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Camino Stage 6: Day 4 – Les Étoiles d’Orion to Osserain-Rivareyte

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My hostesses at Les Étoiles were kindness itself, but nevertheless I did not sleep well.   Perhaps it was the humidity. I was woken in the night, briefly by the heavy rain. In the morning, it was ten degrees cooler and very overcast with low cloud. Not as beautiful, but much nicer for walking! The quince …

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Camino Stage 5: Day 3 – Bazas to Captieux

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Ready for the road Today the walk restarted. First of all, I had a quick breakfast, then departed from last night's lodging. The room was fine, but the couple running it were disturbingly unfriendly. I checked with a Frenchwoman I met on the road who had stayed there, and it wasn't just me. Why run …

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