September 20th, 2017 Video Blog Entry - coming to you from "Bach and Beyond"! https://www.offexploring.com/jimwilaifoundation/videos/43586

Staying in a B&B only, so I have just returned from dinner at a small restaurant here in Limogne. Joined a couple from Seattle, it is only the 3rd time to have a meal whilst speaking English! It's their second Camino, the first four years ago and about the same time as mine? The photos taken on Monday the 18th say it all- rained most of the day, persistent and soaking-oil-skin over trousers and jacket until early arvo, then took off jacket, 15 mins later i...

I arrived in D at about 1.30pm, well before the hotel opened for business at 4.00 pm. So, what does one do in a deserted town on a Saturday? Out in the countryside Saturday's and Sunday's, even sometimes Mondays are holidays! Most shops shut- a few like bread shops and cafe bars, which do not sell food are open. The name of the Hotel was Malpel, I have no idea what it means, but I can think of a few choice ones with letters MAL included. I did check to see if...

If you had a chance to see the "where has he been" map, you will have justifiably concluded that it suggests I have "lost the plot" or worse: been on a drunken binge. It's to do with the location map of the blog set up. I mention this because you may be confused with the days- this is entirely my fault. So let's go back to Thursday the 14th of September- the day I arrived in Conques, after a somewhat demanding, but encouraging day. I posted some of the photos o...

Well hello again, for the third time today and failure twice. I tried to tie up loose ends caused by my rather erratic not very sequential blogs. Jo has tracked me along the way and you may be suprised to learn that I had a side trip to South Arabia. All this because of the infernal blog which I thought I had mastered. So in brief, I have completed the first ten days of what will be just over 30 days. Walking. Today was a planned rest day. I will be like Willie ...