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August 22. Homeward Bound. Our last post…until we return to continue our Via Francigena.
We fly home on August 23rd, rather than October 21st as originally planned, somewhat bruised, a little saddened, but generally in good spirits and looking forward to returning next year. Rested the foot for a couple days in Reims but was determined to get to the Cathedral as I had not yet seen it for…
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August 18. Last day on the boat, a soaking and the Camino de Santiago.
Thought I would share photos from our last day on the boat as we powered our way up 8 locks to return to our base. We love these canal trips…and I think this is the nicest canal we’ve done…not too many locks little villages to explore and not too over whelmed with boats. As you…
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August 18. Floating along and some decisions made.
We have made the decision to go home…my foot is only slightly better and walking the remaining 1400 km of the Via Francigena is not possible. We have regrouped and plan to return next year to finish what we started a month ago. While disappointing on one hand, we look at what we accomplished….walking from…
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Aug 11 to 14…apologies for the delay in posts. We have not had good wifi connections for several days.
With our Via Francigena postponed for a couple of weeks due to injury, we rented a vehicle and booked a canal boat, so rather than walking / cycling adventure photos, we will make do with boating ones. Song of the Day: Since we are pretty much going nowhere right now, it seems appropriate to have…
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Day…um…I don’t know! Stardates August 9 and 10. Situation update.
Despite turning a myriad of colours that rival the socks knitted by my darling sister, the swelling on my foot has decreased substantially and I am able to walk /limp short distances. After the usual stages of denial, disappointment and acceptance, we’ve assessed and here’s the plan: we rented a car on the 9th and…
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DAY 20 AND 21…I pedaled all the way to Reims and all I got was this cheap plastic bracelet…
Parked in the appropriate velo parking area while Ken hunted down a morning espresso. It seemed to take forever to get out of Reims…over 10 km and we were still in suburbs. Ken made us go off route to go to McDonalds…which made me don my cranky face for just a wee minute. But in…
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Day 19. Laon to Reims. 60 km. 36°C. But forget the temp. Please get me off this highway!
Ken’s doing the writing today so this should be way better than normal. Song of the day. The old song by Guy Clark called “LA Freeway” seems to fit as there were Frenchmen going everywhere today in their little cars and big trucks. Go figure.
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Day 18. 38°C and a rest day in Laon. 0.0 km.
We were due for a rest day and didn’t want to battle temps in the high 30s. Plus…hey…a laundromat. And no there is no photographic evidence of Ken doing laundry all by himself! Song of the day: Mad Dogs and English Men, by Noel Coward. About going out in the mid-day sun.
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