Stage 4 to Livinhac

Apart from a very chilly start, we enjoyed beautiful sunny skies and good temps as we got through our longest stage of 69km (about 43 miles).

The first part of the day took us along the lovely Lot - here's a sample of it at Estaing:



Then we made our way down to the ancient pilgrim stopping point at Conques. Unbelievable sights, made even nicer by an almost total absence of tourists.






But then the fun started. I have never, ever climbed a longer, steeper, rockier path than the one out of Conques - and I've trekked to Mt Everest base camp! But the view from on high was worth it, at least in retrospect:



It's very nice to be done for the day, in a spacious gym with hot showers. Another day - the longest! - done. Smiley face.