F029 Way of St. James (Camino) Aubrac-St.Come_d'Olt

After waking to a sunrise over the mists in the valleys, we left the Tour des Anglais behind us, and continued down quite steeply off the moors and into the valleys, with good views  of the landscape, formed by ancient volcanoes. We took some time to admire the lovely little village of Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac  before leaving by its 15th century bridge over the river Boralde,  with a sculpture of a pilgrim on a cross.  The church of Saint-Eloy was well worth a visit,  built in the 19th century with later superimposed galleries and many interesting sculptures.  From there, we had more pastoral ways, stopping at a pilgrims shelter at an old bake-oven guarded by  a dog and two cats for a rest and a snack. From there the path wound down through chestnut forests  on sometimes rather steep and stony tracks, crossing the ancient roman road from Lyon to Bordeaux at one point,  and down to the medieval village of Saint Come d'Olt in the Lot valley, arriving sore and exhausted at the  Ursuline Convent of Malet. 

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