Back to Le Puy and home!

A tender start to the day as our feet get used to shoes again. Liz in particular has had some spectacular blisters. The nail on her big-toe may not recover.

Down the road to the bar for breakfast, served in substantial quantities by the chef - just as busy as the night before. Our (pre-booked) taxi arrived promptly to take us back to Le Puy so we collected our bags and set off back the route we had walked. This was fascinating but in a sense dispiriting as all our memories unscrolled back. It was astonishing to see from the seat of a car the hilliness of much of it and to re-live the climbs. Our return journey took a good couple of hours during which we saw many new walkers en route. It had been quite sad to say goodbye to our various travelling companions we had bumped into as we walked, particulerly as they were setting off into rain today, and it was difficult to relate to these newcomers!

We will now take a few days to drive back to England but are fully resolved to come back next year. To be continued.