From St. Dizier to a wood near the motorway 4 kms short of Ligny-en-Barrois
Apr 29, 2017
07:08: Up and out of bed. 08:49: Breakfasted on porridge, washed, dressed, socks washed, packed. 08:58: Heading out onto the street after goodbyes.
A rest day in St Dizier
Apr 28, 2017
Awake at 07:50, crawled out of bed at 08:20. Each time I changed position during the night I discovered a new ache. Anne-Marie has already got up
From Vitry-le-François to St Dizier
Apr 27, 2017
Feet on the floor at 07:04. 08:39: Washed, dressed, breakfasted. Map folding and packing now. €55.00 for the hotel. €48.00 for the room and €7.00
From Châllons-en-Champagne to Vitry-le-François
Apr 26, 2017
09:18: Awake at 07:10. Up at 07:30. Washed, breakfast, socks and jocks washed, now I’m about to pack. The soles of my feet were very sore this
Épernay to Châllons-en-Champagne
Apr 25, 2017
#Tuesday 06:50: I slept like a log, snug and warm in the extra layers. I kept my socks on and I had a t-shirt and long-sleeved top on in the
From Dormans to Épernay
Apr 24, 2017
07:25: First woke at 06:40, got up maybe ten minutes later. I’m dressed now, teeth brushed and socks washed. It’s 1°C, too cold to take a shower in
From Chartèves to the municipal camping at Dormans
Apr 23, 2017
08:55: Up! Into the bathroom for a wash. 09:22: Washed, dressed. Bruno is up too. It’s a beautiful cloudless day. 10:57: Walking away from Bruno’s
A rest day in Chartèves
Apr 22, 2017
08:15: Awake. 09:46: Actually got up. What a terrific lie-in. I slept like a log. I’d had a bit of a sleep debt from the last few nights. About to
From Villiers-Saint-Denis to Chartèves
Apr 21, 2017
09:07: Up at 08:15 and into the shower block. Washed. The water was very not warm so it was a perfunctory wash. A very monk-like experience.
From Autheuil-en-Valois to the municipal camping at Villiers-Saint-Denis
Apr 20, 2017
07:50: Awake. Caravan interior at 0°C. I’m prepping breakfast. I’ve skipped showering, it’s icy cold. I was cold during the night until I wrapped
From Crépy-en-Valois to a caravan in a garden in Autheuil-en-Valois
Apr 19, 2017
Up at 07:00, washed and at the breakfast buffet at 07:40, including time for phone faffage too. I went totally crazy at the breakfast buffet
A rest day in Crépy-en-Valois
Apr 18, 2017
06:50: Awake. Spent a long time mulling on ways to make this trip less dependent on contingencies. My head is fit to explode. I want to 08:29: I’m
From a field between Fleurines and Villers-St-Frambourg to Crépy-en-Valois
Apr 17, 2017
I woke at 08:00 (or at any rate was awake enough to decide it was morning and that I ought to check my watch). It’s now 08:53 and I’m finally
From a wood between Cavillon and Le Tillet to a field between Fleurines and Villers-St-Frambourg
Apr 16, 2017
Today’s plan is to cross the wide Oise river at Creil. 08:11: Sitting up half-dressed. There was an extended period during the night when I lay
Paris République to Méru, then by foot to a wood between Cavillon and Le Tillet
Apr 15, 2017
Up at ten to eight. The guy from Costa Rica who asked to borrow my soap yesterday was asleep in his clothes and the guy from Morocco who was in bed
Paris: République, 11e arrondissement
Apr 14, 2017
Up at eight to get in the shower. It’s nine o’clock now and I’m just finishing a breakfast of a couple of bread rolls, butter, honey and cheese. The
Loconville to Méru, then a train to Paris
Apr 13, 2017
07:40: Up and out of bed. I have a difficult geometry puzzle to solve this morning.1 09:09: I’ve figured out an approach to getting to Paris. I’ll
A rest day in Loconville
Apr 12, 2017
10:39: I got up at nine, my brain exploding. I’d lain wide awake for a longish spell during the night, my mind on fire. I washed and dressed and
Dangu to Loconville
Apr 11, 2017
09:30: Washed and dressed. I first woke at 07:10 but didn’t get up until 08:40. Making breakfast now. This campsite is situated on a lake in a
Les Andelys to Dengu
Apr 10, 2017
I first checked my watch at 08:10. Now it’s 08:59 and I’m washed and dressed. I’m about to make breakfast. I still have yesterday’s left over salad
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