Our Day Off

We enjoyed our rest day in Figeac and found lots to do. We spent 2 hours in an Internet cafe area of what seemed to be a local college, got the bent glasses mended (for free - a wonderful optician) and posted the dead Poddy to our Ipod doctor in England. We bumped into our Aussie friends again and had lunch with them, then did some shopping and went on a walking tour of the old town which has some really old medieval bits.

It is strange how you can be all alone in a big town and then hear someone calling your name. On our first evening, in the dark, we were walking by the river to find the precise spot outside the launderette where we knew there was wi-fi, when our minders heard their names being called, and sure enough there was one of our French friends, Jean-Marc, who we hadn't seen since Conques. We don't understand why our female minder got all the kisses and not us though!

We started walking at about 8.00 a.m. this morning feeling suitably refreshed and ready for the longest walk of the trip so far. Although we are now walking at a much lower altitude than our first few days, where we were at 900m+, we still manage to keep to the higher ground where we can see for miles in all directions. Of course there is always a big descent into the place we are staying and a big climb out in the morning!

Today, as with the walk onto Figeac, we felt like we were walking through a Medieval museum. We keep seeing really old barns with haylofts, old well houses, many still with the bucket ready to be lowered, and lots of tiny store places with old wooden carts and implements inside. It hasn't been so sunny today, so we managed to persuade Yorkie not to risk descending in a well bucket for a swim.

We started walking over a limestone plateau today, with very rocky ground, dry stone walls an lots of deciduous trees which look lovely as they change to their autumn colours.
We look forward to another 20km tomorrow.

We've walked more than 20 miles today to reach the town of Cajarc which has the accommodation. Tonight we are in a basic gite, but for €8.20 for a bed, we have plenty of beer and food money, so naturally we are now enjoying our first beer of the evening.

Must handover the Poddy now as it is being shared.

Love from the Camino Bears xxx