caught up with Bertrand who had taken a shortcut. A company had arranged a rest place under cover. They had pâté for sale – and camera surveillance. Met Bertrand one last time at… Continue reading
What a day! Said goodbye to Julien, Gaël and Inès and left at 8. Left the path to Saint-Jean soon after. It went crazy right away. I realized I was going the wrong way so I took out my phone which helped me back on the right path. It started… Continue reading
Surprise: 34 km instead of 25. But I don’t get tired in the last walking hour like I did before. I walked slowly. Cloudy and a little chilly in the morning, Sunny and warm in the afternoon. Can’t pronounce or remember the names of the villages I walked through. Bought… Continue reading
Didn’t write anything in the diary today. Was too tired. Undramatic day. But there was a long way to go. It took until Handaye before I could buy some food or drink. In Irùn I couldn’t figure out how to get back to Biarritz or Bayonne by train, no one… Continue reading