Conques was a great experience, with good accommodation, meals and encounters with fellow walkers we'd met along the way during our first two weeks. But things change as we move along this trail as through life. Many of our companions have now left the trail, as they were only here to walk for a limited time (1-2 weeks), or they have scooted ahead to meet their scheduled needs. So we move on, waiting to meet new friends.
There seem to be fewer walkers on the trail now, perhaps because we have come to a "variant" in the trail, and so some have taken a different route through the Cele valley. It's very close to where we spent a week in 2010 when we explored the Dordogne and Sarlat area.
Other changes are in the weather which has become quite hot, to the point of forcing us to cut our walking days shorter. So we've taken a couple of taxis. Yesterday we shared with a young couple from Seattle who were happy to share since the gal had some major blisters. We both feel quite comfortable with this arrangement, avoiding some slogging along the side of a road in the heat.
Another change is the type of accommodation. We had such wonderful accommodation earlier on with hosts who really cared that you had come to their Gite. And the communal dinner was such fun. We miss that, not having had a communal dinner meal for 5 nights now. We have gone out for dinner to a local restaurant instead. More expensive for sure, but food continues to be very good (wine too!)
We carry on hiking with the hope for cooler weather and demi-pension accommodation. But the photo here shows one thing that has not changed!
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