This was our first official campsite on the Camino, the lady who checked us in was so welcoming. Flora and Morgan said when they arrived to come eat with us the lady was showing them where we were and then stopped and questioned them ," you aren't going to disturb them are you?".
It was nice to have showers, a place to hang clothes and a kitchenette to make food. I was convinced it would be my best sleep yet and sadly it was not. We all woke up freezing!!! Though I kept asking if anyone was awake and no one answered I thought only I was freezing. I thought of grabbing everyone and sleeping in the communal kitchen area but no one else seemed as miserable so I stayed put...shivering....
Today was a pretty walk, little shade though... Later Maureen and Frank would share how much it looked like Scotland. Words can't say how special it is to have them here, we all know the special warmth of the Camino Frances ( my first Camino) and have been thrilled to find that specialness in this Camino with each other.
We arrived to Aubrac, established a thousand years by a Flemish knight after doing the Camino.
The story is he almost died here and formed this town as a refuge for pilgrims. Our family is getting a lot of attention, I have heard it is but can't say I really witnessed it until today. As we walked through Aubrac a lot of tourist were discussing us, we are now simply known as " the Americans". We met up with Marc, had lunch and carried on out of the mountainous ( cold at night) Aubrac region and headed into the valley along the Lot river. Tonight we are in St Chely and I really like this little valley town. The walk down the mountain into the town with all of the rocks just might be my most difficult decent to date.
A main road leads us through it and at the end of town a small square where Maureen and Frank stayed out a bit longer and had a glass of wine with me.
Everyone but Aynsleigh was back at the campground and we returned to them cooking with Gerhart a wonderful German man touring around in his camper. He is a pilgrim having walked three months from Cluny to Santiago in 2007. Today he was a Camino angel to us, from his camper he cooked our noodles and soup we had been carrying and then surfaced with some cheese he offered to the children to compliment their meal, so appreciated! His pots and pans in the camper were from his mother dating back to after World War 1, she joked they were made from airplanes!
We will always remember Gephart, and his generosity and Pilgrim spirit!!!!
Our friends Flora and Morgan camped tonight too, we love these ladies, their joyfulness is contagious! Reichen hammocks near the river, the rest of us slept in what appeared to be an office by day , community room by night as we feared the cold night. I would have my best sleep yet!!!!
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