Anoye to Maubourguet, 23 km Pinkish Pyrenees The travails (to be French about it) of walking in France on Sundays, when if anything is open at all, it closes at lunchtime. My destination of Maubourguet was at least a big enough town to have a grocery store, and Google maps assured me that the Spar … Continue reading Via Tolosana day 12: the early bird only just got the worm →

Lescar to Anoye, 35 km More than just hills! I set out at 0815 in glorious sunshine - although it was chilly. Definitely time to switch out the toque and gloves from the quick access pocket in my sac à dos and replace them with sunscreen and sunglasses! Sadly the route did not match the … Continue reading Via Tolosana day 11: Il a fait beau aujourd’hui. Enfin →

Oloron (Lindtville) to Lescar, 31.5 km Departing Oloron - the Cathedral of Sainte Marie in the distance. You will perhaps note in the above photo that the streets are dry, and they stayed that way for the entire day. The poncho was packed, and at one point I even broke out in a sweat, as … Continue reading Via Tolosana day 10: packing a ponch (o) →