tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80583264425448983282024-02-06T20:13:46.996-08:00Building a new classroom for the children of Yabiro, Burkina FasoA record of Paul and Babette's journey and efforts to raise money for the construction of a classroom.
This blog is also designed to assist people (before the new LightFoot guide is available) wanting to travel between Santiago de Compostela and Rome. It describes the section between the St James Way (chemin de St Jacques) and the Via Francigena.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-9175482046595014422010-09-26T04:24:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:21:38.620-08:0025.09.2010 Fontvielle to Arles 13km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Bn8nrYkO3JFVbbLP4mc51F1p1uIkLZsP0hFCpzHcq00B4KRGfR-0KJ6ilURCRWonR_O14uxRhrLKEVOWxdASaM_XQpkFhLqpiDjil6rI2MNP2d4QrSNdGZU5CZ9Sg-5RqZPyH174jz0/s1600/DSC03850.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Bn8nrYkO3JFVbbLP4mc51F1p1uIkLZsP0hFCpzHcq00B4KRGfR-0KJ6ilURCRWonR_O14uxRhrLKEVOWxdASaM_XQpkFhLqpiDjil6rI2MNP2d4QrSNdGZU5CZ9Sg-5RqZPyH174jz0/s320/DSC03850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524544193467921922" /></a><br />Home after hell's start - all of us swatting the mosquitoes massed round us like a dark cloud, and then finally, entry into Arles, and no more mossies. 4 months on the road, so many experiences that we have forgotten half of them, a horse transformed from a selfish bully into a vital and indispensable member of the team. If I could have found the words and she could have understood them, I would have spent the rest of the journey telling her how wonderful she is. Likewise Flea, the accidental foundling, now a firm fixture in our family. He started out as a puppy of only 3 months and is now 8, perhaps teetering on the edge of canine adolesence. So what next? Well, Paul, I've been thinking ....Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-33091255316578374922010-09-26T04:12:00.000-07:002010-09-26T04:22:05.992-07:0024.09.2010 Aureille to Fontvielle 31km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNR5mhrRTPSQWLylGYKFKTg-MhwFiQv4y_iCci4v0R14Bi0nj9JuhXu3lD8hur2rknj9x8cJGryBvJGx2Sv8yM1IHjCYZNNgqAdrmoZGDmINQDkWic9Ao8ctyAHVaivwwBmEw_zZd80c/s1600/100_3522.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNR5mhrRTPSQWLylGYKFKTg-MhwFiQv4y_iCci4v0R14Bi0nj9JuhXu3lD8hur2rknj9x8cJGryBvJGx2Sv8yM1IHjCYZNNgqAdrmoZGDmINQDkWic9Ao8ctyAHVaivwwBmEw_zZd80c/s320/100_3522.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521180981767290434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NhlNXu_bgqf_IRaykxGmmzQ6ZqrsE8skW60BDORWOk9tuCq7-BghMaT4D4bfgTNb6Ojw5ADVVqKOkpUJZxlXib0AGjGZ8VgGTzfTra9hfxn-FusaK4whPhgpoPix35dzNqEHeIsfcN4/s1600/100_3521.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NhlNXu_bgqf_IRaykxGmmzQ6ZqrsE8skW60BDORWOk9tuCq7-BghMaT4D4bfgTNb6Ojw5ADVVqKOkpUJZxlXib0AGjGZ8VgGTzfTra9hfxn-FusaK4whPhgpoPix35dzNqEHeIsfcN4/s320/100_3521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521180781560509538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCARsuHLDAIjdb43ptgzXsZkC2E7siR6vERF0IEBdOzeG0s9UxjiXqZWYUZSj1YqomxQkWLhCh79eiwIUEEf2WKapszNQ_A6wTSTtf0onAo4FYF6ewAl62t750ZR1z3_fUobA07-tbIQ/s1600/100_3514.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsCARsuHLDAIjdb43ptgzXsZkC2E7siR6vERF0IEBdOzeG0s9UxjiXqZWYUZSj1YqomxQkWLhCh79eiwIUEEf2WKapszNQ_A6wTSTtf0onAo4FYF6ewAl62t750ZR1z3_fUobA07-tbIQ/s320/100_3514.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521180612466370626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId2g1UC1BM1sHY0WgKDtzDzOj6NfQN2fmqDFXuczlcCfnFQbEVepF1BZSYw_VXKsgJcjt1FkZ5gB1n5wEpPH2B2QcMxZwAOqYtnuSeo9hS2b96aEAqMZJxwQMm0yv2Sn32A2_UlCoQUY/s1600/100_3513.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgId2g1UC1BM1sHY0WgKDtzDzOj6NfQN2fmqDFXuczlcCfnFQbEVepF1BZSYw_VXKsgJcjt1FkZ5gB1n5wEpPH2B2QcMxZwAOqYtnuSeo9hS2b96aEAqMZJxwQMm0yv2Sn32A2_UlCoQUY/s320/100_3513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521180399686205714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVgGZbexkumvJfzNXgBy1RomqPnmWKUVU8Ia_S-X3Ti2pWtqbVQIKYXSAkNhA2GOb15sDO6OzrdSBrS1QX3KOGd-onxQMpCyyqXephfbltUifUmO2T97IMbF7M73HdvHXvVFR45KK6_8/s1600/100_3509.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVgGZbexkumvJfzNXgBy1RomqPnmWKUVU8Ia_S-X3Ti2pWtqbVQIKYXSAkNhA2GOb15sDO6OzrdSBrS1QX3KOGd-onxQMpCyyqXephfbltUifUmO2T97IMbF7M73HdvHXvVFR45KK6_8/s320/100_3509.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521180224789047378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IvDKpwRtrjlzRvsVMnuehI8nLTqQ5_-OeS4ijAAw6Uv7GCd14-S2HNMVFkd87pmXTHVby7sZF0LvQ6cc14fjmuDuIJ6OuwJWeKCtR-yttMnXUgAFCxSiSlpL8Qv3mBkkJLY-UzdGOsQ/s1600/100_3508.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IvDKpwRtrjlzRvsVMnuehI8nLTqQ5_-OeS4ijAAw6Uv7GCd14-S2HNMVFkd87pmXTHVby7sZF0LvQ6cc14fjmuDuIJ6OuwJWeKCtR-yttMnXUgAFCxSiSlpL8Qv3mBkkJLY-UzdGOsQ/s320/100_3508.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521179979644794978" /></a><br />All good until the late afternoon, when on our penultimate day a brief shower of rain and the dampness of the night before coalesce to wake every single mosquito in the region and focus on Nellie, and by extension us. Unimaginable hell, increased by the Fontvielle campsite's refusal to take Nellie. Everything is against us - no hotels, the only gite equestre full and our only alternative being to throw up the tent in a wood just outside the town and scratch our way through to the morning. Nellie is going through hell.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-31584005539744676922010-09-26T04:00:00.000-07:002011-01-25T04:28:18.658-08:0023.09.2010 Salon de Provence to Aureille 22km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkYAW_OKkKiPyOt1K1xF3tx4LKT1BauA6NnhLfECWD1E0iog-5R52_H5EASgEP5IlGZJ6xNPD7AlS8aSTBLOLRv_0tbBFiqwPvxpz2WmSnKk2-UP3a2xYuJsiPhurc_c1yvMmRkF5EZg/s1600/100_3500.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkYAW_OKkKiPyOt1K1xF3tx4LKT1BauA6NnhLfECWD1E0iog-5R52_H5EASgEP5IlGZJ6xNPD7AlS8aSTBLOLRv_0tbBFiqwPvxpz2WmSnKk2-UP3a2xYuJsiPhurc_c1yvMmRkF5EZg/s320/100_3500.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521178329828830130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmqj4OT1npBYkjSfxWZWvSoEgcCWRb8eeKaR-e9yXm1p-J-QXVl8KDPhoQepz1f43ppWWd-z3p3wDnGkeXlR_TxjOfq8yu99Biq2kzjUPHRsgdLLHp0PmVLi4bidc6DGhDtGAUaycZ4k/s1600/100_3497.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmqj4OT1npBYkjSfxWZWvSoEgcCWRb8eeKaR-e9yXm1p-J-QXVl8KDPhoQepz1f43ppWWd-z3p3wDnGkeXlR_TxjOfq8yu99Biq2kzjUPHRsgdLLHp0PmVLi4bidc6DGhDtGAUaycZ4k/s320/100_3497.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521178159945228226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYQVFBXTE3BSptvpA29lTAvNRIv47uGDhFR2Mf3k3ZhFZp95Vci3FgrT2kx2r0ZWv623rgbTS87tUdlVQATofRm9OLlb2sb5sAyp8XksrgUjrMdmwknzeHFsIj6Tamcskvb-ytucVlEU/s1600/100_3492.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYQVFBXTE3BSptvpA29lTAvNRIv47uGDhFR2Mf3k3ZhFZp95Vci3FgrT2kx2r0ZWv623rgbTS87tUdlVQATofRm9OLlb2sb5sAyp8XksrgUjrMdmwknzeHFsIj6Tamcskvb-ytucVlEU/s320/100_3492.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521177954384225922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZw4AoPC9zCqv6-s1qJ8smGaTwuK5JPER1n7ox22-_O6SUjK4NpM5tyqwLuSZ_398w_6il6DR3mZIQsc0L_P1qZmV2XIdNoBmOBRI3sqHjfhcqilSEc5nsrUT4eRUAWW7fKSkKGFa_Ec/s1600/100_3488.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZw4AoPC9zCqv6-s1qJ8smGaTwuK5JPER1n7ox22-_O6SUjK4NpM5tyqwLuSZ_398w_6il6DR3mZIQsc0L_P1qZmV2XIdNoBmOBRI3sqHjfhcqilSEc5nsrUT4eRUAWW7fKSkKGFa_Ec/s320/100_3488.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521177535898893250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEZzypyHVj0wifQt3JcBJ1rlN53yPVdJU66onquEmgjsNjvAhPGR3Tb4zKBhRdXbAxcLPY2vtr30DtRHZLTrCm5AbwvDuZZChB75RVOA6w2O2nuUxkGaonDagBNS7H00Xc1G_atLdkb4/s1600/100_3483.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQEZzypyHVj0wifQt3JcBJ1rlN53yPVdJU66onquEmgjsNjvAhPGR3Tb4zKBhRdXbAxcLPY2vtr30DtRHZLTrCm5AbwvDuZZChB75RVOA6w2O2nuUxkGaonDagBNS7H00Xc1G_atLdkb4/s320/100_3483.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521177064678819538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCXrvOvnRqvNL2UGMJN2i3EdpJFGNNV7sQCV1BdRHf_12p8GOv2flGBxSkHvD85Tfeph55RZCEm_mPjc05XmFyb3eLqUUY5KA-lyMuPlW9wonfSip56iCO8rulTAoA3C9iUTenl8WmBw/s1600/100_3480.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCXrvOvnRqvNL2UGMJN2i3EdpJFGNNV7sQCV1BdRHf_12p8GOv2flGBxSkHvD85Tfeph55RZCEm_mPjc05XmFyb3eLqUUY5KA-lyMuPlW9wonfSip56iCO8rulTAoA3C9iUTenl8WmBw/s320/100_3480.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521176684828781810" /></a><br />This doesn't get much better, great walking and then an evening with friends. Evelyne, who has been our constant companion, both virtually and in person, came out to share our pending conclusion to a journey that has taken almost 4 months.<br /><br />Accommodation: Mas de l'Etoile - ideal pilgrim accommodation, basic, but reasonably priced, located at the edge of the village.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-79594915560666605272010-09-26T03:54:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:26:16.841-08:0022.09.2010 Eguilles to Salon de Provence 31km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIUQ7_zixrhUo0vZoTfly-Ha9AuAm6iuoIgLDTObDE2VBhFAZrNjB0OBaG7A1AOnvPQqG8MOLIg-jNeKXq6Hy9NOUHwqUH5pz6jnX67SpbXA9-AILv68NVD9DbzGjQy4Oq0DISuhNgzA/s1600/100_3475.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIUQ7_zixrhUo0vZoTfly-Ha9AuAm6iuoIgLDTObDE2VBhFAZrNjB0OBaG7A1AOnvPQqG8MOLIg-jNeKXq6Hy9NOUHwqUH5pz6jnX67SpbXA9-AILv68NVD9DbzGjQy4Oq0DISuhNgzA/s320/100_3475.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521175456106495986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1_J7ifwpKHJGDptIWl_qoKTRzqmq3YRpkC9_drIzZKV3-9YSQne6NC4-DdCendxzY90WdSbBXVrBrARZSSS7tTRrdQOjyJQQsOnPK8icpTg3K6w-uoHvgBcFWNLfTogX4i_wuyLk2Pk/s1600/100_3465.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1_J7ifwpKHJGDptIWl_qoKTRzqmq3YRpkC9_drIzZKV3-9YSQne6NC4-DdCendxzY90WdSbBXVrBrARZSSS7tTRrdQOjyJQQsOnPK8icpTg3K6w-uoHvgBcFWNLfTogX4i_wuyLk2Pk/s320/100_3465.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521175023185376930" /></a><br />Yes, more good walking, helped by Jean-Claude who accompanied us for the first part and gave us a preferable route. We have the definite feel of entering the Apilles and getting close to home. <br /><br />Accommodation - Campanile Hotel - not really suited to the pilgrim budget, but the only place that would accept Nellie, for which we are very grateful.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-1081528549409165132010-09-26T03:50:00.000-07:002010-09-26T04:24:01.873-07:0021.09.2010 somewhere in a wood just before Aix en Provence to Eguilles 25kmAt the risk of repeating myself .... great walking, good signing and an evening hosted by Mme Clotet, who took us and our animals into her home, fed us and then called a friend to help us the next day - this is pilgrim-progress at its best.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-67751595748839414002010-09-26T03:41:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:29:18.175-08:0020.09.2010 Puyloubier to somewhere in a wood just before Aix en Provence 25km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02QeHvBSB9bp06s-Q4o9j2Vj1tRSfOZqrp9HjhhhUgzDFhG_ibEPf8i2ZguWrF4UJXsojKHS2y4aGk4uxpMmixWJOg35NT6PgJWEO8WMrJl7sigHk2ysEU2iD8d16CLjNgQva6R2vBHQ/s1600/100_3459.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02QeHvBSB9bp06s-Q4o9j2Vj1tRSfOZqrp9HjhhhUgzDFhG_ibEPf8i2ZguWrF4UJXsojKHS2y4aGk4uxpMmixWJOg35NT6PgJWEO8WMrJl7sigHk2ysEU2iD8d16CLjNgQva6R2vBHQ/s320/100_3459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521172838658260450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zFJuPGKRCuLVbnVYOrqOIJMF-KROyXRVc4tL120Plosq6tZehYa1U1J-_GQ77TD8BY3Ta1qKoTouQcMvGDnEIFgK5Wn8hXSx1MHgSaUZ_qdkWJnRZ1IZVQQ1oZNeNSbG9e3HvgAthS0/s1600/100_3454.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zFJuPGKRCuLVbnVYOrqOIJMF-KROyXRVc4tL120Plosq6tZehYa1U1J-_GQ77TD8BY3Ta1qKoTouQcMvGDnEIFgK5Wn8hXSx1MHgSaUZ_qdkWJnRZ1IZVQQ1oZNeNSbG9e3HvgAthS0/s320/100_3454.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521172634056497314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbavUZMN5my7NiGqrwBXyj-lZdnHD-4GuJuuBzQYG-AYk6F82nuAWRYKepdx8bD3hsPTEP7ySU2djm9REkrKy33mebW6Kls3J_H58EVEQCRyaRvUlQk0pB1IXR4Cg4J9oCkf0yU3kSkYE/s1600/100_3438.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbavUZMN5my7NiGqrwBXyj-lZdnHD-4GuJuuBzQYG-AYk6F82nuAWRYKepdx8bD3hsPTEP7ySU2djm9REkrKy33mebW6Kls3J_H58EVEQCRyaRvUlQk0pB1IXR4Cg4J9oCkf0yU3kSkYE/s320/100_3438.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521172217215482674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEDRoSrJ8JU0hi3EVrOsNwbz-8fRN49FD2opd4Ci4SlvPZB7hFOz4tTLzqhgmMifyQaudX01Gn8GqfTpJCehyphenhyphen5jNJBvMZDKTjiWgrEmZ3fDjUmx32HfcGgp9oIFz6EOKGkNjcUnD8Tuw/s1600/100_3430.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEDRoSrJ8JU0hi3EVrOsNwbz-8fRN49FD2opd4Ci4SlvPZB7hFOz4tTLzqhgmMifyQaudX01Gn8GqfTpJCehyphenhyphen5jNJBvMZDKTjiWgrEmZ3fDjUmx32HfcGgp9oIFz6EOKGkNjcUnD8Tuw/s320/100_3430.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521171999472013266" /></a><br />Once again excellent and varied walking, past two reservoirs and through endless woodlands offering breaks for spectacular views. Our only problem being our second discovery that whereas some Parish priests may enthusiastically embrace the concept of providing hospitality to pilgrims, their support staff sometimes less so. Our attempts to find accommodation in the maison paroisse in Eguilles are not welcome and we finally decide to camp out.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-54509498808371179332010-09-26T03:30:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:30:18.568-08:0019.09.2010 St Maximin la Sainte Baume to Puyloubier 23km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lXaYazZ1AbJMB4PMmXYHu_fVvQm4oK8fB1wBlTFOMpuhNV_dbQKjWXgXSSYwwtJS9F88QNxjYx2RTBtuXHnKfuNxw2tpJgH1OasFnAqnaQDJo6GVCgi9tksAT6aB8-Ff6DFATPZ2SrI/s1600/100_3422.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lXaYazZ1AbJMB4PMmXYHu_fVvQm4oK8fB1wBlTFOMpuhNV_dbQKjWXgXSSYwwtJS9F88QNxjYx2RTBtuXHnKfuNxw2tpJgH1OasFnAqnaQDJo6GVCgi9tksAT6aB8-Ff6DFATPZ2SrI/s320/100_3422.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521170169919530530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRidvvXngq6jfysbyMuF6-Nbkwyi5O1pp9D3-18NauM1fYNWoch0GMxjs4Um1JnSPxcYrC6eM_WzhyphenhyphenJV2NfgaDSofl0gmtL9XbhuT2VyEm2KZG80kGNmuWVCdY2BK_RSDv5fTq0SZPoI/s1600/100_3411.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRidvvXngq6jfysbyMuF6-Nbkwyi5O1pp9D3-18NauM1fYNWoch0GMxjs4Um1JnSPxcYrC6eM_WzhyphenhyphenJV2NfgaDSofl0gmtL9XbhuT2VyEm2KZG80kGNmuWVCdY2BK_RSDv5fTq0SZPoI/s320/100_3411.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521169959076807682" /></a><br />Not much more to say that the walking in this region is on broad tracks and consistently well-signed, so good that we will recommend it to cyclists and horse riders. On this section our route is dominated by the vast escarpment of Sainte Victoire.<br />Accommodation: Le Cézanne camping - good value, good location.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-17967908831966185912010-09-26T03:23:00.001-07:002010-09-26T03:28:28.795-07:0018.09.2010 St Maximin la Sainte Baume - rest day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_9IBnb0yj3Xp6Yz2OULeqpzcbJHopNL-MZ5dKY1pXwiFjMFkMD9ao7_Grk8B2k7BuSJevyf_jJ0e_TIKfL7axMcLXbfwSLRuaGeuFC_ZcN88PwVuLQuD8vHKmSq44Z-IpmCRyd6Zviw/s1600/2010-09-18+14.48.36.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_9IBnb0yj3Xp6Yz2OULeqpzcbJHopNL-MZ5dKY1pXwiFjMFkMD9ao7_Grk8B2k7BuSJevyf_jJ0e_TIKfL7axMcLXbfwSLRuaGeuFC_ZcN88PwVuLQuD8vHKmSq44Z-IpmCRyd6Zviw/s320/2010-09-18+14.48.36.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521167155662587378" /></a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-45203096672180341742010-09-18T01:20:00.000-07:002010-09-18T01:23:36.904-07:0017.09.2010 Le Val to St Maximin la Sainte Baume 33km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokRNtDeh-S-EP1Cp9etEu4584-DPjW6qNik322I7mwVfssxNqkTs-bgBKKwE2RvgWWl_s1am0TNiR404qoc8Wtf_39HWrMcher-Ml4ktduHWW9gCIncRIC1JlXwzLdEJSU1nZCNSXTBI/s1600/100_3401.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokRNtDeh-S-EP1Cp9etEu4584-DPjW6qNik322I7mwVfssxNqkTs-bgBKKwE2RvgWWl_s1am0TNiR404qoc8Wtf_39HWrMcher-Ml4ktduHWW9gCIncRIC1JlXwzLdEJSU1nZCNSXTBI/s320/100_3401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518166286769683698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuaKoEz7VUndYnHUHcZHEP2UT8fN85wzAXX-KydTrrQDP3qAd38gyggGovJBUDzUYJuhvuArjofvGCdGd46L80qssuWyzHW7FPKqUJe2KNCk9WxHY823Vfykf7OILycUNr0jgosxFkOk/s1600/100_3400.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuaKoEz7VUndYnHUHcZHEP2UT8fN85wzAXX-KydTrrQDP3qAd38gyggGovJBUDzUYJuhvuArjofvGCdGd46L80qssuWyzHW7FPKqUJe2KNCk9WxHY823Vfykf7OILycUNr0jgosxFkOk/s320/100_3400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518166117303857170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE2kb8Z3jNkV1aqFUJMLkyIcZ9fStCT8fFXDcFh8DwgyMv9gTYdDGXAwwSBJxW3V54RcPz7woIkDjiUCqyPnPUvuKxBTQfZZFFWO269eY4AW5-0QmioRhQN4Y2AdLpqgPOol4xajpFXI/s1600/100_3398.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE2kb8Z3jNkV1aqFUJMLkyIcZ9fStCT8fFXDcFh8DwgyMv9gTYdDGXAwwSBJxW3V54RcPz7woIkDjiUCqyPnPUvuKxBTQfZZFFWO269eY4AW5-0QmioRhQN4Y2AdLpqgPOol4xajpFXI/s320/100_3398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518165934317618194" /></a><br />Excellent walking with the first half being on tracks, climbing into the hills and the second on small roads into St Maximin. Our plan to have a short day was changed when we couldn't find any accommodation in La Bras, or anything else much. French villages are dying from centre. Nevertheless, we are covering the ground and should get back home for the beginning of October, as planned. Rain is still threatening overhead, after last night's downpour. Signing generally good, but with gaps that would leave anyone without the GPS trace completely stranded. <br />Accommodation: Etap hotel – the usual prices and standards – reasonable, all things considered.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-43991992770965802762010-09-17T12:32:00.001-07:002011-01-21T01:34:24.787-08:0016.09.2010 Carces to Le Val 21km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NSk2_ZJB3cQqXTXJdd-uHLjoTBfKt69fcrizc2b9YMkJpkvZoj69vQasxiP2saJ3ZzkpkkwXdegSnFw2JlgInTCcMUx0sdb_jbCDTQaVIbJ1E-m5RR_Bx84f-EfSFtylc7b0MJRlAQU/s1600/100_3393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NSk2_ZJB3cQqXTXJdd-uHLjoTBfKt69fcrizc2b9YMkJpkvZoj69vQasxiP2saJ3ZzkpkkwXdegSnFw2JlgInTCcMUx0sdb_jbCDTQaVIbJ1E-m5RR_Bx84f-EfSFtylc7b0MJRlAQU/s320/100_3393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518162741083705186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoqZdqBXoPIdwpuO_vJZrgndYtivgGjgNjdGWPh0CZCdMlV3Gc4v8TxpDsd1srcqhh5nKyfuq6u3Wgt_lHU4CutEBWId0S6-KDWPtAWKddZEquuiyiebpHSzIzcNTRfn46q1ijPM9pwo/s1600/100_3388.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoqZdqBXoPIdwpuO_vJZrgndYtivgGjgNjdGWPh0CZCdMlV3Gc4v8TxpDsd1srcqhh5nKyfuq6u3Wgt_lHU4CutEBWId0S6-KDWPtAWKddZEquuiyiebpHSzIzcNTRfn46q1ijPM9pwo/s320/100_3388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518162489415326770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXDHg074arKZIOy05ywsQBxXpqg6p98CRz135oErUlGzmMkLMFk7khlQpIdxYNG13aKos-E10-TcLQdoqMiM_x7Omqb8M4G1NTOfiWPEZbBphldH4OqEemLuJNQNQ35uPZTrtnTxm_HE/s1600/100_3386.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXDHg074arKZIOy05ywsQBxXpqg6p98CRz135oErUlGzmMkLMFk7khlQpIdxYNG13aKos-E10-TcLQdoqMiM_x7Omqb8M4G1NTOfiWPEZbBphldH4OqEemLuJNQNQ35uPZTrtnTxm_HE/s320/100_3386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518162307496412610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHucsHGYpRXG3AO3jUbJMOTYlrSPn-fWpK9iki6LCBq0ySsikd3T7Bm191ja7euoAp3sEVhBs5EjyT-ivUaFWnD5e8fzxHeKB9qcvojs9dT6KUpVK20jgSerkmf7C_SXRVYyWlTYRlb0/s1600/100_3384.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHucsHGYpRXG3AO3jUbJMOTYlrSPn-fWpK9iki6LCBq0ySsikd3T7Bm191ja7euoAp3sEVhBs5EjyT-ivUaFWnD5e8fzxHeKB9qcvojs9dT6KUpVK20jgSerkmf7C_SXRVYyWlTYRlb0/s320/100_3384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518162132598856642" /></a><br />More good walking through what I presume is typical Provencal countryside - a real pleasure to walk through and only a few climbs. The distances quoted by Les Amis have been consistently inaccurate and always underestimated, today was no different. After yesterday's 31km we wanted a short day and the 15km given seemed reasonable. In fact it was 21km with an extra kilometre spent finding a place for Nellie. After being offered a place by a friendly bar owner, she finally ended up in the field of an equally friendly South African woman with a vast property (we couldn't find the first one). The accommodation for us was complicated by a less than helpful assistant at the maison paroisse which was listed as a source for pilgrims. We were just about to give up and camp next to Nellie when the priest himself finally came out and put things in order. In contrast, he could not have been more helpful and welcoming – “This is your home.” he told us. I write with the sound of the evening Mass rising up through the floorboards. We also had our first unpleasant encounter with a gendarme, while we were having a beer in the town centre. He stopped and demanded to know why we were there and how long we would be. He also insisted that we clean up after her, and when I told him that we always did, he demanded our contact details should be there any issues regarding her cleanliness. Our conversation/altercation was watched in silence by everyone else in the bar, but when he had gone they expressed their outrage and told us he was well known for being an arsehole. <br />Accommodation – maison paroisse - excellent facilties at no charge, but perseverance required.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-35771726094547089722010-09-17T12:31:00.001-07:002010-09-18T01:06:04.000-07:0015.09.2010 Lorgues to Carces 31km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1dXzFdcaILGVNCRUIpcx-eOry_YVqyoZYrGHP_Npb0FrbTlJL-4TgYhj-hyDeJj_YUH1nHLWqnJa_WPG-FEhfElX2leMeBo-Y7TjQkcuu1TWQtIZ-bZQRiN-owfE_RR9PTWnAu2G55c/s1600/100_3375.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM1dXzFdcaILGVNCRUIpcx-eOry_YVqyoZYrGHP_Npb0FrbTlJL-4TgYhj-hyDeJj_YUH1nHLWqnJa_WPG-FEhfElX2leMeBo-Y7TjQkcuu1TWQtIZ-bZQRiN-owfE_RR9PTWnAu2G55c/s320/100_3375.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518161708985685282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiCARqwF8hBEW6DPy8mJlzpbS4z0cV_8qeQffA9oFCf-EDeFQ5QlbiCjteD4bfeS4s4-sCAV5D2KqSjyrbf_bObBpzYpD9PuPr8eU3_FgJDq0qI-HcZxSmf_uuLUyh2N67gi_5A-XiBg/s1600/100_3370.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiCARqwF8hBEW6DPy8mJlzpbS4z0cV_8qeQffA9oFCf-EDeFQ5QlbiCjteD4bfeS4s4-sCAV5D2KqSjyrbf_bObBpzYpD9PuPr8eU3_FgJDq0qI-HcZxSmf_uuLUyh2N67gi_5A-XiBg/s320/100_3370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518161530474541362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS4hUQ6HzflA30KTlZdy_4UD0l7bmZwroeUzDq3H0Ku-g8KChRCrrtk_BWwQV3ahS9YTdvWyfdHSRODGbNF-Rc9tRJ4JWYQABv7ER54f48sGH1FNK6GDOP5tg4y07WPKc505ydNMtyqc/s1600/100_3367.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS4hUQ6HzflA30KTlZdy_4UD0l7bmZwroeUzDq3H0Ku-g8KChRCrrtk_BWwQV3ahS9YTdvWyfdHSRODGbNF-Rc9tRJ4JWYQABv7ER54f48sGH1FNK6GDOP5tg4y07WPKc505ydNMtyqc/s320/100_3367.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518161322522464418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhNwjJQAV0FuSCCO9Xt8HYONX9EdjVA7rcEc1x5ea3AgChyphenhyphenKwx6TzfS_Vj_Kbm6q87cjO0zmTJYCmAF0vvRmOcbrsLBKti2_RwU1Kkn20FGwM22m4eVXdMfgkhbyPEKp5Ws2ieOb3jBM/s1600/100_3364.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdhNwjJQAV0FuSCCO9Xt8HYONX9EdjVA7rcEc1x5ea3AgChyphenhyphenKwx6TzfS_Vj_Kbm6q87cjO0zmTJYCmAF0vvRmOcbrsLBKti2_RwU1Kkn20FGwM22m4eVXdMfgkhbyPEKp5Ws2ieOb3jBM/s320/100_3364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518161140166072626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXJ6VY2QLwaR343BSXt_VNDnd-vzu1I3Vf4Bau5ux_UiksB1dvkXhnW5hwNHMiVY7Onj2dCihVWk80K-EXQ-O1ilOP3iDhB9cwQQnuO8EmNwb6TaUnFle6wxbf5qH8VEcLVnJHTdu3Bo/s1600/100_3361.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXJ6VY2QLwaR343BSXt_VNDnd-vzu1I3Vf4Bau5ux_UiksB1dvkXhnW5hwNHMiVY7Onj2dCihVWk80K-EXQ-O1ilOP3iDhB9cwQQnuO8EmNwb6TaUnFle6wxbf5qH8VEcLVnJHTdu3Bo/s320/100_3361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518160936700376066" /></a><br />A long day, but again almost entirely on small roads and tracks through the gentle landscape of vineyards and small farms – a great stretch. Nevertheless, we were pleased to arrive and stop in Carces. Good signing all the way.<br />Accommodation: Camping Les Fouguiéres – highly recommended – helpful hosts and good value 16 euros for two people and no extra charge for Nellie or Flea. Pleasant location too, on the edge of the town, but quiet and secluded.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-39507506613526929662010-09-17T12:30:00.002-07:002010-09-18T01:01:42.358-07:0014.09.2010 le Muy to Lorgues 32km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd13jsyPN1-JEyZEVOWR9mjgph_kjKs2y02CaKe4DF2uvs3rlDMq3VI6hSBw4TF9V9AcfNISpjPR7Ir8lGnqIDCS3VCyVais0mcdFCF7oqPsGhF15Vs-mrREE0OyR47BVg-iTyyQ_0po/s1600/100_3344.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd13jsyPN1-JEyZEVOWR9mjgph_kjKs2y02CaKe4DF2uvs3rlDMq3VI6hSBw4TF9V9AcfNISpjPR7Ir8lGnqIDCS3VCyVais0mcdFCF7oqPsGhF15Vs-mrREE0OyR47BVg-iTyyQ_0po/s320/100_3344.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518160578723793602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT_XQ0AyWL8A-fG77oUf2wwgXbxizDkikpXGoTARc3SxL-LNoub6u_-6NHItD3XnVLRbEgny_GqrcMhdSMnjIgWtz8OmA1EGfgASIbjaKIjjw8rEkIEszAjH6-vcLZE5uK4fEB0-mZek/s1600/100_3352.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDT_XQ0AyWL8A-fG77oUf2wwgXbxizDkikpXGoTARc3SxL-LNoub6u_-6NHItD3XnVLRbEgny_GqrcMhdSMnjIgWtz8OmA1EGfgASIbjaKIjjw8rEkIEszAjH6-vcLZE5uK4fEB0-mZek/s320/100_3352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518160395799967250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPOw_5zZxJG-AJu2l93f7Ag5P1lxNGnsd47OlFZUjN5xsgYrQ2B7q0Ln-xaCW0dYtswHCTYQneTXjnqzQdojDK_n8xTRnn70bo3iQYp5lZ4G_KV9vvpJBm8mI93zjxgbWsZIYr-klBvY/s1600/100_3342.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPOw_5zZxJG-AJu2l93f7Ag5P1lxNGnsd47OlFZUjN5xsgYrQ2B7q0Ln-xaCW0dYtswHCTYQneTXjnqzQdojDK_n8xTRnn70bo3iQYp5lZ4G_KV9vvpJBm8mI93zjxgbWsZIYr-klBvY/s320/100_3342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518160012251856082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOocPec19yMZjwtPtNm3S8A3drt4eF1DnwZHko9UXO96w8rDX02FUu4y76FGBOd6QnrwEbyrUm32JZoyfDvUShrdfbQPgbBokYrjXs95FVKBEstgSXtU5C67hWAAMxhV7pAAF-vQpb18/s1600/100_3336.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOocPec19yMZjwtPtNm3S8A3drt4eF1DnwZHko9UXO96w8rDX02FUu4y76FGBOd6QnrwEbyrUm32JZoyfDvUShrdfbQPgbBokYrjXs95FVKBEstgSXtU5C67hWAAMxhV7pAAF-vQpb18/s320/100_3336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518159783058806482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSgHLlC8DEA3xDravF1ukGplJWeIIE08OBsR6HwPZceULlWLrbAIUZeJDFnZezOjRupME8edhGjFI2siurDx-LbXPzJPiC37GyPXfIG_sgYZDrvsmuXmUPmV8qIBB-HaAmzE7OFCCVZg/s1600/100_3334.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSgHLlC8DEA3xDravF1ukGplJWeIIE08OBsR6HwPZceULlWLrbAIUZeJDFnZezOjRupME8edhGjFI2siurDx-LbXPzJPiC37GyPXfIG_sgYZDrvsmuXmUPmV8qIBB-HaAmzE7OFCCVZg/s320/100_3334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518159592808554482" /></a><br />Excellent walking, off-road and on small tracks winding through vineyards and sparsely populated forests. Our only difficulty being the number of roads still blocked by flood damage. Paul, determined to sleep in a bed that night, managed to comandeer the help of a local gendarme who led him to a large, bourgeois house surrounding by land, on the edge of the town. The owners, charming and relaxed with regards to Nellie, offered a grassy top terrace where she spent a pleasant night. <br />Accommodation: Hotel de Parc – ideal pilgrim accommodation in budget terms, but also for location – stereotypically French – crooked floors, anarchic showers and creaking beds. Lorgues, a town that is sufficiently tourist-orientated to offer facilities, but not so much that you want to avoid. A highly recommended stop.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-42402365082676903442010-09-17T12:30:00.001-07:002011-01-21T01:36:29.555-08:0013.09.2010 Frejus to Le Muy 24km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yRTjsTI7RSMlCEhQ6DQR-V73IJ-BXEPT04ARzeo50UKzavk98aE1iyzaMKC7xI20KJKJf-gRM5MUhVEs_l_7syKjOvqFWUFmUnOCsRzOQF0kqP5R5LA2NbdU1YCVaVua18HirXbskVc/s1600/100_3330.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yRTjsTI7RSMlCEhQ6DQR-V73IJ-BXEPT04ARzeo50UKzavk98aE1iyzaMKC7xI20KJKJf-gRM5MUhVEs_l_7syKjOvqFWUFmUnOCsRzOQF0kqP5R5LA2NbdU1YCVaVua18HirXbskVc/s320/100_3330.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518158981065791362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-YIjn81l_-tUUZh_RJKaAw1rjlKMWHC9u5Q9f3e0bf0DxF7TfJzJrgI3Niscj8CLRH7-RP9kmpzzUUZDRMKP8SR-EbY_xMLtD_0ryn0tSw-oCLMQv58H-scAp7wKlyIgXnBiU0zon64/s1600/100_3325.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-YIjn81l_-tUUZh_RJKaAw1rjlKMWHC9u5Q9f3e0bf0DxF7TfJzJrgI3Niscj8CLRH7-RP9kmpzzUUZDRMKP8SR-EbY_xMLtD_0ryn0tSw-oCLMQv58H-scAp7wKlyIgXnBiU0zon64/s320/100_3325.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518158761385489666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F_8HcwsHj_ITjoYpD0ydEtNp6b9v3emFlIsqnYAVzeC9rS5ZE2ujE6UpAhd4jObgvu2s2q1Kpg8bn9nVCytPLRy72_ZsS16HbIplh3SlS6H_AmM_tUHvkW6O0EsiF7FtGycyEeM6T7w/s1600/100_3323.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F_8HcwsHj_ITjoYpD0ydEtNp6b9v3emFlIsqnYAVzeC9rS5ZE2ujE6UpAhd4jObgvu2s2q1Kpg8bn9nVCytPLRy72_ZsS16HbIplh3SlS6H_AmM_tUHvkW6O0EsiF7FtGycyEeM6T7w/s320/100_3323.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518158394976875090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nvuv0cxsMo-5Ck4lWtvsjJ3NxG2_WVDC18n-Gxdjvb4wN4DSogbERI1zxFcQ41VMalezYdwAmclrcoVsDe1nTyy9GymKh4vT4SOfGW_9oBY6r91xzZHoOSeCSPBiYrv847xokJJKjUA/s1600/100_3320.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nvuv0cxsMo-5Ck4lWtvsjJ3NxG2_WVDC18n-Gxdjvb4wN4DSogbERI1zxFcQ41VMalezYdwAmclrcoVsDe1nTyy9GymKh4vT4SOfGW_9oBY6r91xzZHoOSeCSPBiYrv847xokJJKjUA/s320/100_3320.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518158208050309346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e2auU20xvq4LxkhG59w1mU-C9UdJ7N_A0wt9mjfaTUaZctBRmyFd734xUydG5cCLbShSZqRDWr2YljQojmsXoLxfcFsJKQwBv4gmMG4FdO9axFl9AZniP-Jldg33XHHis5-NY7Dv0tg/s1600/100_3319.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5e2auU20xvq4LxkhG59w1mU-C9UdJ7N_A0wt9mjfaTUaZctBRmyFd734xUydG5cCLbShSZqRDWr2YljQojmsXoLxfcFsJKQwBv4gmMG4FdO9axFl9AZniP-Jldg33XHHis5-NY7Dv0tg/s320/100_3319.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518158007007984482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1PAZMCc_LWXUglQWIrYFysqny085RkZcyhaCHk2DvvlAIldOaZpvlwQjdbE5_ZQgl9BoC14-qOLyT0xnRo38-nAsytWhOc3ESENBjnTUK8DrkAX7H-C_QIfvfSl7favOoPcmA92BF7M/s1600/100_3315.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1PAZMCc_LWXUglQWIrYFysqny085RkZcyhaCHk2DvvlAIldOaZpvlwQjdbE5_ZQgl9BoC14-qOLyT0xnRo38-nAsytWhOc3ESENBjnTUK8DrkAX7H-C_QIfvfSl7favOoPcmA92BF7M/s320/100_3315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518157785305340194" /></a><br />Much more pleasant walking, off-road and away from the worst of the suburban sprawl. Our entry into Le Muy was complicated by a complete lack of signing and a road that had been washed away during the June floods – one abandoned car still remaining. Difficult not to wonder if the occupants had been one of the number of deaths reported. We had to find a long detour but with Paul's 6th sense and the GPS, we arrived at the Gite de Groupe without too much trouble. Later our waitress told us that the French policy was to close media access once the mortality rate was over 35. She claimed that in her region alone, there had been 200 deaths. On a more positive note, we met the owners of an equestrian centre who helped us out of Frejus and gave Nellie a sack of food. <br />Accommodation: Gite de Groupe Parador – currently another flood victim but due to open soon – can't say enough good words about its manager, Remy. Great guy, horse tolerant and refused payment.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-84701121774012088012010-09-17T12:29:00.000-07:002010-09-18T00:49:19.088-07:0012.09.2010 Argens to Frejus 28km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9OGuPU3n_yaEsx8omHbZh9Ehwm-hO1geDmNcKkApwyczM-ubaI0GfOUxLgLjQNKLE95bdX0Ds1ztjoc_unbbwzJGwutmgZtLPhLqObjn5shD30u2RWwtZYqg1cBI8VG24l3nntfNQ-A/s1600/100_3310.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9OGuPU3n_yaEsx8omHbZh9Ehwm-hO1geDmNcKkApwyczM-ubaI0GfOUxLgLjQNKLE95bdX0Ds1ztjoc_unbbwzJGwutmgZtLPhLqObjn5shD30u2RWwtZYqg1cBI8VG24l3nntfNQ-A/s320/100_3310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518157439233864418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl73WpL1MzDEkfwkII4nina8werboSRrhY2QvCCv7Sg4a9ByaNm9-lXnLrOE7JVUznhHOOzes5O_JV50eySMa0dg5yiZXJVjmfiL9N_tIbqNgLPnP5Q8_e4tveiChyphenhyphenh7H8wuEdlyJUDI/s1600/100_3308.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl73WpL1MzDEkfwkII4nina8werboSRrhY2QvCCv7Sg4a9ByaNm9-lXnLrOE7JVUznhHOOzes5O_JV50eySMa0dg5yiZXJVjmfiL9N_tIbqNgLPnP5Q8_e4tveiChyphenhyphenh7H8wuEdlyJUDI/s320/100_3308.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518157255736631794" /></a><br />Hacking through St Raphael and the rest of the urban desert – unpleasant for us, but probably a great deal more pleasant for walkers who could enjoy the seaside entertainment.<br />Accommodation – back of a derelict factory outside FrejusPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-80297593447707757742010-09-17T12:28:00.002-07:002010-09-18T00:46:19.208-07:0011.09.2010 Mandelieu La Napoule to Argens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCfaZE_4ekC_4UgzcTk1p9eb1Bm0u_wZQ9IDfk8aKGVZiM-hXobknlf2duuyO8Olg5EK2Ytop26Sk2PgFDV3kIB-mM5w_OA6KY9exqZ90RrN8tIn3rh6i-W_O9wx5eDC0F-DFPDxfgJE/s1600/100_3302.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkp7zZPdR8Vyd2Anar1BhjM2JwNDzKuYgvUp91GP22sZcxkONcgVTa-bV3F2VcMWgOyAlmnUO4UVV5l_WRHHSjDoE4N5XMRz413izrWTk4wkawOvMYZIrrvZe2xhOScmDbrnsj8QnVPg0/s320/100_3265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518154776053951874" /></a><br />A long, but great stretch, first of all along the coast, on a jogging track (filled with fitness freaks) and then a long section through a vast range of mountains (need to identify) with magnificent views over the sea and interior. Nevertheless, we were all tired by the end of it and feeling the effects of so many nights in the tent on our uninflatable mattress, so when a car driver stopped to ask us about Nellie, and mention incidentally that she had an equestrian centre nearby, we leapt at the chance. Suffice to say, Nellie is in clover and we are in a hotel on the sea front – about time too!Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-14189592092245876022010-09-17T12:28:00.001-07:002011-01-21T01:38:01.306-08:0010.09.2010 Mouans Sartoux to Mandelieu La Napoule 23km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj50_W7HRgJwrexYB1VD74DXT-s-0txz4quBZKUf-9OF3UwyKA5GgxeXzdNkpX36HZ9h1-qfhTRd9q57wi6EyPcz8JwMjrhfRD4LYXDqxgptbeYEYgEdjSBwXQZmmY4a6X0wiZtIpUJjk/s1600/100_3261.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj50_W7HRgJwrexYB1VD74DXT-s-0txz4quBZKUf-9OF3UwyKA5GgxeXzdNkpX36HZ9h1-qfhTRd9q57wi6EyPcz8JwMjrhfRD4LYXDqxgptbeYEYgEdjSBwXQZmmY4a6X0wiZtIpUJjk/s320/100_3261.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518154476956378834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs8gMqKnKwdc4hufo0IE5PHFGJ0ETfYTHl3DMJeQ0exWXBig3knehNNaHzcspcb55vf7oMWhZzIHkc_TPZLgn2Ux_p3wBj02ZYpl8x4qWMfeIa1e8GhPGq_h1i5zU24qBo9vxGN7-RCw/s1600/100_3254.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFs8gMqKnKwdc4hufo0IE5PHFGJ0ETfYTHl3DMJeQ0exWXBig3knehNNaHzcspcb55vf7oMWhZzIHkc_TPZLgn2Ux_p3wBj02ZYpl8x4qWMfeIa1e8GhPGq_h1i5zU24qBo9vxGN7-RCw/s320/100_3254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518154228235608402" /></a><br />More good paths, but also a lot of road. We rang round every campsite in the vicinity of where we were walking, but the coast mentality had taken over – no horses. In the end we camped behind a football pitch, but waited until it was dark. All in all a fairly stressful and uncomfortable night, particularly because we were next to the motorway and the traffic did not cease. Noticed that the area breeds fitness freaks and 90% of the town is given over to football pitches, running tracks and other sporty pursuits – is there a reason for this? Must ask Wikipedia. Nellie was exceptionally good.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-34604849300059573102010-09-17T12:27:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:39:10.697-08:0009.09.2010 Near Roquefort les Pins to Mouans Sartoux 32km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCrRirB9W2Gl5fJHZJHk53A1wl6pY10hvAPvvyd1sKxGmkmTu5ly9vahmRHhAI6G3DgPcXTOzT8azMk8YSoWrrx5DUxuDJZDd8kuqdrjbfoc6dEsjNMrpoUXsWjkcWtL8eagf25gNINc/s1600/100_3245.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCrRirB9W2Gl5fJHZJHk53A1wl6pY10hvAPvvyd1sKxGmkmTu5ly9vahmRHhAI6G3DgPcXTOzT8azMk8YSoWrrx5DUxuDJZDd8kuqdrjbfoc6dEsjNMrpoUXsWjkcWtL8eagf25gNINc/s320/100_3245.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518153795242888882" /></a><br />A pig of a start from a woodland bower. Nellie, still nervous, did nothing to help. The path was treacherous and finally became impossible – flights of vertical steps bordered by iron railings. We had to turn round and find an alternative, which after much GPS consultation, Paul finally did, though with a large number of additional kilometres. On our way a couple of park rangers stopped to talk and admire Nellie – they also mentioned that camping in the Park was forbidden and horses had to stay on the broad paths – whoops!<br />Finally, after a number of painful descents and ascents, we came down into Mouans Sartoux where we stopped for lunch. As is often the case, Nellie was the centre the attention and one man, Pascal, took particular interest in her because he had driven a pair of Merens horses himself – he said that he was a great fan of the breed. When we asked the restaurant owner if he knew of a hotel nearby, with a piece of grass where we could possibly install Nellie, Pascal invited us back to his house which was just a few kilometres away – in brief – we stayed in his caravan, Nellie took over the garden, we later had a barbecue with his wife, Françoise, and we can expect a visit from them soon - good friends.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-35585683568767798872010-09-17T12:26:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:39:51.136-08:0008.09.2010 La Colle sur Loup to somewhere in a Parc National - 30km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrvOtnGs7lGrUjG2Md_h2Epi2Q4f6h1vSsT56U2utzJH-CUyf6SgAvFxn9RTDVsMNkEXbf4pN0pixMCYhxgDaKBvO7XMbjleB94B2M0s3aHAmgFTTttco31_i9m7iR8Kc5ni_lhJjxsw/s1600/100_3228.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrvOtnGs7lGrUjG2Md_h2Epi2Q4f6h1vSsT56U2utzJH-CUyf6SgAvFxn9RTDVsMNkEXbf4pN0pixMCYhxgDaKBvO7XMbjleB94B2M0s3aHAmgFTTttco31_i9m7iR8Kc5ni_lhJjxsw/s320/100_3228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518153028009915954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrTmLPVh-dE6yTemMazAmn7TMl23dA_CfEPmtfKQOVaSK2KE8B1ZeClD-Av-NOnj94uiyzggGk8VG2ISCYDpiFRloF2VYiyQnem7GVevSofF0XFCSKNNHcno3SMkDKVLsPMaymXnczVs/s1600/100_3220.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrTmLPVh-dE6yTemMazAmn7TMl23dA_CfEPmtfKQOVaSK2KE8B1ZeClD-Av-NOnj94uiyzggGk8VG2ISCYDpiFRloF2VYiyQnem7GVevSofF0XFCSKNNHcno3SMkDKVLsPMaymXnczVs/s320/100_3220.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518152435921506338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQuYOCQv720H5CG5kU1N3-G9tXBMzfEmLuO7oeLfzjfAjk2LjeH3QZoxpWvXaj22qn88W6BlNQZ8-OxgOmpJ0fenMcsRgQWvAmZPj15JD-vuT1S50tBjywsMxZZ5nzHKIaX0XTSZixss/s1600/100_3214.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQuYOCQv720H5CG5kU1N3-G9tXBMzfEmLuO7oeLfzjfAjk2LjeH3QZoxpWvXaj22qn88W6BlNQZ8-OxgOmpJ0fenMcsRgQWvAmZPj15JD-vuT1S50tBjywsMxZZ5nzHKIaX0XTSZixss/s320/100_3214.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518152270939834098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBiHH4SppuGdnm8W_IMlKuXYCn_E8e5YG3v6uQiAC9eB4VE5pFoEsEGxCJfHs7AysJ9QdR3-tNjGw0bsGu5z0CugGbYYds3D0RtVbi8I5FZEx0K9f-ydhq9ezXDI2boW70lpW5iGnAeQ/s1600/100_3206.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBiHH4SppuGdnm8W_IMlKuXYCn_E8e5YG3v6uQiAC9eB4VE5pFoEsEGxCJfHs7AysJ9QdR3-tNjGw0bsGu5z0CugGbYYds3D0RtVbi8I5FZEx0K9f-ydhq9ezXDI2boW70lpW5iGnAeQ/s320/100_3206.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518151980031237202" /></a><br />Again good walking until we reached the river Loup and had to walk along its banks. A perfect stretch for pedestrians, paved and raised paths in woodland, but hell for Nellie. She teetered bravely through the first stretch, but became increasingly stressed as we unpacked and packed her at 10 minute intervals. Nevertheless, we found the perfect spot next to a pool and camped there – our only issue being, once again, Nellie's tension caused by, we think, by the wild boar who are probably coming down to drink. This is the second time she has displayed her snorting cavorting behaviour when we have camped near water.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-77662134777621081992010-09-17T12:25:00.002-07:002011-01-21T01:40:22.214-08:0007.09.2010 Vence to La Colle sur Loup 20km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QnK1xmPlsq8SvUg482mCjMYxRcqze1t9W6GonpVEMVmo0MaaM2JI5td9zI4tb_xHjMqAtwr99RfJaBLSVEkNkWS58YcIF-CFPkPZHcqZeBAH6rW1stZ-LxTE5CoXbc2XbK8VTjArTHo/s1600/100_3202.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QnK1xmPlsq8SvUg482mCjMYxRcqze1t9W6GonpVEMVmo0MaaM2JI5td9zI4tb_xHjMqAtwr99RfJaBLSVEkNkWS58YcIF-CFPkPZHcqZeBAH6rW1stZ-LxTE5CoXbc2XbK8VTjArTHo/s320/100_3202.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518151483180143058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMytPwXl0M8tyiqRaYJ6T88YLKFeabULkma5ZaZRPjtPKvCH_exmiY24xsN8dI_Bdafyx-O7xIgBkH375cEeOadaAkhz3QnlzHdFW-QWD2-ICEFu4mhAnK6ErcHTIHqGzaq7-PKR9ot0w/s1600/100_3198.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMytPwXl0M8tyiqRaYJ6T88YLKFeabULkma5ZaZRPjtPKvCH_exmiY24xsN8dI_Bdafyx-O7xIgBkH375cEeOadaAkhz3QnlzHdFW-QWD2-ICEFu4mhAnK6ErcHTIHqGzaq7-PKR9ot0w/s320/100_3198.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518151283883095666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv7jbtUAptfsS2twEAmsTdw9Q3YklsNvTMVyLR-RJnm8I3iEM5YPx9xC8gxgX66swz3NJaerdNyj6O0ZCvJi60ZzuKi9xoVr8PqgIqeDG1c6mFDhshB0e9w6EhOGf2m6FTNCajWT3_9k/s1600/100_3194.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv7jbtUAptfsS2twEAmsTdw9Q3YklsNvTMVyLR-RJnm8I3iEM5YPx9xC8gxgX66swz3NJaerdNyj6O0ZCvJi60ZzuKi9xoVr8PqgIqeDG1c6mFDhshB0e9w6EhOGf2m6FTNCajWT3_9k/s320/100_3194.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518151038273620578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H0h_Q8QcJvyp0gXhaLWtgFPMynXjvEW3l-UWigt3qypQE18ccBGpyrWyjVAqMyMTLZ5Fy5qeEtGc_gF-IpVeJ7aFO4kKflklzCD6VLED80nfJsgW-1jZ0e07oD2UOXyF0wGdJD5-l_I/s1600/100_3191.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0H0h_Q8QcJvyp0gXhaLWtgFPMynXjvEW3l-UWigt3qypQE18ccBGpyrWyjVAqMyMTLZ5Fy5qeEtGc_gF-IpVeJ7aFO4kKflklzCD6VLED80nfJsgW-1jZ0e07oD2UOXyF0wGdJD5-l_I/s320/100_3191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518150507037140930" /></a><br />Some tough, but still extremely good walking, though for us it was complicated by impassable sections – barriers, steps etc. - which ultimately led to us taking a detour and ending up in Colle sur Loup – a better alternative as it turns out. For reasons best known to the GR signers, Colle sur Loup, a pleasant town with good facilities and an acceuil pelerin in the maison paroisse, has been by-passed in preference for Roquefort les Pins, though this is in fact a longer and more arduous route. Having discovered this, we will recommend the route directly to Colle sur Loup. <br />Accommodation: basic but free, in a pleasant courtyard. Need to notify Beatrice Grier of your arrival at least 24 hours ahead. Ideal for walkers, but complicated for people with horses. Nellie was tethered in the courtyard, but we had to walk back (3km each way) to an equestrian centre to buy hay – last thing we needed at the end of a hard day.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-36804898568156237212010-09-17T12:25:00.001-07:002011-01-21T01:43:09.774-08:0006.09.2010 Gattiers to Vence – 25km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrXueXQcEOXpDVybM5wk9QCZ2BaopuXOH6TeeKLP1KjFW6-sPmTe85Q9GBA-II5CivPy5NdUbbpk5OP3z-GKivgM_-E_Y5znGccDLAyRi518IAuc4WDCu9gTtDputozKorHCh9EgswJ8/s1600/100_3177.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrXueXQcEOXpDVybM5wk9QCZ2BaopuXOH6TeeKLP1KjFW6-sPmTe85Q9GBA-II5CivPy5NdUbbpk5OP3z-GKivgM_-E_Y5znGccDLAyRi518IAuc4WDCu9gTtDputozKorHCh9EgswJ8/s320/100_3177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518150217680319106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKH-hbc5zs9ctriLWxyU8_p5I8E7L2T-1ozz7oKjoad2VL842s8jVz2Re07ElcdsOb65u84ZJYtt4wFaH7gln_mf2D9YLm74ev_pdJzD6p2rzsmtbGiMOeRBL9LSIqa4Oe7n0CIPlkQ/s1600/100_3176.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUKH-hbc5zs9ctriLWxyU8_p5I8E7L2T-1ozz7oKjoad2VL842s8jVz2Re07ElcdsOb65u84ZJYtt4wFaH7gln_mf2D9YLm74ev_pdJzD6p2rzsmtbGiMOeRBL9LSIqa4Oe7n0CIPlkQ/s320/100_3176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518149855410887826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBMStEyvyVWG2JUFZCvgeSjBGF5ckBax23-2LlkMSFLXwh8ztEH6pffTd0iWzPk7syMnhfnNwhihZlDARWur5c8e7H3bTC7KfCjp6ou-QmThMwdm7auychyDT9WjgzqlTe-8Egs9Ug8Q/s1600/100_3165.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBMStEyvyVWG2JUFZCvgeSjBGF5ckBax23-2LlkMSFLXwh8ztEH6pffTd0iWzPk7syMnhfnNwhihZlDARWur5c8e7H3bTC7KfCjp6ou-QmThMwdm7auychyDT9WjgzqlTe-8Egs9Ug8Q/s320/100_3165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518146935217667186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC-bkyN-mB5d2sto3vil9weUn2vxvBP16Bkr8wLW4Z14xSOZNOIwlUoyNjliy8KlU8-IAC9S5RNHrreuz3xJDmSii30U3p3bqi9Eh4QZx2wpnQWZqCmDKYo5-CAOBly1ETW85kWXvhD8/s1600/100_3164.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC-bkyN-mB5d2sto3vil9weUn2vxvBP16Bkr8wLW4Z14xSOZNOIwlUoyNjliy8KlU8-IAC9S5RNHrreuz3xJDmSii30U3p3bqi9Eh4QZx2wpnQWZqCmDKYo5-CAOBly1ETW85kWXvhD8/s320/100_3164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518146691037981938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSJsXLvOE4ausUoMU4yRCPSPGtP9gGj2zo8nu09KrLL0qqvGke6IqKGXVL4kTXLl9a1UieeyG3mAKCG6HrIXdMvXuazT8_sLdX6uVRZt6oxn7cwUBlmluWH8AbNyXaIIbztub1ZHdbVY/s1600/100_3163.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSJsXLvOE4ausUoMU4yRCPSPGtP9gGj2zo8nu09KrLL0qqvGke6IqKGXVL4kTXLl9a1UieeyG3mAKCG6HrIXdMvXuazT8_sLdX6uVRZt6oxn7cwUBlmluWH8AbNyXaIIbztub1ZHdbVY/s320/100_3163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518146518171573602" /></a><br />All of us much better for the rest and well able to cope with the steep ascents and descents on rocky pathways – some mule paths. The signing has gone awry and the section out of Gattiers was only indicated with a few cockles shells and then nothing at all for the next few kilometres. We would have been entirely lost without the GPS trace. Nevertheless, the GR signs reappeared, shiny and new, just before Vence. A pleasant interlude, albeit entirely geared to the Nordic tourists. Galleries, open squares, tchou tchou shops and cafés. I liked it, even though its narrow streets were hell for Nellie and I. Just missed taking a stand of postcards along with us.<br />Accommodation: Camping Domain de la Bergerie – good facilities, restaurant etc. all of which are reflected in the higher price 15.30 Euros per person.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-21213542363243983522010-09-17T12:24:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:43:59.735-08:0005.09.2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5yVru83l7r5wEApqwZmNoJaDgXwCfm43g9PFK3MGFfE7SZcF-vr2Msg_FMUaYzn7S5Jrso6yuHZy3JzXWf5EGWkTZDjcpK0UzRFN0XTxK6ckI6yLSZb0Nhw1LCM0A8eN1JxgeXAC9ks/s1600/IMAG0019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5yVru83l7r5wEApqwZmNoJaDgXwCfm43g9PFK3MGFfE7SZcF-vr2Msg_FMUaYzn7S5Jrso6yuHZy3JzXWf5EGWkTZDjcpK0UzRFN0XTxK6ckI6yLSZb0Nhw1LCM0A8eN1JxgeXAC9ks/s320/IMAG0019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518145955252598658" /></a><br />Rest no walking, except for a brief shopping and beer visit to Gattiers, plus an abortive attempt to find the GR we had missed yesterday. Nellie sleeps as I write, after gorging herself on grass for most of the morning, while my aching legs and hips are briefly forgotten in my repose against a tree – but not for long. Paul is, as ever, rushing round down doing responsible things, but with a marked decrease in velocity. And then comes the night – what a prospect – hours of rolling round on stones laid bare and lethal by the uninflatable mattress that has been gnawed through by mice. Never again.<br />Accommodation: camping a la ferme, vignoble de sauce – good, basic facilities in pleasant setting – 6 euro per person – 2km off GRPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-43269705792099109062010-09-17T12:23:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:45:13.425-08:0004.09.2010 Colomar to Gattiers – 35km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGGTk8UsSbGBWpX4nyFw6FPzOahBruU_hMaC53EZMzziA-8IIrBzQfX-M8JBCzFsPCDnnx-jTAotu8N0RLSzT_7oPCvehPUqQA2uTKqNcFXp2kjWpYTEq20xDc9fJWCZ37P8oFi3CjvA/s1600/100_3143.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGGTk8UsSbGBWpX4nyFw6FPzOahBruU_hMaC53EZMzziA-8IIrBzQfX-M8JBCzFsPCDnnx-jTAotu8N0RLSzT_7oPCvehPUqQA2uTKqNcFXp2kjWpYTEq20xDc9fJWCZ37P8oFi3CjvA/s320/100_3143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518145653498507698" /></a><br />Too hard and too long, but a day that also included some perfect walking on ancient and perhaps more recently constructed mule paths. Nellie, and perhaps even we, excelled ourselves in terms of agility and energy, but by the time we got to Pont della Manta leading into the town of Corrons, we were all too tired and had simply walked too far. Horses should not cross bridges where the car takes precedence, but at 18.00 with nowhere to stay but the camping site in Gattiers,4km on, we had no choice. Actually 4km was an underestimate – we arrived at the site at 22.00 after 12 hours of walking – all of us exhausted and possibly Nellie the most. We threw down the tent, attached her to a tree in a circle of lush grass and slept, my last thoughts being: Never again. And, why do we do this?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-54384978791073653862010-09-17T12:22:00.000-07:002011-01-21T01:46:09.852-08:0003.09.2010 Menton to an olive terrace just outside Cantaron – 25km<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU62bd3Oq4p3zaIVSArLKYqM5W7hScPFVhK2mKv-_20qHkR5XpW0uoPeW-6oXhXWYibl7B3muEq-XeVr8ESggBcmw8XtcybO5lSd_84G8Lqo-s_68LBmrQ1iDKyn3HmHKroIPa85YV8Bg/s1600/100_3125.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU62bd3Oq4p3zaIVSArLKYqM5W7hScPFVhK2mKv-_20qHkR5XpW0uoPeW-6oXhXWYibl7B3muEq-XeVr8ESggBcmw8XtcybO5lSd_84G8Lqo-s_68LBmrQ1iDKyn3HmHKroIPa85YV8Bg/s320/100_3125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518144993269141970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicStp3mMkazuNkBOvU3qyX7t1KSdpdJ3BnigrfpxkpWOfXGS-_yoECMyqhndAd_eq0DFXREba-SB1Om-eXcJPzVu32lJwhZxz2SqIzdvOxAH8T9JuA4_CpmXtGGNxiNdTT5y2v-DQLXO8/s1600/100_3141.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicStp3mMkazuNkBOvU3qyX7t1KSdpdJ3BnigrfpxkpWOfXGS-_yoECMyqhndAd_eq0DFXREba-SB1Om-eXcJPzVu32lJwhZxz2SqIzdvOxAH8T9JuA4_CpmXtGGNxiNdTT5y2v-DQLXO8/s320/100_3141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518144794328792354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjTSu2P5lyQBtnKPoBSS-5RLrzb8OfKQiAroF77UKsgNbvLn_SlqPmEcqBTCF9VQY44Fe1B5WEiplmJBL3J_rU6x0pqkl1AaR4YVhdcSy4i863T6-DjApfE8acaDJY_SQ61nM7N-DZ7w/s1600/100_3132.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjTSu2P5lyQBtnKPoBSS-5RLrzb8OfKQiAroF77UKsgNbvLn_SlqPmEcqBTCF9VQY44Fe1B5WEiplmJBL3J_rU6x0pqkl1AaR4YVhdcSy4i863T6-DjApfE8acaDJY_SQ61nM7N-DZ7w/s320/100_3132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518144548385117634" /></a><br />Some excellent walking along ridges with views over the Cote d'Azur and the top of Monaco – we watched a vast, multi-tiered cruise boat sidle into a port half its size, alongside a many-masted luxury yacht - plus stretches where the mule paths have been been well preserved. Stopped mid-afternoon when the sun and distances started to make progress painful. Our campsite a terrace among abandoned olive trees.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-81210456924671246822010-09-17T12:20:00.000-07:002010-09-17T23:57:51.172-07:0002.09.2010 -18.5km Menton to a pool in the middle of forêt communale de Roquebrune<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVae2e2mVUkEjth5GeYUBi_1OwTYIK3rsYTl6jz_tzYTWRqkk5E9gpzbCVplwjKs70iH96sBfOWpYjEkEXkWMWDcY8jRJ2yK8MqWu9jwF8luxSEfvKe9Nic5UBwAnozk4R501aoYSFgnA/s1600/IMAG0012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVae2e2mVUkEjth5GeYUBi_1OwTYIK3rsYTl6jz_tzYTWRqkk5E9gpzbCVplwjKs70iH96sBfOWpYjEkEXkWMWDcY8jRJ2yK8MqWu9jwF8luxSEfvKe9Nic5UBwAnozk4R501aoYSFgnA/s320/IMAG0012.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518143986756598722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYgjZeO_j7KEMAS7l7IbH9ZJLs9putTS9VxuKMNy6pSEHH4eCqip6fnN44xktWaleItuzdtsfx0XgWIFx5kmt7uFzKfRq-CTFNKxVdV7r9gcghw2WcaVxob_fgIPwc9eFsKjD1kO5P1E/s1600/IMAG0016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYgjZeO_j7KEMAS7l7IbH9ZJLs9putTS9VxuKMNy6pSEHH4eCqip6fnN44xktWaleItuzdtsfx0XgWIFx5kmt7uFzKfRq-CTFNKxVdV7r9gcghw2WcaVxob_fgIPwc9eFsKjD1kO5P1E/s320/IMAG0016.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518143712528980018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabK8XiGDmgLuq05uNXb-g5R1K-HLR62wpI5gqZ1zSxvxOIQhn1yig-kUfIzNMTZ-A_j4Vm5bNUjDN1IS_sJJaGGOXumQVse59lBEwcDA01Y_vNG5T9VN42hMT9yXItzXjAMppcHIuW8Y/s1600/100_3118.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabK8XiGDmgLuq05uNXb-g5R1K-HLR62wpI5gqZ1zSxvxOIQhn1yig-kUfIzNMTZ-A_j4Vm5bNUjDN1IS_sJJaGGOXumQVse59lBEwcDA01Y_vNG5T9VN42hMT9yXItzXjAMppcHIuW8Y/s320/100_3118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518143445518507026" /></a><br />Tough going out of Menton, but we were accompanied for part of the way by Francis (owner of the centre equestre) … a real help. Nellie remembered some of her less pleasant attributes, cavorting and generally bullying me for the first few kilometres, but she soon reverted to her better self – ascending and descending steps in the truly picturesque village of Roquebrun – and we were fine. Now we are camped on the edge of a pond with a view over the bay – not sure I could ask for much more, except a slightly less sore toe, after one of Nellie's debut, epic leaps.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058326442544898328.post-40795985390865265212010-07-25T04:26:00.001-07:002010-07-25T04:32:27.387-07:0022.06.2010 Bordighera to Menton 25km<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqfsi3hZgAl4AN0islX0peKM6aQaf4a4879XO0YLnrjSWKlnnzU8Ddjankaap3odaP_IJeteTYtHnKjKSPmkfbBlhwHXdkyMTekEXt8dB2jU7PY7xjOPS9m_DKMVc6XCGJTNB4DWJh3Q/s1600/100_3099.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqfsi3hZgAl4AN0islX0peKM6aQaf4a4879XO0YLnrjSWKlnnzU8Ddjankaap3odaP_IJeteTYtHnKjKSPmkfbBlhwHXdkyMTekEXt8dB2jU7PY7xjOPS9m_DKMVc6XCGJTNB4DWJh3Q/s320/100_3099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497805287262104370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqim4HTE98zEPXa6jcnwJeik-rYFFAd1nonb91eFg6eRAcoj6TWY4hz-Y_LbluSx9YNY5IuaQTCyjHrzFM-8bayTFm-W1KPstkIguzGzOJxB6bQl9APaBrzCwnRDPvVyWUH-Rgt4AUto/s1600/100_3081.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqim4HTE98zEPXa6jcnwJeik-rYFFAd1nonb91eFg6eRAcoj6TWY4hz-Y_LbluSx9YNY5IuaQTCyjHrzFM-8bayTFm-W1KPstkIguzGzOJxB6bQl9APaBrzCwnRDPvVyWUH-Rgt4AUto/s320/100_3081.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497805043689145426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMePok3sD_xkWrLiLXMs4Pa6smQzmJgO6k_Nqv56uz0Y5EVp3MQoE_aPJstH3wK_V604vO5bE-gCi1XCNHo9UYXXKoiqpHUSb-W6bqCFPFFZ4bbWSbO8cYQz-qvR-GjhbJcZ3V2tuuTu8/s1600/100_3060.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMePok3sD_xkWrLiLXMs4Pa6smQzmJgO6k_Nqv56uz0Y5EVp3MQoE_aPJstH3wK_V604vO5bE-gCi1XCNHo9UYXXKoiqpHUSb-W6bqCFPFFZ4bbWSbO8cYQz-qvR-GjhbJcZ3V2tuuTu8/s320/100_3060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497804748756019682" /></a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14521443466518782240noreply@blogger.com0