Tag: walks
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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 – 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 – 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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Camino in France – Miles to go
Day 6 – Saint-Albaun to Aumont-Aubrac We surprised ourselves today, arriving early enough to enjoy a cold limonade (Sprite) at a local bar and even catch a few winks before checking in our hotel. Day 7 – Aumont-Aubrac to Nasbinals Today (Saturday) was our longest day yet, just shy of 17 miles according to our…
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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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Camino in France -Mountains and Farmlands
Day 1 – Le Puy to Montbonnet That’s a glimpse of our first day. According to our guidebook: 9 miles. GPS tracked us at 13 miles. Whatever…it was all uphill! Day 2 – Montbonnet to Monistrol-d’Allier Day 2 was a tough day. Tomorrow starts with a massive climb. We’ll need a good night’s sleep.
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