it was back to roadwalking, at first downhill and then back up again. And so it continued, up and down. I’m not a fan of roadwalking, as my longtime readers know, but it’s difficult to …

the Camino hugged the river for a bit before heading through some suburbs into a more rural landscape. Much of this was roadwalking. In my the course of blogging here, I’ve indicated pretty f…

a beautiful day for a walk, and the kilometers flew by. The terrain and walking surfaces were very similar to the morning, although one bit of downhill roadwalking was steep enough that I questione…

this point, my feet were aching from all the roadwalking, and it was 2:30 in the afternoon and approaching the hottest part of the day, which admittedly wasn’t so bad today. And for some reason, th…

and there was a lot of it today. Fortunately, as you can see in the photos, at least some of it was on a gravel path next to the road rather than on the road surface itself. Much of the day was als…

path out of town was clearly marked, and soon it was back to roadwalking by open fields. Less than ten minutes after leaving the gîte, I was already leaving town. Today’s route took me away f…

the Camino route I took followed the River Lot for a bit before striking inland and uphill. Although I was roadwalking, it was pleasant enough in the cool, misty morning air. It’s funny how s…

an afternoon of climbing up and up and up, the final approach to the town of Saugues was downhill roadwalking. On the way, I met an Italian couple walking with their little fluffy dog, who was not …

I finished the day’s walk with a short stretch of uphill roadwalking to the village of Saint-Privat-d’Allier. This was the stopping point for my first stage. As one generally does in Fr…

but we let breakfast drag on a bit too long. Wim, Judith, and I set out after 8 AM. We were further distracted by a house in the town decorated like a cake. Finally, though, we managed to find the route. Soon enough, we were roadwalking in the French countryside. And it was only at this moment th

I probably spent far too much time on that little bench. As I was packing up to go, Bruno caught up with me and sat down for a little rest. I moved on, confident he would catch up with me again. Soon, I was roadwalking, before coming to a little gate and entering a path through the woods again. I [...]