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<\/p>\nMonistrol to Saugues – 12 kms<\/b><\/p>\n
Steps: 33048<\/p>\n
My three sisters were up and off just after six this morning, missing out on breakfast. We had a more leisurely start and waited until 7.30 for breakfast.<\/p>\n
We’ve become used to relying on Susan to speak French for all of us, so as she wasn’t at breakfast today I asked the lady next to me to pass me the milk in my best French.<\/p>\n
‘You speak French?’ She says.<\/p>\n
‘Non,’ I replied.<\/p>\n
‘Yes you do. Without your sister here you speak French!’<\/p>\n
I had to laugh.<\/p>\n
We’d been warned of the two hour steep climb out of Monistrol, but we’re from NZ and found it easy. It was a lovely walk with stunning views.<\/p>\n
As we neared the top, a man came running down the hill with a wheel barrow full of stuff. At first I thought it was burnt croissants, then I thought it might be some sort of weird horse meat.<\/p>\n
The man sliced a piece for Mike to try. It was a fig thingamy. I don’t like figs so I declined and so did Mike. Hopefully the man will have better luck selling to someone else.<\/p>\n
My ankle today was not so happy. I think the downhills from the previous day have upset it a bit, so a short 12km day for us.<\/p>\n
We arrived in Saugues around 1pm, but our gite didn’t open until 3pm.<\/p>\n
Being a Monday, most things were shut. Luckily we found a nice little bakery where we sat and ate bread and quiche and sipped coffee.<\/p>\n
When we felt we’d outstayed our welcome we found a bar. Then they kicked us out so we hung around outside the gite like hobos, until it opened, hoping the Beast wouldn’t get us.<\/p>\n
The region around Saugues was terrorised by the beast of Gevaudan, a man eating wolf, in the 1700s. We’d been warned to be careful.<\/p>\n
Tonight we have a large private room to ourselves.<\/p>\n
We had an amazing paella for dinner. Check out the photo.<\/p>\n
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Monistrol to Saugues – 12 kms Steps: 33048 My three sisters were up and off just after six this morning, missing out on breakfast. We had a more leisurely start and waited until 7.30 for breakfast. We’ve become used to … Continue reading