GR65
Our journey along the Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, from the volcanic hills of Le Puy-en-valey to the foot of the Pyrenees
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The Journey Begins
“The road goes ever on and on, out from the door where it began “ With the new hullo high-speed ferry direct to downtown Vancouver it’s no longer…
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Paris to Toulouse
Monday, September 16, 2024 Arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France. The flight was uneventful except for near the very end of the flight. The…
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Toulouse
September 17, 2024 Tracking parts of our walk in Toulouse yesterday on my Apple Watch. Toulouse is a fabulous city. Lots of sidewalk cafés, restaurants, loads of shops,…
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Toulouse to Cahors
Wednesday Sept. 18, 2024 Today is a Travel Day It’s a short walk (22 min) to the train station in Toulouse from our place, and it’s a “short”…
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First Day
Friday Sept 20 Cahors to Labastide-Marnhac on the GR 65 A gruelling 12km hike today and a 435m gain in elevation in what felt like a constant uphill…
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Day 2
Saturday, September 21 Labastide-Marnhac to Lascabanes 11.8 km according to the guide book No rain yet, well nothing significant. A few drops and some clouds, but mostly warm…
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Day 3
Sunday, Sept 22 24 km to Lauzerte Today is one of the longer days of the hike. Not something to look forward too. We ended up hiking 25km…
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Day 4
Monday, September 23 Lauzerte to Durfort, 13km Even with a French eSIM card it’s sometimes difficult to get a good signal. Yesterday was one of those days. We…
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Day 5
Tuesday, Sept 24 16km to Moissac We left Durfort early, well…08:30 is the earliest so far, in the cold and the rain, but we had time to improvise…
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Day 6
Wednesday Sept 25 Lauzerte to Auvillar, 21km I think I might be a day behind. Or did I missed a day somewhere? 🤔Anyway… today…after suffering some burst blisters…
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