Estaing to Golinhac – 18 km

Steps: 27719

Oh what a glorious day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the trees are growing.

We left Estaing at 8.30am, an early start to try and avoid walking in the heat of the day as 31 degrees was forecast.

It’s one of those days where you feel thankful for the trees and the plants, providing shade from the blistering sun, oxygen for us to breathe, and something to lean on when stretching.

There was a bit of road walking today and my feet are grumpy with me again. My knee, who has been well behaved up until now, has decided to it’s time to have his shot a glory.

It’s been a relaxing couple of days just tootling along at our own pace, keeping our days short, especially in the heat.

We have given up trying to catch my sisters, because, lets face it, we’re never going to catch them. And even if we did, they’d just leave us behind again.

We are staying at the gite they were in two days ago. It’s good getting the inside knowledge of where is good to stay. We have our own room, ensuite, and sheets.

I like to think I’m following in the steps of my fore-sisters, but there are only three, so that play on words is a bit naff.

We met aussie guy again, sweating up the hill walking at a furious pace. We thought he’d be well ahead of us, but turned out he’d had a rest day as Espalion as well.

We had a nice shared meal in tonights gite and the cheese was the best I’ve had yet.

Mike has informed me it’s naked hiking day tomorrow.