DAY 8 : FRANCE : SAINT-CHELY-D'AUBRAC to SAINT-COME-d'OLT - 16 kms - 5 hours

 

Distance walked so far : 149 kms

Weather today : hot : 29o

 

Today's journey - east to west - right to left

 

We expected that our walk today would be mainly descent but we had some reasonable climbs in increasingly warm weather. We walked along shady paths with spectacular views of the Lot Valley.

 

 

Leaving St -Chely-d'Aubrac via the UNESCO listed bridge over the Boralde River.

 

View over the Lot Valley, up steep rocky paths

 

 

 

Some highlights were :

Local farmer and wife leaving coffee, biscuits, chocolate out for passing walkers

 

Welcome snack break by a stream

 

Lunch in a cafe high in the hills en route

 

Reaching our destination after a long, hot walk

 

Tonight we are staying in a communal gite in the centre of the medieval village of Saint-Come-d'Olt. It boasts a spiral bell-tower, fortified gates and private mansions, which are exquisitely maintained.

 

The medieval town of Saint-Come d'Olt

 

Carving on the doors of the sixteenth century church

A communal meal



M&M

9/9/12