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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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Châlons-en-Champagne to La Chausée-sur-Marne: a crossroads
Châlons was, in Roman times, known as Catalaunum, and was founded on the junction of the Roman Via Agrippa and the River Marne. A number of canals traverse the town, although most now run under elegant wide streets in the… Continue reading
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Guînes to Audenfort: warm winds and sneaky stamps
Day two began following a broken night’s sleep. I think the sun from the previous day and the costly detours took a little more out of me than expected. However, I woke full of vim and vigour and had a… Continue reading
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Changing plans and planning changes
Robert Burns in his 1789 poem To a Mouse commented that “The best laid plans of mice and men, gang aft aglay.” Although I think I prefer Willie Rushton‘s contribution to a “complete that quote” round in BBC Radio 4’s… Continue reading
The Loafing Pilgrim 