Day 21 - Tournesols/Sunflowers (Espalais à Castet-Arrouy 25 km)
To start off today, I must tell you that the gîte we stayed at last night was absolutely amazing. Our host Muriel was attentive to our every need, accommodating, kind, generous and understanding. Gîte Le Par'Chemin is a must stop on this route.
We said goodbye to Martine from Belgium today as she will spend some time visiting family before she returns to the path. She will be missed.
It was a hot day today as we walked through farmland and along quiet country roads. We took frequent breaks from the heat but tried to hurry to avoid the worst part of the day. We are now in the land of sunflowers and we traversed dozens of fields with millions of plants surrounding us. With a backdrop of the beautiful rolling French countryside, the view of the fields was stunning. It is impossible for the camera to capture the vast expanse of these fields and how incredible they look. You will have to come see for yourself.
A mixup at the gite had me changing bed locations three times but after some discussion and a very good attempt at trying my patience, all worked out. Pizza and wine with the family made up for the problems.
We are three weeks into our journey and we've traveled about 400 km - over halfway to our initial destination of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. We should be there in about 10 days and will then decide what the next phase will be. Looking forward to each and every day.
