Tag: Denise Plus 7

Lancôme ~ May 31, 2016

  • Tuesday, May 31, 2016
  • Day 31 (Day 28 Camino)
  • Marciac
  • Distance: 14 1/2 miles (5% tarmac) 403 total miles
  • Ascent 1,491 feet and descent 1,601 feet
  • Time: 7 hours
  • Weather: 60-70 degrees, Cloudy with brief drizzles. Walked in shorts and rain jacket.

Pilgrim who continue are offered gifts by pilgrims who have finished their walk. My seven French women gave me lunch, mole skin, and a petite bottle of Lancôme Miracle Magic Perfume. How French!  How yummy!

  1. Leaving Pouylebon – Lancôme
  2. Leaving Poutlebon – Pierrette, Catherine, Maria Claire, linda, Denise (sister), Christine, Jo (Driver), and Josy (president)…final – adieu
  3. Towards Marciac- Saint-Christaud, setting for last picnic that got rained-out

Lay My Head ~ May 29, 2016

  • Sunday, May 29,2016
  • Day 29 (Day 26 Camino)
  • Barran (L’Isle de Noé)
  • Distance: 12 miles (80% tarmac) 375 1/2 total miles
  • Ascent 1,371 feet and descent 1,547feet
  • Time: 6 1/2 hours
  • Weather: 60-75 degrees, 3 light drizzles becoming blue skies with white clouds…humid breaks.

Where I lay my head…

  1. Beyond Barran – L’Isle de Noé
  2. Beyond Barran – L’Isle de Noé
  3. Beyond Barran – L’Isle de Noé

Walk or Drive? ~ May 28, 2016

  • Saturday, May 28, 2016
  • Day 28 (Day 25 Camino)
  • Auch
  • Distance: 17 miles (35% tarmac) 363 1/2 total miles
  • Ascent 1,870 feet and descent 2,024 feet
  • Time: 9 1/2 hours
  • Weather: 60-75 degrees, blue skies becoming overcast…75% humidity

The seven French women reserve a week each year to walk a segment of the Camino. Five ladies walk with guidebooks in hand and daypacks on their back. While two ladies take the mini-bus carrying suitcases and shop for the daily picnic which mysteriously arrive mid-day on The Way.

These ladies fill the day with laughter and make me feel most welcomed. It really doesn’t matter we don’t speak the same language.

  1. Towards Auch
  2. Towards Auch
  3. Towards Auch

Abort ~ May 27, 2016

  • Friday, May 27, 2016
  • Day 27 (Day 24 Camino)
  • L’Isle-Arne
  • Distance: 12 miles (40% tarmac) 346 1/2 total miles
  • Ascent 1,081 feet and descent 1,156 feet
  • Time: 6 1/2 hours
  • Weather: 50-75 degrees, overcast becoming blue sky with white clouds…humid

Desiring to savor my moments on the Camino, I’ve decided to abort my agenda in favor of a slower pace, less mileage, and more relaxation. Rather than be driven by a destination, I’ll make the most of the day.

Looks like I’ve become the company of eight French nurses who hike a week’s segment of the Camino each year (I haven’t done the math to figure out how many years that will take) and two German women who travel with a Canadian man

  1. Towards L’Isle-Arne
  2. Towards L’Isle-Arne – Joining the nurses for a picnic
  3. Towards L’Isle-Arne – A German and Canadian who have mastered the art of walking the Camino. By the time I’d arrive, they had found a spot in the sun with a Heiniken close at hand.