Friday June 7th Sunny but not too hot Conques to Livinhac-le-Haut 23km 5:30 woke up as everybody else are up and start making noise. 6:20 left gite after breakfast I don't understand why everybody is up so early, but I might as well start walking... soon Barblin caught up with me and we started walking together. there is an alternative route on camino today Barblin and others were talking about, but I was not really sure where to turn, etc. So I kind of fo...

Thursday June 6 Sunny Golinhac to Conques 23km 6:00 got up as the group in the room woke up had fruits & tea for breakfast 7:20 on the road they said there are a lot to see in Conques so everybody is in rush to get there. 9:30 there is a house offering coffee/tea and cookies for pilgrims. so had a short break there. it's a really nice house with friendly lady. it was a house of "donativo" pay as you wish kind of accommodation. bought a lunch at a local...

Wednesday June 5 Misty in the morning & strong sun~ Espalion to Golinhac 28km 6:30 woke up 7:00 grocery shopping and breakfast at the bakery it seems French breakfast is breads, butter, jam, orange juice and coffee. 8:00 on the camino. it says that it's less than 10km to Estaing but it took me almost 4 hours for me to get there. it was more than 12km! Explore the town of Estaing and went to tourist information for a casual cafe for a drink and wifi. t...

Tuesday June 4 Sunny Saint-Chely-d'Aubrac to Espalion 24km 6:30 woke up it looks she is feeling a lot better. she didn't cough much, well at least I didn't hear. 7:15 grocery shopping, breakfast at gite 8:00 on the Chemin 9:45 there was a little hut with drinks for 1E to offer for pilgrims. So I had a coffee break. Again many familiar pilgrims passed by some took a rest some went on walking. 11:30 took another break for snacking 12:30 arrived at Saint-C...

Monday June 3 Sunny but still chilly when I stop walking Nasbinals to Saint-Chely-d'Aubrac 18km 7:00 get up she was coughing all night, reminded me of myself 5 years ago. I was coughing for 10 ays my entire stay in UK. went to the hotel for a breakfast and met a woman from Canada I have been seeing everyday. She is also going to Saint Tiago. 8:00 went to grocery shop for snacks. JJ helped me try to call gite for reservation but no answer so I decided to ...