Category: Toulouse

Chastise – June 14, 2024

  • Toulouse – Figeac to Toulouse
  • Distance: 90 miles / walk, bus, train, taxi
  • Weather: 60-85°/ blue sky with white clouds

I chastise myself for the hours spent walking the Camino listening to a book on tape when I should have been building a reservoir of silence. I’m accosted by the sounds of construction equipment, traffic, and people. My ears are ringing. Why is it I never noticed tinnitus on the Camino?

It seems as if all main pedestrian roads are being upgraded. This hasn’t deterred non-vehicle traffic. Bikes, scooters, skateboards, strollers galore.
First soldier…fully packed for “going cowboy” (expression from C. J. Box’s character Joe Pickett)
A cacophony of noise.
Rumble of the Metro.