All my posts along the way

  • Leaving the Lot

    Leaving Estaing today I weaved along The Lot river walking along the road through the forest. My ascent was 300m taking me up to an altitude of 600m, not that high compared to the climbs of my initial days on the trail. But the hill was steep and for the first I wondered why on Read more

  • Google says…

    That my walk will take 2.5 hours today. What?? I was checking the location of my hotel before I left this morning and yep, if I walked along the roads my 6.5 hour day would have been much shorter. Why on earth am I walking up all these hills? While I was walking a guy Read more

  • Goodbye to Aubrac

    As I left St Chelay this morning I said goodbye to beautiful Aubrac region. As soon as I climbed out of the valley the terrain started to change. I was in the forest and today I would walk part rivers and streams. In Aubrac I saw many different shades of green. Now I see yellow Read more

  • This is not a food blog

    but… my breakfast this morning needs a mention. It was delicious. Le prosciutto, le fromage, le pain and Le cafe. C’est délicieux. The best breakfast I have had so far. Often when I’m walking, I think of Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. At the start of his journey he lamented the lack of his second Read more

  • Let it rain

    Today started with market day in Almand-Albrac. The produce was exceptional. I would have loved to buy the asparagus to cook. I had to settle for apples and oranges for trail snacks instead. Today’s stage would lead me through the Albrac region, I was told to expect one of the most scenic days of my Read more

  • Going off track

    I lost my way today. Coming out of Saint-Alban I missed the markings and kept going down a highway. The way markings disappeared and I knew something was wrong. Whenever I’ve been uncertain about the path I’ve looked at my watch and said ‘if you don’t see a marker in 5 mins go back’. The Read more