On my way today I noticed that there were butterflies all around. So I decided to spend the next 10 minutes counting my butterfly sightings. At one point there was a flurry of them into the air and I actually couldn’t count them all. There were so many colours, and when I took the time to notice even the ones that I thought were just white had intricate patterns. 75 butterflies. That many butterflies will put a smile on your face that lasts. What a way to spend the morning.
My destination today was Conques. In a happy miscalculation my day was 5kms shorter than I’d anticipated and I arrived early. I went to my Gîte and sat down in the sunshine to enjoy the bread, fromage and apple in my pack. The owner of the Gîte came up to my table with a small glass of champagne from the bottle they’d had at lunch. Surely life cannot get any better.
But then it did. My Canadian friends Annie and Karina who I’d said goodbye to a couple of days earlier walked in. They had decided to take a rest day today and remain in Conque. Champagne and 2 old friends, that’s 78 butterflies.
Conques will be the last stop for many of the people I’ve met along the way. I have spent 10 days walking. If I took the train back to my start point that ride would take a little over two hours. End of post.
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