Today was a really long day. Started out with the gite proprietor swearing up and down that all roads and trails were blocked an impassable. He had taken this line the night before adding a bit about pilgrims having to be rescued, but he claimed the road I walked in on was impassable and it was quite nice. I chose to ignore his advice and with the exception of a small bypass, and some sections of deep snow everything was just fine. Monistrol is a depressing little town set in a sink hole and the Gite I was at was just acceptable. Luckily friends were at a different one in town and we got together for a glass there. Anyway, the morning started with major snowy climb out of the sinkhole. This lasted about an hour and then things leveled off a bit. It was a solid 12km, or about 3 hours to Sauges, where I buttonholed a local on the street for a lunch suggestion. Ended up at a little restaurant that didn’t have much choice but was very friendly and packed with locals. Adequate gizzard salad. Then on the road for another 4 hours of walking finally arriving just before 5:00at the Gite, Les Deux Pelerins