Ed and I enjoyed the deepest and most profound sleep of the whole trip so far. The last thing we heard was the 9 pm bells from the church across from the plaza and next thing we know it was the 7 am bells that woke us up. We are so well rested. Finally we […]
We woke up to a foggy morning over the river Biase. A thick layer of fog had settled overnight while we were deep asleep. This is the first time we see fog this thick over this part of France. It had been just one sunny day after the next since we started the walk. The […]
We started the day today under raining condition. It rained for about 2 hours. With the rain, and low vision we took a wrong turn but soon met up with another pilgrim who kindly told us we are backtracking back to La Romieu so we turn back and walk with him onward to Condom. If […]
This morning we head towards Marsolan, where we can find the remains of l’Hôpital St Jacques at the entrance to the village. We have a very pleasant somewhat flat walk, there are some uphills and some downhills but nothing too strenuous. We walk across large fields of sunflowers. Before getting into La Romieu where we […]
Sad Day on the Camino Last night we got very bad news that my cousin Don died after being in a coma for 4 days. He went into cardiac arrest after being bitten by a wasp and never recovered. He was a wonderful healthy vibrant man, husband and father with 7 grandchildren! Living the last […]
One lesson the camino taught us is this: Be flexible. You never know what’s going to happen to you from one day to the next. So here’s our pilgrim story in Miradoux. We checked into the gite. The couple who welcomed us was “interesting”, for lack of a better word. Kind and quiet, but interesting. […]
Not all those who wander are lost …. I would not say we are lost. I actually would say we were found! Right here in Auvillar, at the country home of a wonderfully warm old couple who open up their warm house filled with antique to welcome tired pilgrims. They can’t take in too many […]
On the road again. Will we make it to Auvillar today? The first hurdle: packing all my medical supplies. We have a big box of bandages, scissor, tweezer, meche, anti septic cleaner, pain killer, etc … I am thinking of leaving all the pain killer behind but of course Murphy’s law will kick in. The […]
Pilgrim rest day in Moissac We got a pilgrim rest day in Moissac as the doctors had ordered. Thankfully it really is not as bad as it all seems. I feel very light since the icky pain on the leg is just about almost gone the next day after the abscess is drained. I am […]
Pilgrim vs leg abscess I woke up with a shooting pain in my leg. A few days ago, I found a small red bump on my leg, perhaps from constant rubbing. It grew slowly, no pain. Then a little bit of discomfort set in. It grew to a pea size. Last night upon arrival, it […]