Camino in France – Off With Their Heads

Day 32 – Condom to Montréal

A field of harvested sunflowers.

We’ve passed by acres of dry and droopy sunflowers, but yesterday’s path took us by the first harvested field. Headless stalks were all that remained of what was once a sea of yellow flowers…a sign that fall is here with winter close behind.

Morning in Condom, France

Tuesday the threat of rain hovered over our heads. With only one light shower we lucked out and simply enjoyed the cooler weather.
The high point of an otherwise tedious day was a stop at Église de Routges, the oldest church in the region. There was no information about when the church was built, but the Cicerone Guidebook included an interesting bit of history.

A historical note regarding
Église de Routges.

Day 33 – Montréal to Eauze

Breakfast magically appeared at 7:00 this morning. We were the only guests to show our faces at the Victorian Lodge and the only ones to order breakfast. We we had the house (and the coffee pot) to ourselves.

Breakfast at the Victorian Lodge.

Day 33 (Wednesday) has been the absolute easiest day of our trek. Shaded, flat, smooth trails, paved rail trails and grassy vineyards required far less effort than we have come to expect.

The slideshow below illustrates what slackers we were today. Happy slackers!

A good Pilgrim always supports the trailside cafes. We stopped for a cold drink and continued on.

Two more days of walking and we’ll earn a rest day. It can’t come soon enough!


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2 responses to “Camino in France – Off With Their Heads”

  1. Very nice pictures , Sue , as always. the path through the trees looks like a perfect bike ride! (Just kidding . )

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    1. Oh, but it would be a perfect bike ride. We almost wished we had a couple bikes. These old feet are getting pretty tired!

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