I took the fast train from Paris to St. Jean on Thursday, August 25, which already feels like another life ago. But it’s still fresh and I got some pictures and some journal entries to share with you.

That ride is a beauty and…

A blur…

The landscape all shares the forest with pasture for the animals and farms for the plants and lovely space for humans and transport all designed without greed, with such respect for place.

What a way to live.

And then I’m there at the start of this great physical, social, spiritual adventure.


Portal into St. Jean and beyond to Spain and the Camino!

The thousand year old pilgrim greeting we will share with pilgrims all along the way.

The village is so beautiful.

The view from my first albergue (hostel just for pilgrims)

Yep, pretty cool…

Onward in the morning!