Last night’s hotel in St. Chely was a lovely 3 star run by a husband and wife who clearly enjoyed it. He enjoys cooking and dinner was simple but good. Set off in the rain again at around 8:30am and after about an hour of uphill climb the rain stopped and it got very nice. Temperatures today remained in the 40s and it was the first day of the trip that I didn’t see any kind of snow. Today started at an altitude of 810m (2,660’) and ended up at 360m (1,180’). So warmer temps and more evidence of spring in the lower altitudes. As the weather improved, caught nice glimpses across the valley of fields and houses. Was able to take a lot more photos today with the weather more agreeable. I’m staying in an abbey that has been turned into a hotel, but it is 1km from town. Of course reception was closed when I arrived, so I ditched my pack and walked into town for lunch. The town has this interesting church with a twisted steeple, and is really cute, but dead as a door nail. Finally found a place for burger, that literally closed the moment some fellow pilgrims and I walked out the door. Ended up sitting with 4 ladies from Paris who are walking a few days and seem to have a good rapport.