Day 16 Montcuq

Sunday 16 September and it is a late start as I was in a Chambres d'Hotes last night. There is a light mist but one of those sweet warm breezes from the south that bring no rain, and indeed the forecast for the next 2 weeks is for mostly fair weather. 

As a departure from my normal day I stop at a café serving food and enjoy sausage and white beans with a beer. The café has strip maps of the whole camino route which includes contour information. This tells me that I am at the point where my walking life stays at a lower altitude which may mean I can go back to the the occasional run at the end of the day.

The couple from last night's accommodation left before me, but having taken a wrong turn they arrive after me at the café. The woman tries to draw me into the debate on how they went wrong; or rather how I managed to get it right and her husband didn't. I plead incomprehension. 

Just when I think I've lost all the earlier walkers I find I am sharing a dormitory with someone from a while back. Montcuq is down at 155m and it appears I am into a more fertile area though still with gradients. 

This is another of those devices to control cattle in order to 'hook' them. It's unclear whether they are for care or slaughter and I suspect both.
After yesterday's long day I am feeling weary not helped by tomorrow's accommodation feeling like it might cancel on me. In any event I need to pick up food as they don't cater.

The church in Montcuq sits up on a hill. The stained class will look amazing when the sun rises.
Any umbrellas?

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