Aumont Aubrac to Nasbinals – 26 km Steps : 48166 ARrrrrrgghhh! I have a blister. We headed out of Aumont Aubrac at 8.30am and 30 minutes into the walk I noticed a niggle in my …
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Day 6 – Up and Up and Up
St Alban sur Ligmanole to Aumont Aubrac – 15km STEPS: 34131 I know you’re all just dying to hear about what we had for dinner last night. Well let me leave you in suspense a …
Continue readingDay 5 – Singing in the Rain
Le Sauvage to St Alban sur limagnole – 13km Steps: 29267 This morning I looked out the window and was greeted with a grey ole rainy day. I opened the window and promptly shut it …
Continue readingDay 4 – Gone Cuckoo
Saugues to Le Sauvage – 20 kms Steps: 38391 We only planned on 12 kms today but it wasn’t to be. We left our fantastic gite in Saugues, and backtracked into town to get supplies. …
Continue readingDay 3 – Beware the Beast
Monistrol to Saugues – 12 kms Steps: 33048 My three sisters were up and off just after six this morning, missing out on breakfast. We had a more leisurely start and waited until 7.30 for …
Continue readingDay 2 – The Downhill Run
Montbonnet to monistrol d’allier Distance walked: 15 kms Steps: 34163 The day started off well despite having no sleep the previous evening. My ankle felt good and I managed to keep up with the others. …
Continue readingNight 1 – The Sound of Snoring
I lay awake in the dorm room listening to the sounds of my fellow room mates. A snore starts on my left, followed by one on my right. I have stereo. The rest of the …
Continue readingDay 1 – Fields of Mud
Le Puy en Velay to Montbonnet. Steps: 41254 It hurts! Everything frikken hurts! But at least I survived the first days walk on a dodgy ankle with a miserable hangover. The sun beamed down on …
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So last night was a bit of a drama. Everyone had gone to bed and I was heading there too and misjudged the stairs. An almighty crash followed by shocking swear words woke the entire …
Continue readingLyon to Le Puy
We left our hotel in Saint etienne to pick up my sisters in Firminy, just twenty minutes away. Thirty minutes later we are driving past our hotel again trying to figure out which way to …
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