Dufort-La Capelette - Moissac (420km)Convent de CarmelWe are about 1100km shy of St. Jacques de Compostela - a goal for next year. Gord and I have come to the end of this year's journey on the Camino. We began this trip feeling that in some ways we were imposters faking a Catholic pilgrimage but the fantastic community of people walking together towards similar but different ...
Lasbanes - MontlauzunL'Ancien PresbyterePerched on a hill top village with phenomenal views our 12th century Presbytery was more than comfortable. From our room we could enjoy the surrounding hills covered with sunflowers.
Cahors - Lascabanes (373km)Chambre D'Hotes Francois BessiersThe morning began by crossing the fabulous bridge at Cahors. After a bit too long on roads we finally entered beautiful farm land covered in sunflower fields.Lascabanes has a mass for pilgrims every day where the Priest washes the feet of all the Pilgrims. It is a wonderful little town that once had several stores, but now it doesn't ...
Mas de Ver - Cahors (350km)Chez PierreCrossing the bridge into Cahors we were welcomed by volunteer ladies manning an old tax collection hut on the new bridge. They gave us drinks and cookies while they called around to find us a Gite. Cahors is a wonderful maze of tightly knit streets in the Medieval core.
Limogne en Quercy - Mas de Vers ( 332km)Poudally Gite d'etapeNot the most scenic of days, but I can't complain given that we were still able to see a neolithic Dolman.
Cajarc - Limongne en Quercy (311km)Bastide de VinelWe spent most of the day walking with Paula and Jean-Paul. Paula walked all the way from Vienna and Jean-Paul is following the route with his "camping car" and doing an out and back hike each day. It was a fun day and I am getting lots of practice speaking French.Now about French pizza. It is the best!!! ...
Beduer - Cajarc (291km)Gite de PelerinToday's walk was largely along shaded lanes which was good considering we are in another hot spell. We walked for a time with my new found French teacher Jean-Paul and then were joined later by Gisela a lovely woman from Germany. Cajarc is just days away from hosting a huge African Music festival and the town was buzzing with preparations. ...
Figeac - Beduer ( 272)Camping French style means they provide the trailer and the bathing suits as it turned out. Today was a beautiful walk though some picture perfect fairytale towns. We ended the day with a cool dip in the pool with loaner bathing suits followed by pizza with Claudine and Pierre.
Livinhac-le -haut to Figeac (260km)Staying at the Hotel ToulouseWe had to say our good-byes to the group that we were walking with for the past week. Figeac was their end point for this year. Hopefully we will meet again either on the Camino or here in Canada.
Conques to Livinahac-le-Haut (231KM) Staying with Mr & Mme Cayre Albert RoquelongueThe true spirtit of the Camino is a communal dinner made and shared with friends.