Family Gap Year travel | Camino de Santiago Le Puy / Via Podiensis + Camino Frances
Another good early day on the back of a cold night. Its early autumn now and its starting to make its presence known.
A short trip back south from Vers to rejoin the track to Cahors. The climb back up doesn’t seem too bad with fresh legs.
[Read more…] about Camino Day 24 – Vers to Cahors – Cele Valley
It’s one of those good days when we are up and firing on all cylinders early which means we can chew through the kilometers early.
A quick drag back from St Cirq to Bouzies along the tow path is knocked out before breakfast which is a bonus. There’s a little epicerie in Bouzies run by a good guy with good bread and all the stuff you need to get through a day.
We have got a trip planned to the Pech Merle caves just outside Cabarets this morning so we have a slow start at the camp. The caves are on the GR651 so we dont have to head off route too much and waste walking effort. It’s a bit of a burst however up the hill from Cabrerets, beads of sweat were flowing early today.
It’s been a tough couple of days but the trail is rewarding enough that it makes it all worthwhile. I’m not sure what the regular GR65 is like but the Cele Valley is genuinely amazing.
Every piece of clothing we have with us is filthy. We’ve been arriving too late in the day lately to risk getting things dry overnight. So this morning is a late getaway as we wait for the washing to dry. The unglamorous side of Camino.
[Read more…] about Camino Day 20 – Brengues to Marcilhac sur Cele – Cele Valley
Time for us to split from Norman and the standard GR65 path and take the GR651 Cele Valley variant. We say goodbye and head north following the Cele River while Norman and the GR65 head west.
It’s a great choice for us, a real change in scenery as we dip into a steep sided valley and easily follow the river for the day.
[Read more…] about Camino Day 19 – Beduer to Brengues – Cele Valley