I thank YOU, Bill, for letting me vicariously walk El
Camino Frances through your eyes and posts.
Because of health (and a few too many birthdays) reasons, I'm not ever likely to walk the Camino, but maybe that's why the good Lord invented taxis and buses. I would like to see some of the better known pit stops along the way, though, and perhaps wheels are the answer. This forum and your blog have started some other wheels turning.
I covered a lot of a small corner of Pays Basque in 2009 & 2011, in the area roughly cornered by Bayonne, Cambo les Bains, Pamplona and San Sebastian, while researching the routes used by downed WW2 Allied aviators escaping occupied Europe with the help of Belgian and French underground organizations -and Basque guides. Although my travels were centred primarily around the Baztan Valley and the Bidassoa & Nive River Valleys, your pics of the first few days of your trek brought back many fond memories of the Pyrenees.
I look forward to reading your continuing blog "assessments" of the various aspects of your journey and wish you well with all your future endeavours. I do hope you decide to write that book whether in paper or cyberspace format and will keep my eyes peeled for the unveiling.
Best regards, and thank you again.
Geoff