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Do not look back,
No one knows how the world ever began,
Do not fear the future, nothing lasts forever,
If you dwell on the past or future,
You will miss the moment
Rumi
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It's a very early start with a 4am rise, I am fairly shattered after a very broken few hours in bed. I have a decent breakfast - a big bowl of porridge to sustain me for the long day ahead. Andrew picked me up at 5am and the Camino adventure was underway. Thankfully all travel arrangements, the bus to Dublin airport and the flight to Biarritz were both on time.
I met up Romanian girl, Oana, on the flight who is also doing the Camino. Oana has been living in Dublin for about 18 months; she has quit her job to do the Camino. She has a totally open ended date to complete the Camino!
At the airport in Biarritz I also meet a mother and daughter team, Theresa & Maeve (16) from Mayo who are hoping to complete the Camino in 5 weeks. I also meet Patrick, an Irish American from Boston who came from Ireland this morning.
I had been looking forward to taking the train from Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port. Unfortunately the train was not running due to repairs to the track, so they had a bus laid on instead.
The only downside so far is the weather, it's raining very heavily and the forecast is bad for the next few days. We got to the 'pilgrim office' around 20:00 and I got my pilgrim passport as well as the shell of the Camino. I share a 'pilgrim' meal in local hostel with a New Zealander woman, a Polish man, an Italian lady & Romanian lady. I am in bed by 22:00, pretty much exhausted but exhilarated after the long day. We all agree to meet at 7am and begin our Camino. The forecast is bleak so it could be a difficult day in the Pyrenees!
Buen Camino
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