Isabel is the friendly host of Gite l’Etoile Occitane in Lectoure. She opened the Gite 20 years ago and has seen thousands of pelerins come… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 20, 2025

Today was a lucky day.  Breakfast at Gite D’Etape Place du Chateau in Auvillar was plentiful. Of all the gites we have stayed at, this… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 19, 2025

Today was a great sunny day on the Chemin de Compostelle. Breakfast at the gite was early and we were walking by 7:40 am, back… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 18, 2025

The sun has returned and the mud is drying. Locals also tell us the trail will be flat for the next couple of days.  Henry,… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 17, 2025

The Chemin de Compostelle is clearly marked, and travels on trails and gravel roads more than the Del Norte and the Portugues Caminos did. It… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 16, 2025

Two weeks of walking and we have travelled 375 km, half way to Saint Jean Pied de Port, our destination. Thunderstorms roared past all night… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 15, 2025

Today was memorable. Breakfast with our host was like sitting with old friends. Claude and I had homemade chocolat chaud prepared by Goelle, and like… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 14, 2025

I would call today our first real day of rain in two weeks. We woke to steady rain on the Gite roof and it continued… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 13, 2025

Therese lives near Saint Jean Pied de Port, France. She has walked the Chemin Le Puy in two stages. This year she is walking the… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 12, 2025

So the church bells mercifully stopped after 10 pm last night. At 7 am they returned with a vengeance, declaring it to be 7 am… Read More »Chemin Le Puy: April 11, 2025