My write-up of Day 1 is very long because it felt like so much happened! If I can remember the details from the rest of the days, I will try to be as descriptive as this one 🙂
Today’s Lesson: always avoid walking when you can. I made a big mistake on my first day, walking all over town for groceries and a sim card, then taking a bus only halfway to the starting point and walking the rest. I was incredibly surprised at how quickly the heat overtook me as I came back into town, and it nearly killed me as soon as I had to start walking upwards, which felt like it was STRAIGHT up.
But let me rewind a bit and explain to you exactly how this day went down. It all started the night before in a house on the outskirts of Toulouse. My friend Connor and his (now fiancée!) Phébé invited me to stay before I started this trek. We stayed up way too late with their two friends that came over for dinner (which lasts for about 7 hours in France, plus all the time spent singing Oasis tunes in the pool), and I very foolishly booked an early, early train ride out of town.
