I stayed last night at a Chambre d'Hote on the edge of Thiviers. Dry feet for the first time in three days! It was fine, but I am sure it was not worth three times the cost of staying in a pilgrim hostel. I am using these more, and the experience so far is excellent. …
Today was a most enjoyable day's walking. We all got up early and had breakfast at 7. Thierry was first away as he planned to do 32kms to Négronde. I left at 7.50. There had been no rain overnight, and though the sky was cloudy, it looked like it would get better, it was warmer, …
Continue reading Camino Stage 3: Day 4 – La Coquille to Thiviers.
Camping was not a clever idea. I gave up camping holidays some years ago not because I didn't enjoy the experience, but because increasing arthritis meant that I was unable to bend and fold myself in ways that make managing small tents practical and enjoyable. So when heavy rain started as I was finishing supper …
Continue reading Camino Stage 3: Day 3 – le Pré du Lac to La Coquille.
Remains of a Roman bridge at Aixe I had a very comfortable night. It had clearly rained a lot in the night, but threatening clouds were clearing when I left at 08.15. The first part of the route followed a tributary of the Vienne, and it was clear that the area had endured a lot …
Continue reading Camino Stage 3: Day 2 – Aixe-sur-Vienne to le Pré du lac Pagéas
Today sees the start of my third leg of pilgrimage. I'm well into the French part now, and I hope to get to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande over the next ten days. But getting deeper into France makes for slightly more complicated journeys to pick up the trail. Ready to go Getting home I will leave from Bordeaux, …
Supporting Synod members as they work to make the Church of England a safe, welcoming and inclusive church for everyone in the country is a huge exercise in patience, and the exercise of faith and hope over mistrust and despair. There is nothing I can actually do: I am parked firmly on the sidelines as …
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