Day 16- Limogne-en-QuercyWe left Cajarc and the river Lot with a nice flat section before we climbed only 200 metres, short by the standards of previous days but still an effort on broken ground. Another day of shaded walking in forest areas. Where there were fields the cattle were absent, being still locked up in huge barns. Day temperatures are delightful, maybe it’s the lower ones at night that cause the farmers to continue holding them indoors.
We walked 19 km on the GR65 route. Enda was disgusted when we arrived at our Gite to find it was only 13 km by road. Pilgrims often complain about the way the GR65 wanders about. Schules explained this all to us 2 days ago. The GR routes are long walking routes in France designed for hikers, not pilgrims. Consequently, they are set out to take in as many scenic spots a possible. When you then consider the French hikers are probably only walking for 7 days, it starts to make sense as they are not necessarily trying to travel long distances across France. In Spain on the Camino Frances, guide books indicate a standard path designed to be an optimal route in both distance and difficulty. In the books several alternate routes are shown, the green being referred to as the scenic, will take pilgrims up and over all sorts of mountains, or historic sights on the way (or out of the way) to Santiago. So should you are comparing difficulties ensure you think of the GR65 as the full bells and whistles variant of the Camino Frances. We met a couple today walking from Geneva to Santiago as well as a group of 5 walking from Le Puy to Santiago. We also met an 80 year old and his 75 year old companion doing a 10 day walk in France. You meet some very experienced walkers on the GR65, who make you realise your limitations. Well we found the internet tonight because there is a tourist office in the town. Hope we have the same joy tomorrow.
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