Tag: via Podiensis
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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 – 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 – 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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