Today we woke early to attend the 7am Mass and it was very nice with a special blessing for pilgrims at the end. It was all in French so we didn't understand much.
We started our walk around 9:30 on a sunny warm day and met several pilgrims along the way most were walking about 7k more than us, but we have 6 in our gite tonight. Two German ladies, two French men and us, except for all the other are traveling alone.
Our walk took us past beautiful countryside and some old churches and through a few small villages (you've probably read that from us before). We passed several "barn blocs" which are very large stone buildings that serve as home and barn for animals and hay...we are staying in one tonight renovated as a gite. It's called "L'escola". Dinner was wonderful, both the food and company. Marie, our hostess, prepared a local potato dish smothered in cheese with dried meats and a large fresh salad with wonderful fresh fruit for dessert. We're hoping for good sleep tonight as our plan for tomorrow is supposed to take us on a very challenging route. It's approximately 28 kilometers.
Gite: d'etape prove l'Escole. We loved it, very clean and great dinner and Marie was so sweet. Good place to wash and hang clothes and no bunk beds. Simple breakfast of bread and jam, and coffee, tea and orange juice, and fresh fruit.
After notes..things I forgot to remembers:
I got a new Opinel pocketknife within an hour of arriving in Le Puy.
I would have loved to buy some lace for gifts..made in Le Puy, but I just couldn't carry it for 5 weeks.
Very good, but different was the lentil jam served with bread for breakfast.
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