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 […]
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Day 25- Sept 10th- Condom 495 km gone. 244 km to go!
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 […]
Day 24- Sept 9th- Arrived into La romieu- 260 km to go!
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 […]
Sept 9th- Sad Day on the Camino
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 […]
Day 23- Sept 8th – Arriving in Lectoure- 279 km to go!
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. […]
Day 22- Sept 7- In Miradoux 294 km to go!
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 […]
Day 21- Sept 6th- Miss Ly is Back! Will we make it to Auvillar today?
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 […]
Day 20- September 5th- Pilgrim rest day in Moissac
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 […]
Day 18- Sept 18- Deadly storm vs hungry pilgrims-Limogne en Quercy to Cahors
Deadly storm vs hungry pilgrims The storm turned out to be a deadly storm for the south west region of France. 2 people were killed. Headlines news across the country reports major damage to the Lot and Gers regions, exactly where we were walking. We rested and we needed to go into the village to […]
Day 15- August 30- Figeac to cajarc
We have to begin walking very early today as this is the longest walk so far on the trip for us and we want to make sure we come in at a reasonable hour tonight into cajarc. We started out by taking a path uphill to the L’Aiguille du Cingle. This unusual obelisk-type structure is […]