The Le Puy Chemin is definitely worth walking- lots of magnificent scenery, lots of history and historic buildings, amazing architectural structures for the times. Interesting paths through forests, farms, towns and cities. Plus interesting people along the way. The first 2 weeks are very steep, lots of going up and coming down steep rocky paths. We heard from other more seasoned hikers that they felt that the first 14 days of this Camino was the toughest hike they had ever done. So be prepared! It seems that 20km/day is a reasonable pace considering the hills and rocks, plus you also want to have time to stop and enjoy the scenery along the way as well as when you get to each days destination.

Sometimes the book/maps/apps overestimate how long it takes to get from town to town, - be warned!
This part of France seems to close fir the season from 1st October, not many places for food or accommodation are open. You can still find something but your choices are limited. Plus there are a lot less people doing the walk, so it could be quite lonesome.

The weather is still good though- not too hot or too cold.
Nearly everyone on a camino takes away something from it. In my case - a realisation that everyone is different, we all have our idiosyncrancies, and we all have our good points - appreciate diversity! And concentrate on the good in people.

Overall- it was a beautiful and worthwhile hike, can thoroughly recommend it. If anyone would like more information about this walk - I am always up for a chat! Au revoir, A bientot.

Helen from Australian Brain Coaching

Testimonial from Ladies National Camp-drafting Champion!

Helen Dugdale / Wednesday, 17 January 2024

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Testimonial from Ladies National Camp-drafting Champion!

“What has lack of sleep and camp-drafting got in common?

To be successful at either, you need to change your mindset. Brain Coaching can help both situations and help you develop good habits and a new positive mindset!

Recently a client came to me about always coming 2^nd or 3^rd in her chosen sport of camp-drafting. She knew she was good enough, her horse was good enough, and she had put in hours of training. Something was holding her back. Through brain coaching, we uncovered what that was. Katie is now the Ladies National Champion!

Below is her comment about the process:

"I have always been a very competitive person and work hard to try and achieve my goals, over the last couple of years I have been having some difficulties with my much-loved sport of Camp-draft, I was having some issues achieving my best performance and it became something that I couldn't stop thinking about and that was making it worse. Helen gave me strategies to change the way I was thinking about things. The positive thoughts have been a game changer, I can't recommend Helen enough".

Regards
Katie

ABCRA Australian Championships Ladies Campdraft Winner

(ABCRA – Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft and Rodeo Association is Australia’s largest non-profit equine sporting organisation, it has over 7000 members and at the recent National titles there were over 400 competitors))

Photos – Katie with her Belt Buckle trophy and her winning horse – Warrior.

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Below shows the map of the area of France where you walk the French Camino. The blue line is the distance travelled from the starting point to the end. The redline shows Helen's progress across France walking between 19kms and 25kms a day. Staying at BnB's a long the way.

French Camino Walk Sept 2019