It was a dark and stormy… day, actually. It rained steadily most of the day, only letting up in the last few kilometres before Saint-Côme-d’Olt. Not as windy as the day before, but it had rained all night as well and the trail was either rocky and therefore had turned into a small creek, or dirt and therefore had turned to mud. Neither was particularly pleasant, and the journey was a bit of a slog.
But hey, it was only about 16 km (10 miles), and a good two-thirds of that was downhill into the Lot river valley. And I made it. I was soggy, but I made it!
In Saint-Côme-d’Olt I stayed in a 12th century monastery (feature image at top) that has been renovated into a hotel and working convent. The rooms were basic but the building and grounds were beautiful and the nuns have a garden, orchards, and goats. And of course their own chapel, where guests are invited to join for evening prayers.
I find it amusing that the 12th century monastery is one of the few buildings I’ve stayed in this trip that had an elevator.
