Day 36 Maslacq to Navarrenx

Last night another meal all around a big table with mainly french speaking people but an Irish couple living in Sydney now have joined the gang of walkers. Our young host Phillipe cooked us a delicious meal of roast chicken beans and potatoes and a sweet potato dish with beautiful salads first. Brian was in heaven as was a tad over duck! Dessert was apple pie and ice cream and a big happy birthday singsong with candles in the pie. My birthday had been going for 35 hours!
Today we set off early on a misty morning as there was to be a few big hills to master and the day was going to be hot.
It was a great walk mostly and the hills were ok but good to get to the top of . This area seems not so isolated and the houses seemed grander . We walked through many areas of towering old oaks and chestnuts and quite a few cows grazing with the odd field of mature corn.
The great treat was that there was a cafe enroute which lately has been a rarity. We then picnicked in a field 2 thirds of the way through and about 3 pm walked into Navarrenx which seems quite busy with even a few shops open. Our hotel is ok but often the smell of dirty drains prevails. How old are their drains!
A rose and a beer were the order of the day in the town square.
Navarrenx sits beside a beautiful river Gave d'Oloron and is again old and historic ..with of course a churchLæs mere