Wednesday, July 9, 2008

saint-jean-pied-de-port

it's a gorgeous day in saint-jean-pied-de-port, my trailhead for last year's trek. how wonderful to find the town again, a bit like an old friend. the plan is to nose around a bit then move on to hounto, some 3 km up in the mountains. this time tomorrow, i will be in spain. adieu chemin saint jacques, hola el camino de santiago de compostella.

heeeeeeeere we go!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Buen Camino!

Not surprisingly, the ETA has quite a different reputation in Basque Country, at least among Eusakara speaking people. Onati is full of ETA supporters. Although a romantic perspective, there is much to recommend Mark Kurlansky's Basque History of the World. You can buy it in the english language bookshops in San Sebastian and Barcelona. In the meantime, enjoy the great Basque Country food and wine!