Via Podiensis

1st May 2015

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
20.81	4H52	4H34	179	250	200	323

 

Emily and Mick ready for off

Bach.....323 km from my start point at le Puy en Velay

Being a holiday on 1st May, there were lots of French people out on local walks

Sheltering from the rain in a small barn

The last bit to La Pech was uphill .... not welcome when you are tired!

Accommodation Notes

Gîte d'etape Latour Le Pech,
46230 Laburgade
Tel: 05-65-24-72-84

Having previously had a bed-bug problem, Alex now asks pilgrims to leave their rucksack and boots in a horsebox outside. Not an ideal solution, especially when your boots are soaking wet.

My bed for the night. When I unpacked my sleeping bag it was dripping wet!

As soon as owner Alex lit the wood burning stove I spotted an opportunity.... to get my
boots dry! Soon there were 8 pairs of boots around the stove!

And my sleeping bag!

L to R: Joel, Pierre (Canada) Jean-Jacques, Irene (Germany) Renée, Silviane and Régine.

Home-made cassoulet for dinner