By TGV from Villers-en-Nancy to Reims
May 3, 2017
07:00: Out of bed to the sound of my phone alarm. I slept in my sleeping bag because my host had provided sheets but no blankets or quilt and it was
An AirBnB in Toul to an AirBnB in Nancy
May 2, 2017
07:07: Awake. I slept like a king1. 07:27: On my feet. My soles ache. Yesterday evening I peeled a giant disk of dry skin off the Les Andelys
From a field on the edge of the forest near Void to an AirBnB in Toul
May 1, 2017
07:09: Sitting up. Boy that was tough. The ground was hard and uneven. I really need to replace my mat. It got punctured during the shakedown walk,
From a wood near the motorway 4 kms short of Ligny-en-Barrois to a field on the edge of the forest outside Void
April 30, 2017
Awake at 07:04, sitting up at 07:12. That was a tough night, mostly because the ground is rock-hard and the traffic on the motorway was very loud.
From St. Dizier to a wood near the motorway 4 kms short of Ligny-en-Barrois
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
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