Bruno Bodnar
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- (2001) (2018)
We hiked the Camino Frances in 2018, just before Covid ruined everyones plans. I biked it in 2001.
And now we’re back…
“Older now, but still running against the wind”
We are going to be walking the sections we missed. Le Puy to SJPD in sections over the next few years. It’s too much to attempt the whole thing in the time available.
This year its Cahors to Condom. We are in Cahors tonight, 09/19. And start tomorrow and will try to post along the way.
Right now we’re looking for hiking poles. The store in Cahors is now permanently closed so we’re off to try at the Intersport 3 km away, a warmup walk.
UPDATE:
We walked to the InterSport this afternoon, an easy short 3km one way. They have a multitude of different hiking poles available, ranging in price from €6 a piece all the way up to €57+ for a pair.
Alternatively…The #2 bus runs from downtown to there, (the bus is free!) but according to the gal at the tourist office, you have to let the driver know where you want to get off. We didn’t use the bus but judging from the number of times it passed us, it runs very frequently.
Friday Sept 20, Day 1
The stone staircase at the west end of the Pont Valentré is narrow and steep! At several points it is very unnerving, because one slip or misstep, especially with a heavy pack, could land you on the roadway many metres below. If we were to do it again, we would take the road option. It’s a little bit longer and noisier, but by the time we realized how steep and narrow it was, it would have been difficult to find a spot to be able to safely turn around to go back down.
The rest of the walk was on the GR65 to Labastide-Marnhac, which doesn’t seem to follow the same route as the yellow line on the app. but either way results in a 430m elevation gain. Good thing the bar was open so we could enjoy some “refreshing beverages”
And now we’re back…
“Older now, but still running against the wind”
We are going to be walking the sections we missed. Le Puy to SJPD in sections over the next few years. It’s too much to attempt the whole thing in the time available.
This year its Cahors to Condom. We are in Cahors tonight, 09/19. And start tomorrow and will try to post along the way.
Right now we’re looking for hiking poles. The store in Cahors is now permanently closed so we’re off to try at the Intersport 3 km away, a warmup walk.
UPDATE:
We walked to the InterSport this afternoon, an easy short 3km one way. They have a multitude of different hiking poles available, ranging in price from €6 a piece all the way up to €57+ for a pair.
Alternatively…The #2 bus runs from downtown to there, (the bus is free!) but according to the gal at the tourist office, you have to let the driver know where you want to get off. We didn’t use the bus but judging from the number of times it passed us, it runs very frequently.
Friday Sept 20, Day 1
The stone staircase at the west end of the Pont Valentré is narrow and steep! At several points it is very unnerving, because one slip or misstep, especially with a heavy pack, could land you on the roadway many metres below. If we were to do it again, we would take the road option. It’s a little bit longer and noisier, but by the time we realized how steep and narrow it was, it would have been difficult to find a spot to be able to safely turn around to go back down.
The rest of the walk was on the GR65 to Labastide-Marnhac, which doesn’t seem to follow the same route as the yellow line on the app. but either way results in a 430m elevation gain. Good thing the bar was open so we could enjoy some “refreshing beverages”
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when I walked up and out of Cahors, but the views looking back were worth it.
