No Beer – May 23, 2024

  • Francès ~ Gebennesis Camino – #10 Cote-St-Andre / Revel-Tourdan
  • Distance: 14.1 miles / Total 136.8 miles
  • Ascent: 703’ / Descent: 597’
  • Time: 7 hours 30 minutes
  • Weather: 50-60°/ overcast; after arriving rain sprinkles and thunder

No beer. At the only local bar everyone was drinking double shots of anise and smoking. When I came in for a glass of wine, windows and doors were flung open. Ash trays removed from the bar. Smokers were relegated to outdoors. In minutes curious locals were chattering in fractured English with me. Rather than feel as if I curtailed their evening, I felt genuinely welcomed.

Locals make me feel welcome.
I pause at every open church.
Walk on by…
It’s amazing how flat and broad the land is between the mountain ranges.
It’s prime for wheat agriculture.

One thought on “No Beer – May 23, 2024”

  1. At first I felt terrible for you at the thought of “no beer”, but it looks like it all turned out wonderfully. Cheers to you, Linda, no matter what is in your glass! – Holly

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