First things first ~ Many thanks to my sister and fellow hiker for (a) inviting me into the world of Adventure Women trips, and (b) for finding this tiny gem of a village in which to spend our last days in France. My hike experience with our upbeat, cohesive, yet diverse group of awesome women far surpassed any … Continue reading
My apologies for going incommunicado, but dependable and robust WiFi has been nonexistent the last several days. This post will summarize the last five days of our hike that concluded in the village of Conques. We overnighted there then rode a bus the 120 miles to Toulouse, where the group disbursed to their various destinations. … Continue reading
A foggy morning quickly gave way to sunny blue skies as we left Monistrol–a quaint village nestled along the Allier river. We crossed the river and began ascending the other side of the valley through columnar basalt formations along the trail. We’ve got a great group of randonneurs–no whiners since all of us are experienced … Continue reading
Fifteen Adventure Women hikers and our logistics guide, Gillian Arthur, gathered at the Lyon airport Sunday noon. Introductions all around and a brief rundown of our afternoon “schedule” from Gillian set the journey in motion. We piled on a private coach and were in Le Puy en Velay two and a half hours later and, … Continue reading
After a quick walk to the train station to hop on the “A” Metro, we get to Bellecour Square lickety split to meet our wine tour guide. Olivier arrives promptly at 8:50 am as do the other 5 people on the tour. They comprise a mother-daughter from Austria. Daughter is a professional musician (the recorder) … Continue reading
After a mere three-hour flight from Iceland, once again in First Class, we arrive as dawn is a mere suggestion on the eastern horizon. Clustered points of light against an inky blue-black backdrop of the ground below our plane form not the familiar square grid of USA cities; rather, communities are defined by a free form … Continue reading
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