Preparation for the Start of the Camino

I am preparing  to leave Raleigh on August 18, 2013 and fly to Paris arriving on Aug 19, 2013.   I am staying in a hotel near the Orly Airport for the night to adjust to jet lag and to get a morning flight to Bayonne, France the following morning (August 20). In Bayonne, France I have arranged for a shuttle ride to  Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France which will be my actual starting point for the pilgrimage. Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (SJPP) is the traditional starting point for the Camino Frances (French way) of the Camino de Santiago. I will stay in SJPP overnight at L'Espirit du Chemin which is a fairly famous place to stay for the start of "the camino".  L'Espirit du Chemin is an alburgue which is a hostel for pilgrims only. The first day of the pilgrimage will be August 21 and the day will be  a trial by fire as the elevation goes from 579' to 4719' then down to 3036' in Roncesvalles, Spain where I will spend the night. This elevation change occurs in about 15 miles.  Here is a video that someone shot of the first stage.  This is the route that Napoleon took on his march into Spain.

Most of the log entries in the future will be done via a smartphone and may lack proper grammar due to the difficulty entering and editing text. I will likely switch to kilometers in my posts in the future as most distances are measured in kilometers in Europe. 1km is equal to 0.62miles. So, 10km is about 6.2 miles.