Its 0830 on Sat and I am packed and ready to go.  No more auditing of the pack to see if I can make it any lighter!!  It currently weighs 8.4 kg without any water.  Off to Gatwick shortly to the joys of Easy Jet for our flight to Biarritz. With luck the mini bus company I have contacted by email will be there to pick us up and take us to St Jean Pied di Port.  We will stay there for the first night in a hostel - it is 8 euros for dinner, bed & breakfast - indication of times to come!  We should start the walk on the next day (Sun 11 Sept) when we have a 33km walk up the Pyrenees to Roncesvalles.  Hopefully, I will get the chance to update the blog by then.

Mike