Sunday, 30 September 2012

DAY 28 : FRANCE : LANNE-SOUBIRON to AIRE-SUR-L'ADOUR - 20 kms - 5 hours

Distance walked so far : 575.5 kms

Weather : cool, cloudy with occasional sunshine : 16o

Walking through cornfields and Saint Mont vineyards
 
Hunters and their dogs out on weekend shoot
  
Walking into the pretty town of Aire-Sur-L'Adour
19th century Halle aux Grains, Aire-Sur-L'Adour
 
Locals out in their Basque gear for the festival
 
 
Special festival day today
The winner wins his weight in wine
 
Set in the local bullring, there is an acrobatic contest
between four  teams, identified by different coloured
sashes.
 
Our gite
Welcome by the very friendly Jean-Michel, the owner of the gite
  
 
M&M
30/9/12 
 

1 comment:

N & W said...

Hello Hello. Good to see the walk is progressing well and you never have to go far to see something unusual! One can only wonder at all the hardships that would have awaited pilgrims in centuries past.