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Day 14 - Tuesday, 8 October 2024 - Figeac to Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie. ~23.6 klms; total ~288 klms.


We have been walking the GR65 for almost 14 days. Today, about halfway through the day, we split off onto the GR651. (The "GR" stands for Grande Randonnée in France.) We now won't return to the GR65 again, staying on the 651 until Cahors.


The reason for this change is that we are now following what is called the Cele Valley Variant, which diverts off the main path shortly after Figeac (today), entering Cahors from a totally different direction. The Cele Valley Variant is named as it follows the Cele River though what I gather is ancient and spectacular countryside. Credit goes to Trish for suggesting this option very early in our planning stages.


I run the risk of overusing words such as beautiful and lovely, so today I'll just let the pictures tell a bit of the story.


Leaving Figeac. (The last is what we refer to as a" bridge selfie " - they were a regular feature of our VDLP walk last year.)








The quite imposing Chateau de Beduer


Janet getting a Labrador fix 😉 ...



Cornfields into Corn.



Old mill - la mouline


Hansel and Gretel??





The Église de Sainte Eulalie apparently dates back to 974 and once hosted pilgrims on the way to Santiago. It's seen better days.



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Guest
Oct 11, 2024

One A reference to the U2 song perhaps ... Is it getting better?

Or do you feel the same? Duncan

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Danielle Beckwith
Danielle Beckwith
Oct 09, 2024

Definitely very beautiful. For some reason it feels like it is very cold in the mornings and then ob’s warm enough for jackets to come off.. question, what weight is J walking with? Her pack looks bigger than I have noticed on prior trips? We see several shots of it from behind

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Peter Campbell is a traveller, photographer, author, and occasional business advisor.  He lives on Wadandi boodja (country) in the south-west corner of Western Australia. The Wadandi (Saltwater people) are the traditional owners of land upon which Peter lives with his wife Janet and Golden Retriever puppy Harper. He lives in a peaceful rural setting surrounded by tall trees and in the company of kangaroos and parrots and kookaburras alongside the Indian and Great Southern oceans.  He can be contacted at this email address.

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