2024 Arles to Santiago

Into the Pays Basque

April 26, 2024 - Aubertin to Navarrenx - 33 kms - Jasmin 1 Jeanne d’Albret April 27, 2024 - Navarrenx to Saint Palais - 31 kms - Hotel de la Paix April 28, 2024 - Saint Palais to La Bastide Clairence - 29 kms - Les Collines Iduki  We dropped into the tourist office in Navarrenx (a beautiful town on the Chemin de Le Puy ...

By |2024-04-28T09:18:45-07:00April 28, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |3 Comments

Finding a New Line

April 23, 2024 - Marciac - Lacrabere - 26 kms - Gite Castaine April 24, 2024 - Lacrabere - Morlaas - 29 kms - Hotel Bourgneuf April 25, 2024 - Morlaas - Aubertin - 29 kms - Maison de Fleurie  After much hand wringing and back and forth with the pros and cons we have decided to leave the Voie d’Arles just before Orloron-Saint-Marie and ...

By |2024-04-25T23:58:56-07:00April 25, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |8 Comments

Battling Les Punaises de Lit

April 20, 2024 - Auch - L’île-de-Noe - 24kms - we stayed with Marie-Line in Castelnau d’Angèles April 21, 2024 - L’île-de-Noe - Marciac - 32kms - Apartment sur Lac Gord: In 2010 we covered a small portion of the Chemin d’Arles on bike.  As we approached one of the villages we stayed in 14 years ago, Ruth tried to contact our former host by ...

By |2024-04-22T09:43:06-07:00April 22, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |3 Comments

A Tantrum in Gimont

April 19, 2024 - Mérenvielle - Gimont - 31 kms  - Le Patio d’Oustal It was a much better day yesterday than the two previous ones. The wind was light and the temperature climbed steadily from 2 degrees to an eye popping 18. I was also feeling better. After our two days of wind and cold on the canal, I was left drained and ill, ...

By |2024-04-19T23:36:28-07:00April 19, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |9 Comments

Pilgrim Gite: Ecluse Sanglier

April 16, 2024 Avignonet- Lauragais -  Baziege - 26kms - Ecluse de Sanglier April 17, 2024 - Baziege - Toulouse - 29kms - L’Authentique Cour de Ville April 18, 2024 - Toulouse - Mérenvielle - 30kms - Villa de Rabailly When Jean-Marie was checking me in at the pilgrim gite at the Ecluse de Sanglier (canal lock of the wild boar) he asked me my ...

By |2024-04-18T09:52:56-07:00April 18, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , , |16 Comments

My Turn

April 12, 2024 - Bouisset - Castres 29kms - Apartment  April 13, 2024 - Castres - Dourgne - 23kms - Hotel La Montange Noir April 14, 2024 - Dourgne - Les Casses - 35kms - Gite d’Etape La Passeure- Elle  April 15, 2024 - Les Casses - Avignonet - Lauragais - 25kms - Fast Hotel Grandma: For anyone who doesn’t already know, I’m the intrepid ...

By |2024-04-15T07:38:37-07:00April 15, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |8 Comments

Three Days, Three Seasons

April 10, 2024 - Murat-sur-Vebre - La Salvetat-sur-Agout - 22kms - Hotel Pergolas April 11, 2024 - La Salvetat-sur-Agout - Bouisset - 28 Kms - Gite Communal We are spending our third and final night in the hills of Haute Languedoc.  Our days at elevations of 700 to 1100 metres have coincided with the passage of a vigorous cold front.  It is always a few ...

By |2024-04-11T09:37:32-07:00April 11, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |7 Comments

Climbing with Grandma

April 9th, 2024 -  St-Gervais-sur-Mare - Murat-sur-Vebre - 26kms (Gord) 35kms (Ruth) - Gite L’Etape des Menhirs I do have a habit of getting anxious and perseverating about difficult days on the route, when I’m not on the same road as Gord. But yesterday’s ride hit me as a complete surprise. I knew the wind was gusting up to 65kms/hour and that it was a ...

By |2024-04-10T00:04:26-07:00April 10, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |10 Comments

I’ll Take the High Road and You’ll Take the Low Road

… and you’ll get to the gîte before me.   April 6, 2024 - Saint-Jean-de-La-Blaquiere - Lodeve - 15kms - Chambre Entree Independent  April 7, 2024 - Lodeve - Le Bousquet-d’Orb - 31kms - Gite Roselyne April 8, 2024 - Le Bousquet-d’Orb - Saint Gervais-sur-Mare - 26kms- Chez Camille The region of France that we are currently traversing is getting wilder; in fact, much wilder than ...

By |2024-04-08T11:31:20-07:00April 8, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |3 Comments

Through the eyes of a friend

April 3, 2024 - Montpellier - Montarnaud - 22 Kms - Chambre d’hotes Le Bois Des Frênes April 4, 2024 - Montarnaud - Saint Guilhem le Desert - 22 kms - Gite de la Tour April 5, 2024 - Saint Guilhem le Desert - St. Jean de la Blaquiere - 24 kms - Municipal Pilgrim Hostel Is there anything more flattering and touching than to ...

By |2024-04-05T08:22:11-07:00April 5, 2024|Categories: 2024 Arles to Santiago|Tags: , , , |12 Comments
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