6 "Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."
call upon him while he is near;
7 let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Isaiah 55: 6 - 9 (ESV)
I thought today's walk included a short-cut I learned about last year while staying at the Maison des Pelerins in Aire-sur-l'Adour. Apparently that shortcut was YESTERDAY, because I didn't realize that the Ferme de Marsan was AFTER Miramont Sensacq. I had discovered this variant route during my internet research sketched out by the Hospitalet St. Jacques which I decided to follow. That's one problem walking with a large group--it's so easy to get distracted.
Arzacq-Arraziguet, that town with the unpronounceable name, is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine region, in the south-west of France at 26 km from Pau, the departmental capital. Once several separate communes, including both Arzacq and Arraziguet, the town is now commonly called "Arzacq" and has about a thousand inhabitants.
It was a short walk today to Pimbo via a somewhat muddy trail, then some mostly asphalt walking to Arzacq. I loved the former which was very welcoming to pilgrim walkers and lingered awhile in the collegiate church there. There had been a wedding the day before and the place was still filled with flowers and strewn with petals.
I thought today's walk included a short-cut I learned about last year while staying at the Maison des Pelerins in Aire-sur-l'Adour. Apparently that shortcut was YESTERDAY, because I didn't realize that the Ferme de Marsan was AFTER Miramont Sensacq. I had discovered this variant route during my internet research sketched out by the Hospitalet St. Jacques which I decided to follow. That's one problem walking with a large group--it's so easy to get distracted.
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| Map of shortcut |
Arzacq-Arraziguet, that town with the unpronounceable name, is situated in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Aquitaine region, in the south-west of France at 26 km from Pau, the departmental capital. Once several separate communes, including both Arzacq and Arraziguet, the town is now commonly called "Arzacq" and has about a thousand inhabitants.
It was a short walk today to Pimbo via a somewhat muddy trail, then some mostly asphalt walking to Arzacq. I loved the former which was very welcoming to pilgrim walkers and lingered awhile in the collegiate church there. There had been a wedding the day before and the place was still filled with flowers and strewn with petals.
The walk
to Arzacq wasn't long although I saw fewer pilgrims than the previous
day. Perhaps it was because I had a head start being at the Ferme de
Marsan. I arrived early as the Gîte Communal didn't open until 2:30pm so
I opted for a copious lunch at the Café des Sports. I ran into the
Alsatian delegation, who were continuing on an additional 12 kilometres.
Three of the women whom I stayed with last night will be joining me
tonight.
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