Day 26- LamotheWe didn’t have WIFI last night so this report is delayed 24 hours. For the first 5km we had a cold walk through a forested area, crossing a river on antique style stone bridge circa 2015. There were many walkers and pilgrims on the chemin this morning and all were interested in photographing the bridge. Later, the day heated up and became unpleasant at times , in fact I think I had too much sun, however, Enda put me to shame by taking it all in her stride.
The going got tough for me as I knew how much walking was still in front of us. But I stopped looking at the distance and instead applied mindfulness to the immediate task of one step after another. It reminds me of the old joke I sometimes tell my students when they seem overwhelmed by the requirements they need to meet for the HSC exams. How would you eat an elephant? (Ans. One bite at a time!) At times what is in front of us may seem to require an impossible effort and the appeal of giving up is all too attractive. But then, most things in life that are really worthwhile require persistent efforts. By keeping up the enthusiasm, hope and expectations a lot may be achieved. Well the efforts were rewarded in this instance as we arrived at an unexpectedly beautiful Gite. It was situated in a terraced setting, with beautiful valley views over farm land. There was plenty of garden furniture set out to take advantage of the situation and a host who welcomed us with cool drinks. Later after a wash up, it was delightful to take a cold beer and just enjoy the surroundings. Dinner time was most amusing with a retired police chief (with little English, but great humour) keeping the whole table amused. We didn’t follow all his anecdotes (although our hosts helped a little with explanations) but we seemed to find and understand the humour in all he said. The table spoke a lot about Australia and were most surprised when we told them that if timing was a little different we would have been part of France.
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