Saturday, March 22, 2014

St Jean Pied de Port

Hello,
Thank you for following my progress.
Great time in Paris these last two days.Special place for me.Lovely evening with Andte, Natalie  and Max

St Jean Pied de Port tonight.Charmig, small walled town at the base of the Pyrenees.Nice Hotel.

Ready to set off tomorrow for the first stage of my Camino to Roncevalle.Weather forecast is 40-50'sF rain.Fog/rain followed by snow above 1,000m.So decision is to take the road instead of the mountain trail. Visibility on the high pass is risky/snow/etc....

Waiting for dinner time.Restaurants open around 7:30.....now around 6pm.

Observation....."different".....
All these years traveling for the boss......I have no rigid schedule, computer bag, sample boxes, no power point presentation to rehearse, no awkward customers to see....no  colleagues to meet me at the airport and drive me ar
no factories, no  rental cars..no status

AND no  expense account. Traveling is hard...traveling without status is awful!

Hope you are all well.

My best regards,

John

8 comments:

  1. After "roughing it" in Paris, the real adventure begins. In the 70's here on Saturday, and today (Sunday) turning cold and rainy. Hope your weather is good.

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  2. Glad that you survived day one reaching Roncesvalles even though it was a soggy hike. Wishing for a change in the weather and "happy trails". Love you lots. Miss you.

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  3. Good report on progress. Keep walking.

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  4. Wishing you safe travels.."courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear".
    Best wishes
    The Cassidy's

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  5. Hope the weather improves & adventure ensues!

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  6. Hi, John ! We hope all is going well for you ! Most impressive and challenging trek ! Godspeed !

    Best, John & Cathy

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  7. 祝你一路平安, 努力加油

    All the best from Margaret 丘青如

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