Train to Spain via Paris

After a third unsuccessful day, we missed out a chance to get on standby and two more flights were cancelled due to the volcanic ash cloud. By all accounts, the cloud seems likely to settle in on Spain for the next few days and all flights to Bilbao are fullz bookedwere offered the chance to take the train. We accepted. We are leaving tomorrow morning for Paris, where we will spend a few hours before catching a second train to Spain. We are headed to Irun, which is just over the Spanish border. We will spend the night there, before moving on to either Roncesvalles or Pamplona, depending on connections.