2009 Voie Le Puy Part 1

Golinhac - Conques ( 207.5km)The Monastery of St. Foy one of my favorite places that we stayed even though we didn't have our own room.Conques is a Unesco Heritage Site and a complete marvel. Literally hanging off the steep wall of a ravine.

Montlauzun - Dufort-la-CapeletteLE Pigeonnier du Fige-HautWe received one of our warmest welcomes yet. Our hostess provided us with all the farm fresh ingredients to make a lovely pasta supper. Beyond this she also asked me if it was French that I thaught. Wow what a complement.- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Estaing - Golinhac (186km)Beautiful but hot walking today. It was a nice reward to have a beautiful room overlooking the valley below at La Bastide d'Olt. Not as social as Estaing, but much better for sleeping.

Saint-Come d'Olt - EstaingHospitalite St-JaquesThis place was more religious than a convent! Gord and I had to rely on the language barrier to explain our multiple social gaffs at this Gite. In spite of our mistakes at dinner we met a great group of travelers and had a wonderful evening.Estaing was an amazing Medieval town, with stone bridges spanning a steam lined with ancient houses.

Saint-Chely-de Aubrac - Saint Come d'Olt ( 153km)

Nasbinals to Saint-Chely-de Aubrac (133Km)Gorgeous hiking day today. We hiked up over a pass at 1313 meters to the town of Aubrac before plunging down to Saint-Chely-de-Aubrac. On route we stopped at this lovely stone shelter created for the pilgrims and supplied daily by the local farmer with hot coffee and cookies.

Les Quatre Chemins - Nasbinals ( 116km)Hotel de FranceThe rolling hills have transformed into a more austere stony meadowland full of blueberries and wildflowers.

Aumont-Aubrac-Les Quatre Chemins ( 100km )We stayed at the local watering hole of Chez Regine.We left Albi after a wonderful and healing side trip and returned to Aumont-Aubrac to start walking again. It was fantastic to be back on the Camino.

Today we hopped on a train and bus to visit Albi the center of the Cathar Heretics and the home of the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum.

Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole to Aumont-Aubrac (89)kmHotel AubracAnother day sipping espressos and resting my feet waiting for Gord to meet up with me after his walk.