Yesterday, I arrived in St Jean Pied de Port and on the train I met Alan from Melbourne who is taking a pilgrimage where you don't have to carry your back pack and stay in hotels. He is one of member of the Camino Forum that I also use.
The Gite I stayed in was very basic : one toilet for the whole place and I shared a room with 9 other people. Fortunately, there was not aloud snorer in the lot.
I went for dinner at The Cafe du Pais, and stuck up conversation with two gentlemen at the next table so I didn't have to eat alone. I had a chicken, mushroom and pasta dishes and a green salad with a glass of wine.
The big realization yesterday was that I was really there and that tomorrow I really had to walk 25 km with an 8 kg pack on my back. I went through my pack and managed to jettison 2 kg. It's more manageable now, but still heavier than I like, so made arrangements to have it transported.
Time to get some sleep.
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