Day 12: Bovine Hair Styles and Ancient Stone Houses
We saw our first caselle yesterday, an ancient round, stone hut yesterday. Today we saw more—and were able go inside… The rest of the story »Day 12: Bovine Hair Styles and Ancient Stone Houses
April 2022
Day 11: Settling Into the Life
Our feet and other body parts seem to have given up their more serious protests and given into the fact… The rest of the story »Day 11: Settling Into the Life
Day 10: Back on the Chemin (Trail)
Day 10 of our pilgrimage was much less dramatic and difficult. After the 22.5 miles of day 8 (the longest… The rest of the story »Day 10: Back on the Chemin (Trail)
Day 8: A Quiet Walk with a Little Adventure
Today started on a variant route which would hopefully cut some mileage and since it was high would provide beautiful… The rest of the story »Day 8: A Quiet Walk with a Little Adventure
Day 7: A French Spring
“There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.” Danish Proverb Spring has sprung in France which means, rain. Based on… The rest of the story »Day 7: A French Spring
Day 6: A Day of Extremes
Today started out with high winds and ended with a thunderstorm. In between we crossed huge expanses of pasture and… The rest of the story »Day 6: A Day of Extremes
A Milestone
The dismal weather of Wednesday and Thursday gave way to sunny skies. And it shows in the photos. We passed… The rest of the story »A Milestone
Wildlife Makes an Appearance
We haven’t seen any wildlife so far other than birds—we don’t count slugs or raw escargot—not even rabbits or squirrels.… The rest of the story »Wildlife Makes an Appearance
Day 3: Cool and a Bit Wet
“A journey is best measured in friends, not in miles” Tim Cahill Today was one of those drizzly days where… The rest of the story »Day 3: Cool and a Bit Wet
Day 2: Farm Country
Last night we had a communal dinner at our gîte (French for pilgrim hostel) with a dozen other pilgrims. Fortunately,… The rest of the story »Day 2: Farm Country