My husband and I walked from Le Puy to Pamplona 12 years ago.
Our daughter is now 11. We plan to introduce her to the joys of walking by doing a 6 day walk from Le Puy in August (the only time we can do it). For various reasons, we would love to make it to Conques in that 6 days but I see from our ancient topo guides that 12 years ago that part of the walk took us 9 days. I can't remember why it took us so long as I remember us as fast walkers.
In any case, we are looking to make this a really fun experience for our daughter so that she wants to do it again! That means paying extra attention to finding good food and ice cream and seeking out the more kid friendly lodging possibilities (the occasional pool for example,or farms where there are quite a few animals about) and not just one of relentless trudging in heat and rain and we plan to stay more in hotels if possible rather than dormitories and to try to restrict walking to 5-6 hours a day. I am even thinking of the occasional taxi shortcut and talking my husband into doing this with a donkey so that if my daughter just loses heart we can put her on the donkey. Any recommendations out there how to take short cuts from Le Puy to Concques or food spots or lodging spots we ought to consider? Thanks to all.
Our daughter is now 11. We plan to introduce her to the joys of walking by doing a 6 day walk from Le Puy in August (the only time we can do it). For various reasons, we would love to make it to Conques in that 6 days but I see from our ancient topo guides that 12 years ago that part of the walk took us 9 days. I can't remember why it took us so long as I remember us as fast walkers.
In any case, we are looking to make this a really fun experience for our daughter so that she wants to do it again! That means paying extra attention to finding good food and ice cream and seeking out the more kid friendly lodging possibilities (the occasional pool for example,or farms where there are quite a few animals about) and not just one of relentless trudging in heat and rain and we plan to stay more in hotels if possible rather than dormitories and to try to restrict walking to 5-6 hours a day. I am even thinking of the occasional taxi shortcut and talking my husband into doing this with a donkey so that if my daughter just loses heart we can put her on the donkey. Any recommendations out there how to take short cuts from Le Puy to Concques or food spots or lodging spots we ought to consider? Thanks to all.