Posts by shinypenguin

Day 7 - woke in Espéraza today, after a wonderful dinner of crepes in this village the night before. Tom and I had the crepe with sausage, cheese, and potatoes…

We start the day near Château Peyrepetuese with a slight climb, soon leveling off we contour the hillside. We arrive in an open grove and stop for a small snack.…

Day 5 Padern to Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse.  Today can be divided into three segments. Segment 1: Padern to Cucugnan 7.25mi with 1720ft of climbing.  On this trail we encountered a château, a prieuaé…

We started the day with an AHmazing rainbow. And as beautiful as it was, what do rainbows signify? Yup rain. Tom & I decide not to dig out our rain…

Food shopping Little girl hanging with us  Author speaking 

Day 3 St Pierre des Champs to Villerouge-Termenès  Today we climbed 400m over 8k. The climbing was gradual and when we tucked in tightly, shaded. It was warm today which…

Today we walked 15km starting in Lagrasse on GR36. We started with an uphill stretch and then rolly hills, lined with grapevines in parts. Lunch is alongside a river and…