A good night's sleep. Can't always say that on the way. Breakfast of champions as we had yogurt and granola for the second day in a row. Yes! An early start gave way to some quickly wet feet. A busy road led us to walk a mowed path. Arg! Tried to take an alternate path but didn't really save much time. The Pyrenees were even more visible today. Had a long morning break before heading to Barcelonne (not Barcelona) which was the neighbor town to where we are staying tonight. Got to town just before the Carrefour Market was closing so we were able to restock our food stores. After getting to our destination town we were far too early to check in (again) so we got our first proper coffee in two days. Had our daily picnic and then a bit of a wait when we finally checked in at the Gite and took care of daily chores. Took a city tour and then came back and planned for the next day. Planning lately has been hard because we like to cover ground but at the same time we like to stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Factor in where the resources are and it can be difficult. The whole " booking ahead" is probably the one thing on the Chemin that is not necessarily to our liking but we understand that we are staying at places that prepare meals that need to know for their planning. Another lovely community dinner with our hosts Alejandro and Isabella, former Pilgrims from Spain. I (Ed) found it amusing to converse with Isabella as she knows a little English and I know very little French but we communicated well in Spanish!
La Maison des Pelerins - An older place in the city. Albergue feel. "Hospitaleros" that are super helpful.
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