Tag: European adventure
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Camino in France – Just Say “No”
Day 34 – Eauze to Nogaro “No, we don’t eat meat,” Reg fibbed to our server upon hearing our dinner choices….duck cooked this way, or duck cooked that way. Neither of us like duck, no matter how it’s cooked.When we booked our trip, our travel company reserved all our rooms for us with dinner and…
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Camino in France – Off With Their Heads
Day 32 – Condom to Montréal 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. Tuesday the threat of rain hovered…
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Camino in France – Cat Tales and Cathedrals
Day 30 – Lectoure to La Romieu Off to an early start, we soon realized we were going the wrong way. Our mistake…blindly following our fellow pink-shirted French trekker rather than checking our GPS. Back on track, we set our sights on our next stop – La Romieu. The day of walking wasn’t long or…
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Camino in France – A Day Without Highs
Day 26 – Moissac to Auvillar The scenery was somewhat repetitive, but the path was wonderfully flat. I can’t tell you what a relief that was for us. Steep climbs have been the daily norm since our first day out of Le Puy and have caused us to rack up a whopping 34,235 feet of…
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Camino in France – Sunday, a Day of Rest
Day 21 – Lalbenque to Cahors After getting picked up from the trail Friday afternoon, we left Lalbenque early Saturday morning, on foot, armed with a map to guide us back to the trail. A little surprised our host didn’t offer a return trip for us, but since he was a one-man-show, the official driver,…
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Camino in France – Are We Stranded?
Day 19 – Cajarc to Limogne-en-Quercy We found ourselves trying to outrace the rain today. The weather report didn’t give us much hope as we watched dark clouds drift all around us. We came around a bend, and just in time for lunch, stumbled upon a wonderfully festive rest stop. A warm welcome and an…
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Camino in France – Out of the Mountains
Day 14 – Conques to Decazeville Our guidebook was not kind, describing Decazeville as a “gritty and workaday town,” so we weren’t expecting much culture for our Saturday night. After some major confusion over our hotel check-in procedure, we bonded with a Canadian couple and an Australian couple, spending a marathon evening…of yet more confusion…as…
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Camino in France – A Magical Village
Day 12 & 13 – Golinhac to Conques We caught the Compostel bus to the village of Conques this morning (Thursday) where we will spend the next two nights. The timing of our scheduled rest day was perfect for Reg. Well rested (both of us), we’re eager to get back on the trail. It looks…
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Camino in France – Time Traveling
Day 10 – Saint-Côme-d’Olt to Estaing The incredibly picturesque village of Estaing was our destination today (Tuesday). We were stumped at what was a bit of modern technology in this ancient village. Have you ever seen anything like it? Reg made a stop in the pharmacy for some help with an achilles injury. The pharmacy…
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