{"id":357,"date":"2026-04-01T21:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/followtheyellowshell.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:20:36","slug":"arrival-day-in-st-jean-pied-de-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/followtheyellowshell.com\/de\/arrival-day-in-st-jean-pied-de-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Ankunftstag in St. Jean Pied de Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"357\" class=\"elementor elementor-357\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a082227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a082227\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78466a4\" data-id=\"78466a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79c54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d79c54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The day has arrived and after 2 years of planning I&#8217;m ready to start walking the famous Spanish Camino and pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela called the Camino Frances, or the French Way.<\/p><p>We have arrived in Saint Jean Pied de Port and are ready to go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074a000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"074a000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arrival Day Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6bb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a6bb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Starting City &#8211; London<\/li><li>Connection &#8211; Paris<\/li><li>Arrival City &#8211; Bayonne<\/li><\/ul><p>I&#8217;ve been walking and training for over 20 months in readiness for this amazing walk and I feel ready to go,\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">whilst feeling nervous about the 28 days ahead of me and thinking the following thought, a lot.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Will we get to Santiago de Compostela in 28 days ?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">After an early 4am start this morning we took the Eurostar fast train to Paris and then had a connecting train to Bayonne which was really quite nice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">We had a few beers and played cards the whole way.<\/span><\/p><p>We are finally on our way to St Jean Pied de Port which is the traditional starting point of the Camino Frances.\u00a0<\/p><p>There is a sense of excitement that is growing although we are feel tired already.<\/p><p>We arrived in St Jean Pied de Port around 4.30 and visited the Camino passport office and registered to get our <a href=\"https:\/\/followtheyellowshell.com\/de\/camino-pilgerpass\/\">Camino de 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sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1097854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1097854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We then decided to start early and had a short 5km walk to an albergue we had booked in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booking.com\/hotel\/fr\/ferme-ithurburia.en.html?aid=7928239&amp;no_rooms=1&amp;group_adults=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferme Ithurburia <\/a>in Huntto, which is about 3km short of the refuge at Orisson.\u00a0<\/p><p>This 5km short walk took about and hour and a half and felt like it was up a sheer slope. What an introduction to the Camino Frances.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d3298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d6d3298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=qzxICxcRYyA&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We arrived in Huntto in a massive thunderstorm just as dinner was being served and had to do a quick change to get some food.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our dinner consisted of salad, road chicken and a desert and was washed down with red wine.\u00a0<\/p><p>We enjoyed this with 22 other people from all over the world and turned out to be a great introduction to our first night on the Camino de Santiago.<\/p><p>Listening and learning from people all over the world was amazing \u00a0especially their stories about why they are walking the Camino.<\/p><p>What does the rest of the Camino Frances hold for us ? \u00a0Can&#8217;t wait to find out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd45e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edd45e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT CERTIFICATE CAN I GET WHEN I FINISH MY CAMINO ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f02c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f02c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once you have completed the Camino de Santiago you can obtain your official certificate of completion, which is known as the &#8216;Compostela&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p><p>As long as you have walked at least 100km and got stamps for every day on the Camino you are eligible for your credencial.\u00a0<\/p><p>Diese Briefmarken sind in Caf\u00e9s, Bars, Albergues, Kirchen und \u00fcberall dort zu finden, wo Pilger Halt machen.\u00a0<\/p><p>Als Faustregel gilt, dass man mindestens 2 Stempel pro Tag bekommen sollte. Ich hatte einige Tage mit nur 1 Stempel und einige mit \u00fcber 4. Halten Sie sich an die 2 Stempel pro Tag und es wird Ihnen gut gehen.<\/p><p>Das Passamt in Santiago ist die Anlaufstelle f\u00fcr alle Pilger, die ihr Ziel erreicht haben, und ist unter folgender Adresse zu finden:<\/p><h3><b>Empfangsb\u00fcro der Pilger<\/b><\/h3><p>R\u00faa Carretas, n\u00ba33 (Zugang \u00fcber Garc\u00eda Sabell)<br \/>15705 Santiago de Compostela<br \/>A Coru\u00f1a - ESPA\u00d1A<\/p><p>Tel.: +34 981 568 846<\/p><p>The office is open from 10am to 6pm with the exception of Christmas Day &amp; New Years Day when your credencial can be obtained in the cathedral.<\/p><p>Our main day on the Camino Frances starts tomorrow and were really looking forward \u00a0to what our pilgrimage brings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fa4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73fa4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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