We woke to bright sunshine and crisp temperature – perfect weather for walking. Last night’s billet was very comfortable, and we enjoyed supper adjacent to the millstream, within sight of several chub feeding in the backwash. Tom particularly liked the way the table napkins had been folded! It was with mixed feelings that we set […]
Monthly Archives: April 2022
DAY 51 – DIENVILLE to DOLANCOURT
We had difficulty getting to sleep last night because our room was over the communal ablutions and recorded ‘musack’ started up every time someone went in there – we mainly got the benefit of the bass beat, which was especially irritating after the soothing choral music we’d heard in the church earlier! Unfortunately the owners […]
DAY 50 PRECY SAINT MARTIN to DIENVILLE
Our lodgings were very comfortable, and supper was enhanced by delicious freshly picked radishes grown in our hosts’ garden! We were relieved to learn the outcome of yesterday’s presidential elections, but disappointed to hear that with so many Ukrainians losing their lives defending democracy, 28% of the French electorate had not turned out to vote! […]
DAY 49 VILLERET TO PRECY-SAINT-MARTIN
There was some rain overnight and we woke to a grey sky, cooler temperature and higher humidity than for the last few days. Our hostess (who lives in another village) arrived at 9am so we settled our bill for the meals provided and then set off. On leaving Villeret we took a grassy track across […]
DAY 48 DROSNAY TO VILLERET
The morning sky was a little grey and the temperature had dropped overnight, with a forecast for possible showers during the day. Today’s walk was all about wooden churches – which were open and proudly part of a recognised tourist route, so completely different from what we’ve seen so far. As we left our very […]
DAY 47 VITRY-LE-FRANCOIS TO DROSNAY
We woke to another fine day with just a slight chill in the wind. Our lodgings at the Hotel Au Bon Sejour had been very comfortable and the owners very kind and helpful. We were fortunate to have had a room at the back of the building overlooking the garden. It might have been a […]
DAY 46 REST DAY IN VITRY-LE-FRANCOIS
Although yesterday we felt very much in need of a day off, we haven’t felt as foot sore today as on some of our previous rest days, so maybe our feet are finally getting used to their daily pounding! A late start and leisurely breakfast probably helped too. Our hotel is conveniently located just off […]
DAY 45 SAINT GERMAIN LA VILLE TO VITRY LE FRANCOIS
There are so many places called Vitry that is is essential to add the Le Francois bit so people know where you’re talking about! Wikipedia lists no less than 14 places called Vitry in 9 different Departements. Our lodgings for the night at Les Perrieres were most comfortable, and throughly recommended to other VF pilgrims. […]
DAY 44 CHALONS TO ST GERMAIN LA VILLE
Despite an early breakfast it took us some time to get going on account of the need to find and book accommodation through the next week. This stage is particularly difficult accommodation-wise and needed careful planning with some modification of our route. Leaving our hotel at about 1100, we headed for the city centre to […]
DAY 43 MATOUGUES TO CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE
Another fine morning welcomed the pilgrims, with just a tinge of patchy high cloud. How fortunate we are, but how long will it last? With a relatively short day’s walk to Chalons we were a little later leaving than normal, but we enjoyed the lie in. We backtracked through the village to recross the Marne […]