What a difference a day makes! - or The sun will come out tomorrow.....

After spending all afternoon and evening yesterday moving wet clothes and boots around our room so they would dry and wondering what today would bring we got ourselves back onto the trail by 9:10 am.  We really enjoyed our hike today with a bit of cloud and wind but mostly sunshine and warmer temperatures than the last few days.  We enjoyed coffee served by a local farmer who was doing a great business in an old stone barn along the way. I'll bet he serves 100 cups on some days!

The hike was hard physically with lots of rocky washed out paths and many switchbacks as we travelled from Saint Chely-d'Aubrac to Saint-Come-d'Olt, a distance of 16km.  Our map book says it should take 5 hr 30 min and it took us 5 hrs so we were feeling quite pleased with ourselves.  The countryside is absolutely gorgeous - so pastoral, so green, so quiet, and serene.  Lots of little creeks running strong today after yesterday's storm.  Our faith in our hiking plans have been restored as we look at 15.5 km to Estaing tomorrow.  We have now walked 148.5 km in 10 days.  

Leaving St Chely this morning. 

Arriving in St Come d'Olt this afternoon - twisted spire of old church. 

"There's a trail that I'll be hiking,

Just to see where it might go,

Many places yet to visit,

Many people yet to know,

For in following my dreams,

I will live and I will go.

In a world that's waiting out there,

On the loose."

(From one of our favourite Girl Guide songs)