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

SuperUser Account / Thursday, 2 February 2017

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Wakeup refreshed or not

Sleeplessness is a concern for many people. It can be caused by a number of different reasons. There are also many different ways of dealing with it - some with more degrees of success than others. You have probably gone on-line to find solutions and will have seen them all!
Some of the reasons for sleeplessness can include:

* environment - room temperature, bedding, other people, animals, noises etc
* Physical - aches and pains
* medical - stomach aches, head aches, etc
*emotional - past experiences, concerns, worry
* habits - bladder habits, brain habits

Your brain and body, for whatever reason, has developed this annoying habit of waking up in the early hours (or not even letting you go to sleep no matter how tired you are).
Some of the remedies suggested over the internet include: hot milk, lavender oil, medication, counting sheep (or equivalent mantras), meditation, getting up, exercise before bed (or no exercise), no screens before bed, etc, etc. We've all been there! Some people have had success with some of these remedies, however, none of them will really work until you have worked out what caused the problem in the first place and what is keeping you from succeeding.
This is where Brain coaching comes in. The first stage is to identify the original trigger.
The second stage is to then process this issue.
The third stage is to develop a strategy that is tailored just for you and your situation.
It usually takes about 3 sessions to get you back on track and creating new brain habits.
We only work on one issue at a time, all without drugs or hypnosis. Have had great success with past clients, who have all presented with different issues, and all ended up happy with having a full night's sleep, and on their way to making this a new habit,( rather than thrashing about wishing their night away), and waking up full of beans, ready to take on the day. Imagine that!
Happy to discuss your situation and see what we can do for you.
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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