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Do start in SJDP; I wouldn't have missed that first day from SJDP to Roncevalles for anything. We made mistakes (not enough water) & it was hard, but we learned a lot, and it was incredibly beautiful. The arrival to that first fantastic albergue over the border into Spain after such a long...
I walked the Camino Frances in Sept 2015 & started in good shape (I'm 5'8" and was 151lbs), and ended up losing something like 3-4 pounds, which was surprising because I ate like a queen the entire time. If there was a café with good bocadillo or homemade egg something or other, we ate it--I...
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