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My wife will walk this section in July 15 , continue to StJPdP and then turn " right " and take 4 -5 days to Biarritz.
I started from Moissac in March of the year 5 but, strangely enough, have absolutely no memories of Aire-sur-L'adour!!
Don't know if any of this will help .....
That evening - Saint Antoine was a farmhouse, E. Dupont, and also a gite d'etape but they weren't doing food, though friendly. When I arrived at Lectoure the refugios were still closed but I found a hotel/restaurant at the bottom of the hill on the way out of town. Cheap and comfortable, the St Jacques de Compostelle. At Condom I stayed at the huge municipal and it was rather good, though echoey as it was empty but for two other pilgrims. Condom has to be the best place in the world to send postcards from!
At Eauze I stayed in the wonderful municipal gite, felt quite medieval - I picked the key up from the tourist office and put it through the letter box when I left.
Nogaro ... errmm ...municipal gite - remember nothing about it!
Next day the town I stopped in - both refugios were closed and the hotel was closed for a refit .. had to walk on to the municipal at Miramont - a 45 kms day. Vastly improved when the mayor turned up with a bottle of fine wine to toast the peregrinos (there was a young American couple there as well - they worked in Japan and were sweet but I think resented me being there as they had it all to themselves until I arrived, spoiled their frolics I think!).
Next day was a short one, to Arzacq - the only refugio there, was excellent, huge place, I was given my own room. Run by a gay guy who I think was "the only gay in the village" (English/Welsh joke) who seemed rather lonely and talked to me lots.
Next stop was at Arthez le Bearn - terrific refugio, municipal - asked in a bar and was directed to it .. old woman across the road had the key, was an 'ordinary' house that the council had done up as a refugio, well appointed with tea and coffee in the cupboards - provided by them. Two council officials turned up with clipboards and asked, as they had only just opened for the season, if everything was ok and how could it be improved. The community had spent money doing it up and wanted pilgrims to be happy there - delightful.
Then Navarrenx, Gite etape - ah, but I have gone too far!!
Thanks Billy MacJust a few notes:
Maison du Chat Bleu is a treat in Auvillar. The cat's name is Diva. Only breakfast, but an elegant breakfast.
As you enter Condom, Le Chant des Oiseaux was a fine gite with dinner in the park-like garden.
Barcelone du Gers, nothing much of a town, but there's a very new gite as well as maison d'hote called Hospitalet du Cosset. Only drawback is the blowhard patron so it's best if you don't speak French or stay in the gite. The lady of the house is lovely and a fine cook.
In Lanne Soubiran, Le Presbytere, a maison d'hote right alongside the trail, hosted by Michel and Marinette, was a delightful old restored building full of African art. Fine meals too.
Hi Tom,And where will Thornley be hiking?
The first time I stayed in the communal Gite in Nogaro and it was pretty basic. I think the second time (with friends) we stayed before Nogaro in a rather weird fantasy Swiss chalet with yurts - am I in the right neck of the woods? You see the yurts from the path. I also seemed to have walked two different routes out of Montreal - only on the second walk did we go past and tour the amazing Roman villa at Seviac - definitely a highlight.
I stayed at the communal gite in Nogaro after Eauze (early October 2014). I shared a private room with 2 single beds/shared bathroom with another walker for 13e per person. The beds were all single beds. No bunk beds. The gite was decent, clean and spacious.Kanga , could it have been Gite Relais Lu Haget @ Le Haget , with lady called Stephanie?
I was thinking of staying after Eauze.
Yes - I'm also possibly confusing towns and gites.... But that one definitely rings a bell.Kanga , could it have been Gite Relais Lu Haget @ Le Haget , with lady called Stephanie?
I was thinking of staying after Eauze.
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