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La Voie d'Arles October - November
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[QUOTE="Michael Glennon, post: 457094, member: 58053"] [B]Saint Guilhem Le Désert to Joncels.[/B] The mountains have been delightful although a real test for my fitness. I was lucky to escape forecasted rain as there has been only fog and light drizzle. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-7z5p8K3/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] The path out of St Guilhem is well waymarked but it's steep and rocky zigzaging and climbing up the mountain finally reaching a plateau with stunning views even though the mountains were shrouded in a thick foggy mist. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-dmhqvR3/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] The way continues through open windswept scrub and eventually descends to a medieval fortress. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-r2Zq4bb/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] It took me most of the day to reach Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière where I stayed at the comfortable Gîte Le Saint Jacques. Interesting and beautiful countryside continued until reaching Lodève. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-JhF3ZRC/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] In Lodève I stayed at Chez Nina which was a great place to stay, Nina told me of those who trek through from St Guilhem Le Désert to Lodève in one mammoth mountainous 40km day, they must be very fit and or crazy. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-pgtNQtm/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] From there it's very tough going with many steep climbs but also many beautiful trails where you're isolated and surrounded in tunnel like vegetation the loudest sound being my feet breath and staff except of course for the too close for comfort sound of hunters in there hides emptying gun barrels on pigs or birds. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-5DkTp99/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] If the sound of the shotgun was too close I'd bang the metal tip of my staff on a rock so hopefully they wouldn't aim my way. A highlight was the small medieval 12 century village of Joncels 5km before Lunas with its narrow streets of ancient stone buildings. The village had no shop no bar and no restaurant but fortunately it did have the brilliant Gîte de la Forge. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-gS9rPzj/0/L/FullSizeRender-L.jpg[/IMG] The friendly hosts cooked food that was to die for and the selection of homemade jams presented at breakfast was a treat to behold. [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/Camino/Arles/i-hWw68zm/0/L/IMG_0535-L.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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