I know how to spend a bank holiday weekend enjoying myself… playing my current new Doom WAD (Back to Saturn episode 1) and sewing badges onto backpacks. Only three more badges to go… hopefully my fingers will recover! Despite having not sewn anything for at least 30 years (probably a scout badge), I managed fairly…

With six days to go before we arrive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, one of the most hyphenated place names I know, life feels surprisingly relaxed here – even if our flat does look like we’ve turned it into a second-hand camping gear shop. From SJPDP, early(ish) on Sunday morning, Jeff, Simon, and I begin our awesome adventure.…