Looking back it is amazing how fast my hiking crumbled under the onslaught of flu. It was hot but there was only one steep hill near the town of Goudet and we made the 24km to our destination but by the time we arrived there Bert and I were wrecked. We managed a short walk …
Up shortly before dawn (hmmmm…that reminds me of TA) we staggered up to the church for the pilgrims blessing which was very nice. We did feel a little like we were cheating as we weren’t actually pilgrims but the priest seemed totally used to that and was very inclusive. It was probably about eight o’clock …
After returning to Paris Angelynn, Bert ( Angelynns nephew) and I got up early the next morning to catch a bus to Gare du Lyon and then south to Le Puy-en-Velay. Unfortunately, I had caught Bert’s flu so the train ride mostly consisted of trying not to cough to loudly but there were some decent …