Pilgrim’s Blog

Distance: 26.6 km – Elevation +320 m -230 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 29 degrees I woke just after the Italian pilgrims had left at 5.30 am and left the gite just after 7.00 am – breakfast had consisted of a cup of black coffee so I was hoping to find somewhere to eat later. My walk today was one of 29 kilometres to Langres and it was a fine day as I started out passing

Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 26 degrees I slept well and this being a rest day I was in no hurry to rise this morning. I wanted this to be a true rest day with very little walking to help in resolving the tendonitis in my left foot. So after venturing out briefly for coffee and croissant I stayed in my room until 2.00 pm with my foot raised and iced with the frozen peas I had

Distance: 10.9 km – Elevation +50 m -170 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 26 degrees After the rest day I had decided to complete a relatively short walk of 16 kilometres to Chalindrey to allow an easier day for further improvement in the tendonitis, so it was a leisurely rise this morning. I left the presbytery just before 10 am and wandered down the now busy main street of this fortified town. I walked to the

Distance: 25.2 km – Elevation +140 m -230 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 29 degrees I had slept well in this quirky B&B where the ceiling beams in my bedroom were at such an angle I had to be very careful not to bang my head when I rose from the bed ! A good breakfast was waiting for me when I arrived in the dining room at 7.30am; well fed and having said goodbye to

Distance: 24.4 km – Elevation +150 m -210 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 34 degrees It was a very warm night, especially in this little caravan; I left the door open throughout the night but hardly slept at all. Around 5.30 am I saw Jean-Pierre leaving the campsite and I started to prepare myself for the coming day. It was Sunday and the bar and restaurant in the campsite was closed as I left just before