(Ed) Our flight to Barcelona was pretty uneventful. Just long. A train from the airport took us into downtown Barcelona. We wandered around for a few hours, taking in the sights and old architecture as well as a few culinary treats and coffee. Visited a beautiful old cathedral. We still are amazed at how they could have built such elaborate and ornate buildings without the modern machinery of today. We then got to the main train station where we took a long train to Pamplona. Upon our arrival we were met by Isteven, our host for the night. He drove us to his home where his wife, Barbara, prepared dinner for us and another peregrino couple from Valencia. They spoke no English so we were immediately getting a good workout of our Spanish skills (we needed the practice). Afterwards, we retired for a much needed night's sleep. In the morning, we shared breakfast with a couple from Israel (how crazy). They spoke fairly good English. We enjoyed talking with them (they were quite interested in our exploits from two months ago in their country). Following breakfast, we hopped in the car with our host who would be driving us to the beginning of the Camino Frances in St. Jean Pied de Port.
(Joan) Our 45 minute drive in the Pyrenees was twisty and I was glad to get out of the car. First thing to do...throw up, which helped me feel a bit better. We then went to the Pilgrims office for our first sellos (stamp) on our credencial. We walked around St Jean and had an espresso at a sweet bakery and I was beginning to feel better. We did a little shopping as we needed a knife and some picnic lunch for the day and a few extra provisions. We were soon on our way for our short 6 kilometer walk in a light rain. Our decision to walk short today was because of our long travels to get here, tomorrow we will start longer days. Tonight we will enjoy a French dinner at our hosts inn.
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