La Romieu to Larrasingle – 21kms

I’ve been living in an up down world. Yep, the tracks have been going up, then down, the back up again, all day long.

Today was a real drag after the previous days 30km. There was more mud. The Trees of Shade, which were once a haven from the heat, have now become the Trees of Mosquitoes.

I dread walking into a shaded area knowing we’re about to be viciously attacked by flying monsters.

We passed a stream that had hundreds of freshwater crayfish, then along the path were many carcasses and shells of them where something had eaten them.

After about 16km we arrived at a town called Condom. It’s true, it’s really called that.

I was about to give up for the day and check into a hotel, but Mike talked me into going the extra 5km to a fortified town where my sisters were staying. After a coffee, a juice, and some lunch, I perked up s bit, snd the extra 5km was a breeze.

We had a wonderful dinner at the gite and enjoyed thw best sangria ever.