Arzacq-Arraziguet

I’ve gotten 6 1/2 miles (10Km) in today. I’m about 82 miles (132 km) from us The sky is gray and the air feels quite comfortable. I suspect this will be a nice easy day.

This is a very rural area. The town where I stayed last night did not have a common store for groceries. With a few people, the local governments are combined. In this area. Last night, I stayed in Miramont. This morning I traveled through Sensacq. The only evidence of the sensacq that I saw was Église Sainte-Jacques, a church that dates from the 12th century

I’m well rested and caffeinated since I stopped with a fellow pilgrim at Pimbo, a little Village on the ship with very nice café. I visited the. Collégiale Saint-Barthélemy de Pimbo, a very impressive church for a little town. It had many of the religious icons that are missing from the other churches. I suspect that the religious wars left many of the icons in pieces.

I arrived in Arzacq-Arraziguet in time for lunch. I took the plate of the day option. It was a lot of food. The first portion came in a large pot. I would say it was a stew of vegetables and duck breast and perhaps duck gizzards. I’m not quite sure. The second portion was lentils and a big sausage. I don’t think I’m gonna need to eat tonight.

After doing the obligatory laundry, to the Carrefour for laundry soap and dry fruit for the road. In the early days, there were long gaps between cafés and stores. It was good to have a little backup meal in my bag.

It’s probably not so important now because we are making each day’s walk shorter. I should arrive in Sainte-Jean-Pied-de-Port the same day as SUSAN.Læs mere