The walk continues......

After a hard day on Tuesday, the gite was very nice, new and modern, run by a delightful young lady. There were many pilgrims, which made for a jovial and social atmosphere. I really felt better in that setting.

The two ladies in the photo are Camila, a French Canadian, and Marie, a midwife from Paris. 

You have probably seen photos of the French landscape, looking very pastoral; this is what we are walking through. 

The walk on Wednesday was alternately sun, clouds, and rain. I decided to walk a somewhat shorter distance than on Tuesday, to Uhart-Mixe. The names are double, Basque and French. When I arrived I in town, I saw a bit of ETA graffiti, reminding me that we were in Basque country. 

The gite is the Escargot. The owner likes Americans. Liz, the English lawyer, booked the gites, since her French is better and we are on the same schedule. It is sort of like an old fashioned restaurant with dorm rooms upstairs. 

On Thursday I had a short walk to Larceveaux. I walked for a bit with a young French nurse, and talked a bit with a young man traveling with his donkey. 

I was In Larceveau by 11 AM, a short day. I had lunch, and went through the museum, basically on Basque gravestones. I walked a km past the gite, because the sign was literally one inch by three inches. I asked at a different gite, and they sent me back. It was like an Irish B&B, living in a home with the owner. Liz and I were the only guests. Our host had a fire going, it was all very pleasant. My French is improving.