Cloudy and foggy means it’s nice and cool. Staying at Gite Le Chalet du Bonheur last night means we get a little breakfast of fresh coffee, bread and homemade apricot jam.
It’s weird to remark on butter but its incredible here, I assume it’s because the milk isn’t pasteurized but it’s so different and strong, almost vinegary in a way. Delicious.
Cool temps mean we march quickly to Manciet and coffee up. Crucial stuff.
In Manciet we come across our first bull fighting ring which feels very odd. Then another larger one in Nagaro. Maybe the first cultural icon that feels very at odds with our own and something that I can’t relate to. It’s very hard to shake the idea that it’s a public place to torture bulls to death for entertainment but the bottom line is they see animals in a very different way to us and so things like this are here. Strange.
Quick lunch in Nagaro then another burst to Subiran. Theres a second stretch where we are walking along the shoulder of a busy road which seems like madness but they don’t last too long. Not much fun with children, the older boys drift around and need constant reminding to be aware, Tom is firmly planted in the backpack.
Lanne Subiran isn’t much of a town again, more of a collection of farms. This doesn’t really play to our strengths as without a supermarket to shop at we are bit stuck for options and have to take the more expensive route of camping at a gite and eating dinner there. Expensive but usually delicious. One of the gites is closed (but has an honesty box next to a fridge with beers in it, a very good ending to a long day) walking on a bit further and we find Le Presbytere run by Marionette. She kindly lets us camp in the garden and join for dinner. Staying at Le Presbytere is great, dinner is nice and Marionette is a great host, good wine too.
I suspect there’s more walking tomorrow.
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