{"id":44,"date":"2012-09-01T20:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gypsypilgrimjourney.wordpress.com\/?p=44"},"modified":"2012-09-01T20:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T20:22:00","slug":"le-puy-to-st-privat-dallier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2012\/09\/01\/le-puy-to-st-privat-dallier\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Puy to St. Privat d’Allier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The beginning of the Camino path.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I had a poor sleep last night. My thoughts raced like ocean waves in a rush to hit land, cresting then disappearing. Each wave brought forth different thoughts and worries. I was actually glad to get out of bed first thing in the morning. I joined others who were heading to the Cathedral for a pilgrim’s church service and pilgrim blessing by the Bishop of Le Puy en Velay. At the end of the service we were given a new pilgrim passport, a rosary, and a pilgrim’s medallion. Before I left the Cathedral, I took a photo from just inside the doorway. Ahead of me was the street we were to follow toward Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I returned to the hostel for breakfast. Finished, I returned to where I had slept to retrieve my backpack. I had forgotten the camera on the table in the dining hall and was going out the door to begin the trek when someone came up to me with my camera. I had been so engrossed with thinking ahead, I forgot to be present. It was becoming a habit of not being present. Yesterday it was the train in Paris, and this morning it was my camera in Le Puy.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I walked with another pilgrim, a tall younger woman who had stayed at the same hostel in Le Puy. We parted ways as she was taking an alternate path just before Ramourouscle, to reach Bains and then continue on. From that point on, I walked alone. My intention was to stop at Montbonnet for the day. However, when I got there, just after one o’clock, nothing was open. I would have to sit around for two hours before I could get a room. So, I decided to walk another eight kilometres to reach St. Privat d’Allier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I walked 24 kms today. Blisters and heel spur pain are competing with my right hip when it comes to pain. Strangely, the pain felt good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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