St Jean

Just a quick update. I am in St Jean Pied de Port, France now. I start walking west tomorrow – Saturday January 3. My first post may be in 2 days, but I am not sure I will have wifi, so it could be once I get back to Pamplona in 3 days. I checked in at the Pilgrim’s office, got some snacks and trekking poles, so no more excuses. Tomorrow is a 3,000 foot climb up to Roncesvalles, back in Spain. A cold front is forecast to come through with a little snow and temperatures in the teens. Colder than anything I saw last year. I asked for some weather, and it looks like I am going to get it.

I was the 6th person to sign in today (4pm). The last American was December 29th. The 5 before me today were 2 Koreans, 2 Argentina and 1 Spanish.