Day 6 — Exiting The Aubrac Plateau (12 Miles) 15 September
You saw the stars in yesterday’s blog. Now, sunrise from my window around 6 AM. The sky glowed. We started by 8 AM to take advantage of the cool weather. The Aubrac has very limited shade as we learned. Shortly after leaving Nasbinals, we passed a threesome with the man towing a wagon. My first…
Keep readingDay 5 — Crossing a Desert (17 Miles) 14 September
We started by 8 AM (59F) to beat the heat. Our way out of Aumot-Aubrac took us by a flatiron building and then a quick uphill to what is known as the Aubrac plateau. The heat caught up to us around noon (80 F). We estimated that we had less than 1 percent shade throughout…
Keep readingDay 4 — An Easy Sunday? (13 miles) — 13 September
Our guide stated 20km Les Faux to Amont-Aubrac. We figured an easy day — 12 miles. It turned out more difficult because of the heat — 80 degrees at the high with very little shade. Monique even took out her umbrella midway to shield her from the sun. My skin took a beating even with…
Keep readingDay 3 – In and Out (18 Miles) 12 September
We started out at 8 AM, still dark and cold (48 F) with a statue pointing the way south. Although the ascents were mostly gentle, we still recorded almost 2,000 feet of elevation gain. What struck us was the topography of area through which the trail went. We were in open fields for a mile…
Keep readingDay 2 – Down the Red Brick Road (13 Miles) 11 September
Shortly after leaving St Privat d’Allier, we descended down a path covered with broken pieces of terracotta roof tiles. We surmised that they were placed there to create more traction for hikers. The rocks underneath were probably very slippery especially during rains. A first for both of us. Our first stop was the Rochegude Chapel…
Keep readingDay 1 — Feel the Vibes on GR-65 (15 Miles) 10 September
Breakfast at 7, on the road by 8 with pilgrims on our heels. The cathedral tower was a dark silhouette at sunrise. Soon after breakfast, we were leaning into the hill on the Rue des Capucins (the Camino route) that passed next to our hotel. Our fellow pilgrims were a serious lot. For some, a…
Keep readingCamino Podiensis (Le Puy-en-Velay to St Jean Pied-du-Port) Prologue (9 September)
My five previous Camino walks have been exclusively in Spain except for the one that started at St Jean Pied-du-Port, the gateway over the Pyrenees to Pamplona and onto Burgos. It is not surprising that everyone associates the Camino with Spain. But pilgrims started from villages and cities throughout Europe on their Caminos that eventually…
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