A very very long day at 33 kms in a little over 7 hours. We were really moving today as the scenery wasn't much to look at (read boring) as most of the day was spent in a forest. I like walking on forest trails however hours of it is a bit much!
We did however walk in perfect weather...forecast for tomorrow is RAIN however for the last while the rain seems to always be a day ahead and hasn't materialized...hope our luck holds out!
Last evening Yosh, Frank, Cyrille, Georges and I went to a pizzeria...good time! Frank got things off to a great start by juggling potatoes prior to supper...he wasn't kidding when he said he had clown skills! Beers all round and individual pizza's.
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| Frank juggling potatoes |
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| Chicken kidney topping...interesting. It's tasty! |
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| Pigged out! Chocolate cake, ice cream and whipped cream - ate every crumb! |
I had a great sleep except my iPad which was back from the dead, had a previous alarm set for 6:15...not the group agreed upon time of 6:45. Uh...sorry guys...
My iPad is no longer toast as it turns out it needed a hard reboot...plug it in and hit two buttons and hold for 10 to 15 seconds...thanks Andrew for helping me out here!
Breakfast was at 7:30 and was very good.
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| Skipped this cereal! |
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| Guy, Cyrille, Yosh and Georges |
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| Early morning fog as usual |
Then the long walk started...I led for a good part of the day followed by Yosh, Georges and eventually Cyrille who left 45 minutes after us...had to stop at a pharmacy to take care of a bad cold.
As mentioned earlier, the scenery wasn't great mostly flat roads in a forest...33 kms were essentially a military type march. Somehow we were all ended up walking in together to Couvent in Vaylats. For me today is about as fast as I can walk over a sustained time period as we averaged just under 5 kms per hour over the day. A few pictures from the day...
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| Right or Left...thanks cairn builder! |
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| Long tedious stretch |
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| Lunch today...yeah boulangerie open! |
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| Georges and Yosh at lunch break |
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| Cyrille - at beer break in evening |
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| Yosh |
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| Georges |
Future Pilgrims
We are staying at the Couvent des files Jesus in Vaylets. I am in a shared room, lunch tomorrow and demi pension for 32 euros. Plus you can have a beer for 1 euro! Highly recommend!
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