My bags are packed, I'm ready to go!

I leave tomorrow evening and will take about 36 hours to get to Paris, and then the next day take the train down to le Puy en Velay... a bit daunting but I am relieved that the volcanic ash issues seem to be resolving.. and that the French heat wave also seems to be cooling off a bit.  I am not expecting to find as much internet as I did in Spain so will probably settle for texting G so he can update this blog with very short posts. If I find wifi, I have a new phone that might allow me to post directly, but again, I don't expect that will happen often. All going well, I should start walking about Tuesday.