Day 26 – Zero Two

Today, we woke up early and drove to the Saturday market in the town centre. It was loaded with fresh local meats, cheeses, vegetables, and much more from about 100 different vendors.

It has been fun for me to experience true French cuisine and culture with Paul and Chantal these last two days, as I have not had much exposure to it, what with not knowing the language and being in the mountains (having to eat a lot of lightweight processed foods) for most of the time. They have really gone above and beyond with their hospitality and trail magic, and I’m much grateful that they extended this kindness to me. I have certainly needed all this good food and rest after almost 4 weeks on trail.

After, we went to the supermarket and I bought about 6 days worth of food to carry with me for the next section. I will buy another 2 or 3 days when I make it into the town of Salardu. Then it’s a whole lot of nothing for six days to a tiny village named El Serrat. Whole lot of nothing but mountains, trail, lakes, grass, forests, snow, animals, a few hikers, and a heaping helping of blue sky and sunshine.