Day Two - Tours to St. Jean Pied de Port.

We slept well!!   Out early we set off from a damp Tours driving through France, stopping off at a Lidl to buy rolls, cheese, strawberries, bananas and biscuits for a picnic en route!   We travelled
through a lot of showers, but the further south we got the warmer the weather, and by the time we got our first glimpse of the Pyrennes the sun was out to welcome us!   A picturesque ride into the quaint beautiful town of St Jean Pied de Port!   We were so delighted!   It is lovely!   We could stop here and not go any further!!!  We booked into our hotel, which we all love, and within ten minutes of arriving had met a couple from Edinburgh who are cycling the Camino, an elderly man from New York and a lady who completed the Camino last year and has come back to do it all again!  This is a popular commencing place and these walkers will have to walk 800 Kms to reach Santiago from here!

We literally dumped our bags in our room to make the most of the time in this interesting picturesque little town.  First port of call was the Camino office to obtain our Compostela passports!   We waited until one of the officials was free then we filled in the relevant  questions, and we received our first stamp!!   

Out if the office (we were a bit excited tbh) we strolled round the town!  It is hilly and has an ancient
wall that we walked and looked at the views!   We found a little restaurant with a Pilgrims Menu and decided to go in!  Excellent value and very tasty!  Starter of a salad, main course chicken and potatoes with a very nice sauce, and apple crumble for pud!!  David and I had a glass of red with our meal too :) Back at our hotel, we sat chatting and drinking coffee!  

In total we've now travelled approximately 650 miles!  They have sped by!!   We are in such good companionable company!!   :).  We mustn't be late to bed, as we anticipate an early start to travel on to Leon in Spain in the morning!