Our Walk Along the Via Podiensis (GR 65)

Rising Summer Temperatures Via Podiensis  Chemins de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle We have all heard of the proverbial bridge too far. For those lucky people who have never found it, below is a photo of it. It is 6.6 km long. The photo is missing the heat shimmer rising from the asphalt, and the humidity that caused the hills to retreat beautifully into the distance. Nevertheless. Today's lesson was humility. Early to Rise  Sleeping in the converted chapel last night was a novelty, but the dormitory turned out to be far too hot to sleep in. We had thought that the stones of the old building would keep it cool, as they do in many of the churches, but sadly this was not the case. We got up around 5:30 AM and shared breakfast with several other pilgrims who were also too hot to sleep. After an argument with the lock on the front door, and some assistance from a fellow pilgrim who was possessed of more brute force than us, we set off. We had a small climb out of the city...