Day 26 Romieu to Condom

Today was a fabulous walk for 3 reasons..it was only 14 km, the weather was a perfect autumn day and the countryside was beautiful.
We had a great meal last night of guinnea fowl ( cross between duck and chicken) and a beautiful dessert if armagnac berry compote and a cream custard. Our Camino friend Dorothy was there but she was shaken as had had a nasty fall cutting her face and arm. With lots of sympathy and chat we had our dinner. Does anyone of our vintage know a Dorothy? She is very English and there is nothing Dorothy doesn't know! It must be hard though travelling on your own when things go wrong. She loves NZ as herbrother married a kiwi.
We made it into Condom by 1230 so settled in for a delicious lunch of Italian food.
Condom is a pretty town set on a river. It's the home of the 3 musketeers . The name Condom comes from the gallic condate- o - magus which means market of the confluence. Condom is the center of the Armagnac industry.
On our walk today we read in the guide book we would be passing a lake but for us kiwis you could hardly call it a lake! It was more of a dam with cropping right up to it's shores so not the most attractive body of water . There were lots of grape vines and beautiful fields of horses with an old Abbey in the mix.
France countryside at its best.
Rest day tomorrow but not sure there will be lots to see which is good. We can rest!Read more