Camping was not a clever idea. I gave up camping holidays some years ago not because I didn't enjoy the experience, but because increasing arthritis meant that I was unable to bend and fold myself in ways that make managing small tents practical and enjoyable. So when heavy rain started as I was finishing supper …
Continue reading Camino Stage 3: Day 3 – le Pré du Lac to La Coquille.
Today sees the start of my third leg of pilgrimage. I'm well into the French part now, and I hope to get to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande over the next ten days. But getting deeper into France makes for slightly more complicated journeys to pick up the trail. Ready to go Getting home I will leave from Bordeaux, …
A warmer morning than yesterday. We have a good breakfast and then Cécile and I set off. It is good walking weather and we make steady progress. A coffee at Saint Priest la Feuille reinforces us, and we then tackle the longest stretch for today, nearly 9 Kms to Chamborand. We are still in the Départment …
Continue reading Camino Stage 2: Day 6 La Souterraine to Bénévant l’Abbaye 24 kms
The weather has changed. Rain overnight, and I awoke to grey skies and 12 degrees. Breakfast and off by 08.30. My accommodation had taken me off the main route, so I decided to improvise and head more directly for Gargilesse. The morning was overcast with spots of rain, the walking was road walking across the …
Continue reading Camino Stage 2: Day 3 Yvernaud to Gargilesse 30 kms
It was lovely to start where I left off, with the best hosts from May, Sylvie and Daniel Flamand. I slept like a log and left with a pack up of left over crepes from breakfast with some of Sylvie's home made quince jelly I was on the road by 8.30 weaving through the school rush …
Continue reading Camino Stage 2: Day 2 Chateauroux to Yvernaud 24 kms
I am getting ready for the second stage of my Camino - from Chateauroux to Limoges. If all goes well, by the 19th October, I will have done over 45% of the French part of my journey. Packing is tricky in autumn, and made even more so by climate change. I will pick up where …
Continue reading Camino Stage 2: Préparatifs and Philip Endean RIP
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