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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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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
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La Chausée-sur-Marne to Vitry-le-François: fragile stones
I had treated myself to breakfast at Le Clos de Mutigny hotel and on arrival surveyed what was on offer. I decided I would try to tick off every single food group, which included boiling myself an egg and operating… Continue reading
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Condé-sur-Marne to Châlons-en-Champagne: canal, canal and a bit more canal
As a family we were once given a lift by my uncle from Calgary Airport to Ralston, a small township near Medicine Hat in the vast prairies of Alberta. “The drive will take three hours,” we were told, “I’ll wake… Continue reading