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Foix – last day in France
Exploring the Château in Foix. Then we will have lunch and catch the 15:05 train to La-Tour-de-Carol-Enveitg where we will switch to a commuter train into the town of Vic
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Day 7 – Espéraza to Bélesta
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…
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Day 6
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.…
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Day 5 – the details
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…
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Day 4: Villerouge-Termenès to Cucugnan
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…
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Day 3: Other pics
Food shopping Little girl hanging with us Author speaking
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Day 3 St Pierre des Champs to Villerouge-Termenès
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…
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Day 2 – the details
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…