Very pleasant evening at Hotel de La Paix in Saint Palais. A nice town with a central plaza. Good dinner, shared with Daniel, a physician who has been walking the same route and generally staying at the same places. Got an early start today as it was going to be hot. After about 45 minutes there was a gigantic hill that took most of an hour to climb. Another pilgrim, Eric, joined me for most of it and it was pleasant to have someone walking the same pace and some conversation. Turned out he was a McDonalds Franchisee and had 8 of them in France at one point. Anyway after a solid walk we arrived at our hotel shortly after noon, and tucked into a fairly solid lunch after that, our rooms were ready and by some luck the baggage had been delivered. Nothing like a shower and a nap on crisp white sheets to make for a nice afternoon! Tomorrow to Saint Jean Pied de Port, where most people would be starting the Camino Frances, where I will be ending this walk. 21,000 steps.