Camino Stage 1- Day 2
Day 2: la Grange Teillard - Chasnay 21 kms
I slept like a log. The day dawned grey, damp and cool - like an English Bank Holiday. Excellent breakfast by my host. She was a theatrical scenery painter in Paris, but fled to the country with her musician partner some decades ago. She had a successful business making Hopi ear candles (for an avid Swiss market) until retirement. She told me that good internet everywhere has meant that while this part of Burgundy looks super-rural, there is a very active network of artists, musicians, photographers and other creatives.
I set off at 08.30. Less muddy than yesterday, and less forest. Instead, some very lovely green lanes to walk along as well as stony byways. I saw a hare and a jay.
Today has been a challenge to my pride and my competitiveness. Yesterday was a lot of miles for me and was near my limit. Feet are 100%, I'm pleased to say, and my legs and back are fine. But I agreed with Laurence, when planning this, that I would not overdo it. And I realised this morning that another walk of 30+kms would be overdoing it. Doing the pilgrimage as a whole is more important to me than having to walk every mile, so, though I would love to be able to say I have done that, I am still finding my feet and testing limits, and therefore I decided that a bus ride in the middle of the day would be sensible.
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| The church at Varzy |
I walked the nine kilometers to Varzy and found a bar in the square overlooking the church. There I was at last able to plug in my phone and my ipad. And while waiting for them to charge, I had coffee, lunch, and beer, and went to the bank for cash.
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| Here are the lads who ran an excellent café-bar |