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Seveux to Gy: it ain’t half hot
Just a short update today. Following warm and generous hospitality at the Gîte du Reve at Seveux with Roger, his son and fellow guest Serge, I made a reasonably early start to walk the 29km to Gy. The official stage… Continue reading
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Leffond to Seveux via Dampierre-sur-Salon: commemorations, conviviality and more canals
Yesterday I awoke early at the gîte belonging to the Leffond commune and busied myself making breakfast. VE Day is a public holiday in France, usually just referred to as 8th May. I was grateful for the baguette that had… Continue reading
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Langres to Leffond: tis in my memory lock’d
My memory served me both well and ill on this long day’s walk from the hilltop city of Langres to the riverside idyl of Leffond. I had booked into the gîte above the Mairie at Leffond the day before, but… Continue reading
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Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins to Langres: a hop, skip and a jump
The morning after the night before. I expected to require some sort of heavy lifting equipment to hoist me out of bed into an upright posture, however on checking feet, legs, knees and back, everything seemed to be in surprisingly… Continue reading
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Montsaon to Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins: several steps too far?
I’m sorry not to have published this update earlier. I know that some people like to read my blog before bed and they will have missed their bedtime reading last night. I assume that my ramblings are conducive to a… Continue reading
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Cirfontaines-en-Azois to Montsaon: even the sparrow has found a home
I don’t know whether it is because I am spending up to seven hours a day in the outdoors, or whether avian life is more abundant here, but there are birds everywhere. Walking though forests is a delight: always a… Continue reading
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Bar-sur-Aube to Cirfontaines-en-Azois: every dog has his day
I’m starting today’s blog with a quotation from St Bernard of Clairvaux. Mystic, abbot and theologian, Bernard was much sought after by kings and popes during the 11th Century. He seemed to have a great affinity with dogs, whose tails,… Continue reading
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Brienne-le-Château to Bar-sur-Aube via Dienville: a parting of the ways
In France the 1st of May is Labour Day. My uncle left at 6am for the UK. This is a public holiday and would thwart my plans to visit the Napoleon Museum in Brienne. It does not open on a… Continue reading
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Montmorency-Beaufort to Précy-St Martin: a lesson in self-care
With my uncle staying I had the great luxury of being dropped off at Montmorency-Beaufort with a light bag. The Via Francigena climbs onto a ridge behind the village and, frustratingly was poorly marked for a good 2km stretch. Lots… Continue reading
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Vitry-le-François to Montmorency-Beaufort via Drosnay: lost socks, lost churches, found kebabs
It is said that when the then monk, Martin Luther got irretrievably behind in his prayers, he came to the realisation that God loved him simply because of his faith and not because of anything he did, (or didn’t do).… Continue reading
The Loafing Pilgrim 