Moonset on the Meseta

Moonset on the Meseta

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Mardi 14 Avril Saint Privat d'Allier

Morning here now and I survived my first day quite well. I am staying with a family and will continue on soon.  I am a bit stiff ce matin.  I was ready to stop after 24 km.  Big problem yesterday was getting my poles to lock in place.  I got one to work, but carried l'autre, mais avec secours de Josette et REI website got the other one fixed now aussi.  


Josette

Serge


Beautiful scenery and some remote forest on mountain where I saw no one for a couple of hours.  J'etais perdue un fois and walked peut-etre un km in wrong direction.  No sign of Michel yesterday.  I probably missed him while I was trying to get my poles to work.  Très interessant to spend night ici avec Josette et Serge avec my own room et dinner et conversation with help of dictionary!  Josette is off to take les malades from Le Puy where she volunteers on un voyage à Lourdes ce matin.  Only 16 km à marcher aujourdhui, but looks very winding so probably means hills.  Il fait froid.  Computer says -3 in Saugues where I go today.  Merci à Serge qui corrected my spelling et made eggs et café pour le petit dèjeuner.  Au revoir!

4 comments:

  1. I have memories of a bitterly cold day in Saugues!!!! But when we arrived at the gîte the first thing the lovely lady did was light the fire and it was very cosy inside. Hope you have the same experience!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Actually.... no.... I am getting my days confused... it was Chanaleilles where it was so cold. Hope you have a warm welcome in Saugues!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Merci? Margaret! I think of you often. Especially as yesterday I awoke to 4 inches of snow at Domaine du By afternoon we were sitting outside drinking beer at Le Gite in Les Estrets;

    ReplyDelete
  4. lolololol sounds like the morning I left Montbonnet in snow and had brilliant sun and blue skies by lunchtime!

    ReplyDelete