Day 34 - Figeac to Grealou

After a wander around Figeac soaking up the atmosphere we decided to eat at our hotel - a good decision as they did a lovely meal at a great price 😋👍
An odd night in our hotel with people wandering up and down the corridors to the shared toilets 🙄
Up early for another great breakfast then time to say goodbye to Helen and Andy as we set off and they stayed another day in Figeac before flying home tomorrow. It has been so lovely sharing this experience with Helen and Andy. We will miss them 💕
So we set off on a warm, sunny day. The sat nav on my phone was sending us a strange way to link up with today’s walk. We then met an English woman who gave us directions. We still managed to miss a turn and started following the wrong markers taking us to the wrong place. This meant we completed 5000 steps without leaving Figeac 🤦🏻‍♀️ not great when we had practically 20 km to walk!!
Finally on the right route we headed out of Figeac up the hill.
Got the heart bumping and a pumping. Very hot and sweaty. We hit the village of Faycelles and the cafe ‘petit pause’ provided us with nourishment to power us on.
We took a deviation through wild woods and groves full of wild flowers and the air was filled with the hum of insects. These ranged from bees, hover flies, butterflies, cicadas and a couple of asiatic hornets.
We limped into our destination exhausted and on our last dregs of water - time to start carrying more.
We are staying in a little hippy hobbledy hoy gite and are bracing ourselves for a lentil supper 😳
We have navigated the shower scene with postage stamp towels. We are resting and hoping for a good sleep following 7.00 supper.Read more