Our Walk Along the Via Podiensis (GR 65)

Aubrac on the Via Podiensis French Hospitality on the GR65 Today was our third day of hiking along the Via Podiensis , and our bodies made their complaints known when we had to get up at 6:30 AM this morning. Getting up was hard, but once we got going, things became a little easier. The day began with a communal breakfast in our gîte, and then a relatively flat walk out of town, with the cloud cover giving the landscape quite a dramatic effect at times, though also making photographing the region a little harder. La Clauze  One of the first small villages we came to was La Clauze, where the cows were on the move. The most striking feature of this town is an octagonal tower that lacks a base but instead is perched on a granite block. It represents the remains of a 14th-century fortress. Around 10:30 AM, we came to the village of Le Falzat (I think), where we found a beautiful spot for a picnic. There was a lovely cafe offering hot and cold drinks and apple tarts. When I went...