Your legs don’t yet know what’s in store, while your head is already halfway across Spain. Take it easy. This first day begins in the middle of Paris, among traffic, traffic lights and people who have no idea where you’re headed. The city doesn’t let go of you quickly. Slowly the streets grow quieter and the suburbs greener.
It’s an easy stage of about 22 kilometres, almost completely flat. That’s just as well, because your rucksack still feels strange on your shoulders. You walk mostly on tarmac and pavement, so your feet will notice it sooner than your calves. You arrive in Saulx-les-Chartreux, far from the bustle where you started. Your first Camino day is done.
Don’t go off too fast: the road is long enough.