Dave: After breakfast, we began our walk out of town, with fine views of Saint-Alban behind us, going steadily uphill, twisting through a small village. Then across a D road, moving steeply uphill. We walked through meadows and some forests, mostly on hard footpath. We stopped in another small village for a snack and drink of water and then turned left, heading up a D road, where we were joined by a friendly guy from Quebec, Phil, and then a young man from St Etienne who had been at dinner last night. The four of us happily walked together, as the path veered off the D road onto a hard wide gravel and sand track. Phil, Annie and I stopped in a tiny town for a 1 Euro coffee. 
Annie: Breakfast was
pretty slim – we have gotten spoiled by unlimited bread and home-made
jams. Leaving St. Alban was easier than
getting into it. It was a beautiful
sunny morning walking through the fields.
The road was tricky: it never
looked like a steep incline, but the path would relentlessly continue upwards.
Dave: AFter our coffee, Phil went on ahead of us (right after he took our picture!) and we continued uphill, through fine sunny fields. At about 1pm we found a shady spot and had lunch. At that point, we were already on the outskirts of Aumont-Aubrac, which we reached at 1:30pm
Dinner was delicious, but so copious I had a hard time sleeping. We had carrot salad and pâté, followed by aligot, sausage, salad, and a wonderful local dessert (sort of bread pudding with prunes).
Dave: Aumont Aubrac is a charming littlle town with narrow winding streets, tidy houses and buildings with soft pastel colors. There is a beautiful church with lovely stained windows. Our gite, Les Sentir Fleuris, is on the main Place, across from a Bar Tabac. It's newly renovated,
clean, bright and airy. The proprietors, a couple, were very friendly and
cheerful. Monsieur could have been a stand up comedien – he had us all laughing at dinner (shared by about 15) as he showed us his aligot technique! And
Madame led us again in the pilgrim’s song!
Dave: AFter our coffee, Phil went on ahead of us (right after he took our picture!) and we continued uphill, through fine sunny fields. At about 1pm we found a shady spot and had lunch. At that point, we were already on the outskirts of Aumont-Aubrac, which we reached at 1:30pm
Annie: It was an easy
walk into Aumont-Aubrac after the picnic.
I’m glad we stopped there, because it is a delightful old town. We stopped for a drink at a café, since our
gîte wasn’t open yet. Who was there but
Phil, our québecois friend! We checked into
the gîte, showered, and washed some of our clothes. The sun and wind made for a good drying
day.
Dinner was delicious, but so copious I had a hard time sleeping. We had carrot salad and pâté, followed by aligot, sausage, salad, and a wonderful local dessert (sort of bread pudding with prunes).
Dave: Aumont Aubrac is a charming littlle town with narrow winding streets, tidy houses and buildings with soft pastel colors. There is a beautiful church with lovely stained windows. Our gite, Les Sentir Fleuris, is on the main Place, across from a Bar Tabac. It's newly renovated,
clean, bright and airy. The proprietors, a couple, were very friendly and
cheerful. Monsieur could have been a stand up comedien – he had us all laughing at dinner (shared by about 15) as he showed us his aligot technique! And
Madame led us again in the pilgrim’s song! 
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