Day 3 Saugues to Les Faux

Today was a long day of walking. 29 km in all. We started at 8am and didn't finish until after 4 so the beautiful old stone gite we are staying in sure was a sight for sore eyes!
We had a great stay last night in Saugues with a gorgeous host named Florence and her husband.
We were invited for aperitifs which was white wine with a syrup ranging from blueberry or hazelnut. Not your usual cocktail and rather sweet but went down well. Then the dinner was served and we all sat together with 2 American couples from Vermont. Florence and her husband spoke pretty good English. Beef bourginon was the main dish which was much appreciated after the day we had! Florence and her husband host pilgrims 7 days a week with no days off for 7 months of the year and then have 5 months off. Every night they dine with their guests
This morning we set off with pretty sore muscles but they warmed up. We thought we were going to get rain but our luck held and it was perfect walking weather.
We are now in the heart of the Margeride region which is famous for the wolf like beast that use to terrorise the area. I am happy to say we didn't encounter any wild beasts!
We did stop at 1 farm house cafe after about 10 km and apparently was open but no one was about so slightly puzzled we went to leave and then appeared the farmer and his dog . Dressed in overalls and gumboots he had been busy attending to farm details but now was ready to serve us! A photo below shows his wee kitchen.
On we walked knowing it was going to be a long day so had a stop at a café in the middle of a paddock where beautiful fresh orange juice was served plus coffee. Lee partaked in a rhubarb flan which looked very tasty.
The walk was apart from being long , quite pleasant and slowly rising high up to a volcanic plateau. Lovely forests of oak and spruce trees and more happy cows.
There is always fun banter along the way and the French are great and usually very friendly.
Enough chat and will get ready for dinner in our 1906 gite. What will it be!Read more