Day 23 MiradouxDo you ever make mistakes? Further should you err do you own up to it? I have an embarrassing admission to make today.
Well this morning after having seen a young deer in a small forest just outside of Auvilar I became so engrossed with nature that I feel asleep at the wheel (or on my feet) and missed the correct turn on the GR65. In doing so I lead Enda several kilometres out of the way before we realised something was wrong. It would be hard to make this mistake on the Camino in Spain as there are usually many indications on the route. But I knew in France the number of signs are more limited and I should have been paying closer attention when I missed the turn. Fortunately Enda was accepting of the extra 3km we needed to put in to get back on the GR65. We received unexpected assistance from a gentleman walking his dog on the deserted country road. He was walking towards us from a distance but when he reached the T intersection turned with his dog to walk back home. Enda took off waving the map and shouting “pardonez moi” (excuse me please!) to grab his attention before he could disappear into oblivion. Or maybe I should have written before we found oblivion! With his good instruction and our faith in the “Camino Will Provide” we caught up with the GR65 just as it entered the village of St Antoine. I guess that’s close enough to St Anthony, the saint whose name is frequently invoked to find lost items (but perhaps he works for lost persons as well). We enclose a picture of another candle being lit for our followers and people on our prayer list. This is in a cathedral sized church in the small village of Miradoux. You haven’t seen one for some days as in the village churches we visited there were either no candles to light, or no matches to light them with. This church had an interesting large chandelier, lit by a combination of candles and electric bulbs. On matters electrical, in France nuclear power makes a very significant contribution to power mix. We can still see the Auvillar Nuclear plant in the distance when we are on the hills. Incidentally nuclear generated electricity in France was considerably cheaper than electricity in Sydney was 6 years ago when we toured by car. With all our electricity price rises the margin must be even greater. The walking is becoming easier as the 300 metre climbs are becoming more like 50 metres and the ground for the past 2 days less rocky. Enda has just realised we only have about 14 days of walking left and is starting to feel sad and wishes to go back 5 spaces. France we decided is strictly colour coded. Up until now the shutters on the windows were predominantly blue or brown. It seems green paint must be cheaper in the current section of France. I think they look nicer a well. ***Enda has forgotten to send through the photograph of the candle. I will upload this as soon as she sends it through. -Tara
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