After a 6 hour train ride we have arrived in Hendeye here in the south of France on the border to Spain. Every pilgrim's nightmare happened to Kirsten when her back pack did not arrive on the flight from Copenhagen. We are promised that it will come this morning and so are ready to walk to Irun which is only a short distance away. We will stay there tonight ane then try our luck walking to san Sebastien tomorrow. It is about 24 kms and so with the heat (36c) we will start early and see how it goes.
We are decidely nervous about this trek after all of the horror stories that we read from the spring walkers and are determined to just do our best and enjoy the adventure.
there are not a lot of pilrgims visible around here. It is high tourist season on the coast so it is very crowded and accomodation hard to come by. we are committed to not being in a "bed panic"ech day and will trust that we zill figure it out as we go along.
Hendeye is a very beautiful town and it is very different being on the sea coast. Wonderful sun sets and a whole different smell in the air. The mountains are all around us - a real reminder of what lies ahead;
My back pack is too heavy and I am not sure what to take out so will just see how it goes in the next few days.
Short walk today and hopefully into the albergue in Irun this evening.
Maggee
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