After lovely weather yesterday, I was hoping for a bit more of the same. So you can imagine what I thought when I saw this. However, despite moving my wet weather gear to accessible bits of my rucksack, the cloud lightened up and the day settled into being just overcast. Perfect for walking, in fact. …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 9 Neuvy-Pailloux to Chateauroux 25.5 kms
A hotter day, but with a cooling wind. Much more off-road walking. Very pleasant. Lunch in Issoudun. Issoudun has lots of industry on its outskirts, and lots of retail businesses on its edge, but the impact on the town centre has been terrible. Shop after shop closed down, all looking dusty and abandoned, as if …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 8.2 Chârost to Neuvy-Pailloux 18 kms
A bright sunny morning, but a cool breeze. Fifteen and a half kms later I am in the centre of Issoudun. On the way in I was getting very tired and dehydrated, so I bought a cold drink. There was a bench outside; I sat down to have a bit of a rest. A few …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 8.1 Issoudun and the little old man.
The day dawned sunny and calm, which was a relief, as the weather forecast said that there would be wind from the north. Breakfast and away by 08.30. I said goodbye to the cathedral in bright sun on Ascension Day. Hail the day that sees him rise is also a good walking hymn! Today was …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 7 Bourges to Chârost 23 kms
My accommodation is unusual, and charming. The owner's mother is an artist who has made her mark! Le Cedre Bleu After breakfast I walked to the intown bus terminus. I need some lightweight shoes for the evening, my feet are frozen in flip-flops. The French passion for edge of town Centres Commerciaux has had quite …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 6.2 Rest Day in Bourges
Day 6: St Etienne, Bourges The form of this stunning building is a single very lofty nave of thirteen bays with another five forming an apsidal end. There are no crossings at all: the nave and the apse are surrounded by a double aisle. The inner aisle is very tall and the outer one less …
Continue reading Camino Stage 1: Day 6.1 St Stephen’s Cathedral, Bourges
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