Friday 11 September 2015

Sept. 9th Lectoure

Day 20   14.2miles   Total 289.1

After yesterdays awful 1st few hours of walking, I had 2 coffees before leaving the Gite.
The days are drawing in noticably now, it's not fully light until 7.15. It was a lovely temperature for getting some miles in early.
The Gers region looks after walkers by providing a seperate, often shaded path when following a road. Safe and nice on the feet.
The countryside was growing a lot of sunflowers and sorgum, a crop I haven't come across before.
With a couple of breaks I reached Lectoure just after 1pm. The heat was beginning to build for the last few miles and reached 34 by late afternoon. I'd met the lads outside the cathedral and we chilled there with some young Germans who have been walking for 3 months. They walk about 10km a day, very laid back !
The camping was free, but with just a tap provided.

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