I was up bright and early to head off after my rest day, slightly delayed in a dispute with the hotel who wanted to charge me more than I had agreed, however it was soon all sorted out and I left ready to face the day ahead.
Firstly I went round the corner to the Boulangerie which I had visited two days before. Having got my sandwiches the staff again recognised me as a pilgrim and again gave me a bonus gift to help me on my way, very nice, thank you!!
As I headed off along the canal out of town I saw this marker post, if you look at the distances involved Rome is closer than Santiago de Compostela!
It was a cold overcast day and as I walked along the canal it was quite chilly, but soon I was 6 km out of the city, and once again ready to head off across the vineyards of the Champagne region
By lunchtime I was in Verzalay, and a welcome coffee stop.
An unusual find here - a lighthouse in the middle of the land and I have still not yet figured out what it was doing there!
Then it was up to a lovely forest track
and over the hills and into Verzy, my nights a destination where I met up with Sandra and Peter my Australian pilgrim friends, and we all shared a Gite together, with a typical English Sunday roast beef dinner washed down with copious quantities of champagne - delightful.
A pleasant return to my pilgrims walk !!
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