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La Coquille

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    • Day 65

      Naturpark Périgord-Limousin

      June 17, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Heute sende ich Euch morgendliche Grüße aus dem Zelt, das im Augenblick noch in einem kleinen Haselnuss-Kastanien-Hain in der Nähe des Ortes La Coquille im Naturpark Périgord-Limousin steht.
      Vorgestern konnte ich dem befürchteten Gewitter erfolgreich entkommen. Je weiter ich mich von Limoges entfernte, umso geringer wurde die prognostizierte Regenwahrscheinlichkeit. Einmal bot sich mir die Möglichkeit, direkt nach links ins Paradies abzubiegen, doch behielt ich meinen Kurs bei und hoffe, dass dieser mich nicht geradewegs in die Hölle führen wird. Am Abend erreichte ich den Gemeinde-Campingplatz von Flavignac, der sich seine sanitären Einrichtungen mit dem dortigen Sportplatz teilt. Einfach - günstig - wunderbar!
      Gestern machte das Périgord seinem Ruf alle Ehre, denn tatsächlich ließen sich am Wegesrand allerlei Pilze entdecken. Auf die Suche nach den berühmten Trüffeln habe ich mich aber nicht gemacht. Es war sehr warm, und damit hatte ich genügend zu kämpfen.
      Wenn alles glatt läuft, werde ich morgen die größere Stadt Périgueux erreichen.
      Euch Allen ein schönes Wochenende und bis demnächst!
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    • Day 56

      Idyllic walk to La Coquille

      September 23, 2021 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      Today was maybe the most beautiful walk yet! We were glad to leave our weird and rather seedy hotel this morning….neither of us slept very well - I did sleep in my silk sheet which is never relaxing really, and we left the light on as bedbugs come out in the dark…there may have been none at all, but I wasn’t prepared to risk it!! Dinner last night was ok….not a normal (to us) French experience…but the food was fine. It was like we had another time, buffet entrées, buffet dessert, and you ordered your main. I had kidneys in a Madeira sauce, and Amr had sausages…the guy who runs the place is nice enough - a bit of a slob, but friendly - Amr asked him what his background was and it turns out his family was Jewish living in Spain originally. They left centuries ago when Spain banished the Jews and his family changed their name and went to Tunisia where he was born but he has now left as the Middle East not a Jew friendly place. The setup a little weird - he has a much younger wife and a small child - he is about Amr’s age Amr reckons. The hotel is really a truckie eatery, and was quite busy for dinner, but the hotel part is not his forte!

      So we set off quite early this morning in the very cool air - about 10°, and it remained comfortably cool most of the day. Another cloudless day. But we walked all day through the most gorgeous scenery. We are now in the green Périgord, and where we walked is a Parc Naturel - a huge area of park, with farms and little hamlets tucked in sometimes. We walked through countless tree tunnels, mostly chestnuts, between fields of sheep and cattle, and it was fairly level….no steep inclines, though we did come up to La Coquille. It was just pure beauty…

      And am happy to say that we are at a very nice hotel tonight!! Our bags arrived and we feel back to normal after last night, and should sleep well…dinner is here, so it is all easy. We have a nice room with a bathroom - not a room with the bathroom in the bedroom, and no silk sleeping sheet tonight.

      To continue the hat saga - I forgot to mention that the hat Amr is lending me is the Tilley hat that they (the Tilley people) replaced when he lost his hat in a train in Lyon 6 years ago! I remember that he got sympathy (especially from Simon and Peter) for that loss…and he has now unpacked his old Borsalino and wore it today - it looks rather battered and makes him look a bit like a hobo, but it protects his scalp - and I think it is straightening out!
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    • Day 56

      Addition to today at La Coquille

      September 23, 2021 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Had to add a small extra, as we are back in the land of fine dining and loveliness! We went for a little walk before dinner, not a lot to see, and the towns always seem deserted, except on weekends. Went up to the church and worked out where we walk out tomorrow - always makes Amr happy and relaxed…then we went back to the hotel and we’re the first diners (opened at 7 which is good for us…waiting till 8 is a bit late when you’ve been walking, though it was the norm in Spain.

      So we knew all was well when we sat at our table with cloth cloths and napkins, Paul approved glasses and the forks pointing down in the classy French manner. So Amr chose a Paul and Hartley approved wine from the Périgord region and we had a delicious dinner. As pèlerins we didn’t have the full choice (or an amuse bouche which we saw some other normal paying people have) but we had such a good meal, beautifully presented, and now back in the room trying not to go to sleep too early…Amr already has dropped his phone …..

      And after yesterday’s experience I checked the next few hotels leading up to Pèrigueux and they all sound fab…esp Saturday night where we are at the Auberge de la Truffe in Sorges, the centre of truffles in the region, and has a restaurant which sounds amazing - and we dine there…so good things ahead!
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    • Day 27

      Day 27: Flavignac - La Coquille

      September 8, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Distance: 29.5 (639.9/1230.4)
      Weather: 24C, Drizzle in the morning, later warm
      Mood: Getting a little bored...
      Blisters: 0
      Staying at: Camping Le Perigord Vert

      Why we walk the camino

      Walking the camino is a real effort and requires time and dedication and even more so discipline to see it through to the end. You only get such dedication through real motivation, so why do we walk the camino?
      I have observed sofar that there are two broad groups, group one consists of the pensionados who just love walking and think even 800k+ is a fun distance to walk. Group 2 are the "lost and searching" . These people have either lost something or are looking for something and in most cases both. I have tested my theory and it seems to work.
      Lisel and the couple from Twente are members of the first group and the others I met are all in group two.
      One of them lost his very successful travel business just before he was ready to retire and he walks to disconnect and find some peace and sanity in his new more simple life.
      Another camino-goer was addicted to drugs and felt this could be a way out of that way of living, they have lost themselves...
      Another person wants to change professions after a year of sickness and other troubles and is looking for insight and just being away from it all.
      Everybody in group two has a story and they tend to be heartbreaking and breathtaking.
      My story is much less extreme, yet everyone I meet seems to recognise mine. I lost my paradigms for success and happiness, which has knocked me off balance and am looking to regain some balance through this camino.
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    • Day 6

      Abreise

      April 15, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Endlich Abfahrt. Ich bin zwar noch nicht fit aber starte trotzdem langsam Richtung Süden. Die Fahrt über Landstraßen ist super entspannt.

      3 Tage habe ich bis nach Reaup gebraucht.
      2 Tolle Schlafplätze ( Parc naturel Perigord)
      Nutrias Familie gesichtet

      Ab nach Capbreton
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    La Coquille, La Coquilha, لا کاکویل, Ла-Кокий, Ла-Кокій, لا کوکویلی, 拉科屈伊尔

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