Our Walk Along the Via Podiensis (GR 65)

End of the Via Podiensis  Conclusion of Camino Pilgrimage on GR65 The alarms in the dormitory in Orisson  began going off at around 5 AM, even though breakfast wasn't being offered until 7 AM. Quite a few people had decided that they needed to get an early start and didn't have time for breakfast. Although we can still remember what it was like to feel as though there was a rush to get there, this attitude was never present on the French part of the way. Our decision to head out before breakfast to avoid some of the worst heat was treated as scandalous, and I think some of our fellow hikers on the Le Puy Way were worried for our survival. We stayed for breakfast, and to collect our picnic lunch, and when we finally headed out around 7:30 we were treated to a truly spectacular sunrise! As we climbed it felt like no matter where we looked there was incredible beauty. We remembered some of the contours of the path from the fall, but the views were entirely new and stun...