Day 9 — Reaching Conques (13 Miles) 18 September
I was gifted with one of those mornings that compels one to be an environmentalist. The sky was clear and what I saw were compositions and the dazzling colors that the images below didn’t capture in their fullest. No pollution to spoil the scene. Imagine eating breakfast with this canvas before your eyes. We feasted…
Keep readingDay 8 — Meeting Garou (18 Miles) 18 September
Morning Fog. Bracing. No rain forecasted – high of 73F. All accurate for the entire day. We picked up the Chemin route two blocks away at the new Espalion bridge spanning the River Lot. Facing south, the original bridge was open but no vehicular traffic. The towns along this route have retained many of their…
Keep readingDay 7 — The Lot Valley (17 Miles) 17 September
Gray clouds in the sky. 30% chance of rain as we left St-Chély-d’Aubrac. The coat of arms of the village was a combination of its religious history — loyalty to the Catholic bishop and the Camino — and its textile industry, bobbins for weaving adjacent to the mitre. Immediately after crossing the pilgrim’s bridge, we…
Keep readingDay 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…
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