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Day 16: Cahors to Lascabanes
Does rudeness know of no limit, no range beyond which it’ll cease? When Jenny opines her coarse feelings, is there no way to seek peace?...
Simon Pollack
May 12, 20244 min read
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Day 15: Laburgade to Cahors (taxi)
The elegant bridge spans the water, turrets bright, angled and sharp The Terminus art-deco hotel offers a splendid repast The wine in...
Simon Pollack
May 11, 20242 min read
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Day 14: Limogne-en-Quercy to Laburgade
And after a long day of walking, and after a warm day of calm And when the expected diversion endangers our bodies with harm The pilgrims...
Simon Pollack
May 10, 20242 min read
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Day 13: Cajarc to Limogne-en-Quercy
The natural way of things being that the female deer hurries ahead The sorry stag follows behind her, his antlers bowing his head But...
Simon Pollack
May 9, 20243 min read
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Day 12: Figeac to Gréalou
The wind and the rain are mere trifles, compared to the strength of the sun It beats its heat upon you, it shines until it is done If you...
Simon Pollack
May 8, 20243 min read
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Day 11: Decazeville to Figeac
A burgeoning friendship cemented, with heaven’s tears tumbling down A fortunate meeting with motorised pilgrims, in Renault we cover the...
Simon Pollack
May 7, 20242 min read
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Day 10: La Bessayrie to Decazeville
A moment of absence unseated by a well-meant hearty hello The heart-thumping shock of reverie rocked, a message of “go, just go” The...
Simon Pollack
May 6, 20243 min read
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Day 9: Sénergues to La Bessayrie
The grind of the climb plays hard on the limbs, as breathless you reach the top Where the sound of a perfect angel-like voice does lift...
Simon Pollack
May 5, 20244 min read
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Day 8: Estaing to Sénergues
Who’d have thought that fingernail dust would cause such angst for me? Who’d have thought a small shower towel could be a luxury? Who’d...
Simon Pollack
May 4, 20244 min read
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Day 7: St Côme d’Olt to Estaing
The matter of honour looms large on the walk: the pride of challenges met And after falling some way from my steed, I met a challenge I’d...
Simon Pollack
May 3, 20243 min read
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Day 6: Nasbinals to St Côme d’Olt (taxi)
A long march averted in cold and damp, but conscience twinges away Do I offend the great hiker above, whose purity should hold sway? But...
Simon Pollack
May 2, 20243 min read
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Day 5: Aumont-Aubrac to Nasbinals
The godfather runs the show in this town, his meter repeating its name What pity it is with pitiful limits this town must his power...
Simon Pollack
May 1, 20243 min read
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Day 4: Lajo to Aumont-Aubrac
I want to make you wet, my boy, I want to make you wet I’ll drench you so you cannot tell what’s rain or tears or sweat But you’ll never...
Simon Pollack
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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Day 3: Saugues to Lajo
The mayor may rule in name here, but we know who pulls the strings The matriarch junctions all data-flows, she directs ’most everything...
Simon Pollack
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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Day 2: Monistrol d’Allier to Saugues
They moan and complain and see dark clouds ahead, their vision cloudy with doubt Yet what they don’t see they know in their bones, though...
Simon Pollack
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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Day 1: Le Puy-en-Velay to St Privat d’Allier
The weather is not your friend, my friend, she’s fickle as fate in a huff One moment she’ll shine with a dazzling smile, the next she’ll...
Simon Pollack
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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