by Jon Rolfe | Jun 5, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Breakfast at the hotel: hot chocolate, fresh baguette, lashings of unsalted butter, honey and confiture. Had morning showers just because we could. Packed up and headed out on the road. Two significant climbs today. The first started after a couple of miles on the...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 3, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Amazing birdsong this morning. When it died down there remained a conversation between two birds – it seemed like a conversation because they politely took it in turns. One had a beautiful song, quite complex and very tuneful; the other had a repertoire of a...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 3, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Left dull campsite at Figeac. Two very big climbs straight away. It was good to get them over with in the morning but left me with tired legs for the rest of the day. Passed a lot of walkers who were hiking the Santiago de Compostelle. Stopped to to look at a giant...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 2, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
We felt like we could stay at the farm campsite until the cows came home! Luckily we knew they did this at 07:00 each day and in the event we overstayed and didn’t leave until 08:30. The cows didn’t seem to mind though. Our route sent us along a tiny overgrown...
by Jon Rolfe | Jun 1, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
Have I mentioned my knee lately? No? That’s because it finally sorted itself out around day 10 and is now in great shape. Good sleep in the hotel last night, very comfortable. I got up once for a wee. It was pitch black and I didn’t want to use any lights and disturb...
by Jon Rolfe | May 31, 2023 | St Malo to Montpelier 2023
It was nice to wake by the river. Nowhere nearby to buy food this morning but due to our fabulous advance planning we were able to enjoy a breakfast of a short banana each and a shared Twix that had melted in the sun and re-solidified overnight several times over. Set...