We walked out of Condom in the sun this morning after taking a selfie with a statue of the original Musketeers. It did rain overnight so trails still challenged us with mud. Mark K offered the following observation, “Slippery mud tests your skill: sticky mud tests your Spirit.”
We reached Montreal at lunch and had Croque Monsieurs with fries and Coca Zeros at a bar festively decorated for Easter. The afternoon was spent walking through endless vineyards. This area is known for Amangac, a fortified wine.
We stopped for the night in Lamothe, a tiny village with a Gite, a house, a church, and a cemetery. There are nine pelerins here including us, only one woman who is new to us. She is camping as often as she can. The last to arrive were the two Belgians, Frank and Pierre, after an impressive 37 km. The host, Bernard and his wife Florence, sat down for a beer with them as they are also Belgium.
Florence and Bernard are the hosts at Gite Le Mille Borne (1000 km). The Gite is 1000 km from Santiago de Compostela, and 1000 km from their home in Belgium. They have walked many caminos and enjoy socializing with new pelerins every day.
Dinner was delightful. Beet soup, fried potatoes, coleslaw, pork roast, lentils, wine, Santiago cake for dessert, and a shot of Armagnac with friends. Another good day on the Chemin.