Last nights accommodation was perfectly fine and the people were nice, but dinner was kind of the default pilgrim meal, this is the fourth time in 10 days that I’ve been served sausage and potatoes. Nothing wrong with it, but doesn’t show a lot of work or effort. The Gite was substantially out of town and up a hill, so was glad to finally arrive and have a quick swim. Today started off strong, and the first and only major town of the day was Montcuq. Found a cafe, that miracle of miracles would serve me a plate of Charcuterie at 10:45am!! Wow, what a concept. All of the pilgrims following me had variations of this much to the general amazement of the staff. Considering breakfast was Jam and Bread, it was nice to get some protein on board and I was amazed at what a difference it made through the day. The terrain here is sort of rolling hills and farm land, so lots of little ups and downs. Of course the most serious one was right at the end of the day, as Lauzerte is a hilltop town, think the ones in Tuscany and you’ve got the idea. The hotel is old and very basic, but I have heard they run a good dining room, so it will do. Typical of a small Frenchtown in spite of the fact that there are many people walking around there’s only one bar/café open in the whole town at 4 PM in the afternoon. Tomorrow is the last day of walking and looks like a 28km day, just found out from Walk the Camino that my reserved hotel closed so they have repositioned me. I’ll have to see how I feel in the morning, my blister doesn’t seem to have gotten worse but it is noticeable. I would certainly consider getting a ride to take it from 6 hours of walking to 3-4 hrs.











