Bon Soir! It is exactly 5:00 pm here in Lectoure. And I have made my 20.6 miles journey. Actually, this was one of the more pleasant days of my trip. The wind was blowing a gale but I felt relaxed and strong all day.
I saw this cute mural dedicated to hikers and bikers as I was leaving Auvillar.
No doubt about what this sign means.
Check this beauty out! I am normally totally into black and white kitties but I thought this was exceptionally pretty.
These were the only two people that I saw hiking all day.
I always love these arched entrances to tiny villages.
The church.
The Altar. I have not seen one with this lovely ceiling.
A view of the beautiful farmlands.
If you can't see the sign by the garage it says "Albatros". I certainly get that, living in a 1905 house. It was empty so I am sure there is a story that goes with the sign.
I was so lucky today. In this village, there was a little stand and they had Coca-Cola Zero. This is only the second time on this journey that I have taken a break where they had diet coke. And as soon as I left the stand. I rounded the corner to see a castle. There was a sign on the door that said private monument. Hmmmm?
The beautiful flag flying above. I am telling you, this was the windiest day I have ever hiked.
A different chateau/castle.
The scenery today was just beautiful. It was not mountainous but more large rolling hills. I saw lots of ponds and lakes like this one. I had lots of road work (time on paved roads) but sometimes I was on trails passing lovely scenes such as this.
And there were beautiful flowers everywhere that I looked. Some of them smelled really good too.
My only really severe up was (of course) a steep climb up to my destination at the top of a mountain. At the end of the day when I was pooped. I am so laughing because my hotel is named De Bastard. It is a lovely old hotel...very elegant, about 100 meters from this sign. I am laughing even harder because we walk from here to Condom France.
I probably made such good time today because tomorrow Dennis arrives. It will be so nice to have him here to walk with! And I have missed him. We text back and forth every day but it is not the same. I have tomorrow off which I really need.
Good night to you all!
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