Tag: long distance trekking
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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 – Over the Hump
We’ve had some long days, 21 miles today (day 25) and over 50 miles in the last three days, but we are over the hump…more than halfway. Day 23 – Cahors to Lascabanes What a crazy climb out of Cahors. A flight of stairs, definitely not for the faint of heart, brought us quickly high…
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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 – It’s Easy to feel Groovy…
Day 16 – Decazeville to Figeac After several days of slow and careful steps, Reg announced today that he felt “back in the groove” of walking. While this is good news, I couldn’t resist poking a little fun at him. “It’s easy to feel groovy when the trail is flat! Day 17 – Figeac to…
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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 – Eek! What is it?
Day 9 – Saint Chély to Saint-Côme-d’Olt I woke up early this morning and checked the time – 4:00 A.M. Something was circling above our bed…a bird? The light went on to get a better look. No, not a bird…it was a bat! Eek! I dove under the covers while Reg waved his shorts in…
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Camino in France – Can We Do This?
Day 3 – Monistrol to Saugues After yesterday’s grueling, steep, downhill plunge over roots, rocks and a number of obstacles, all threatening to trip us up, we began to wonder if we’d made a terrible choice of treks. With temperatures in the mid-90s, we dragged into our hotel Monday afternoon. First thing this morning (Tuesday)…
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