DAY 12 - PÉRONNE to EPPEVILLE (Friday 28 April)

Today was another fairly routine day. We left our b&b after breakfast, headed to a boulangerie for the day's bread and fruit,  and hit the road. 

Australian tourist faced with a tempting breakfast

We bought the day's supplies, and headed off out of Péronne

We walked alongside the Canal du Nord for a while. There were a few barges on the canal, and a few other attractions. 

The Canal du Nord, heading south from Péronne

We spotted this classic French gastropod on the path ahead of us. 

It wasn't too long before we had caught up with it

And eventually we were forging ahead. As far as we know we managed to stay ahead of it for the rest of the day. 

The path was blocked at one stage, but we were able to walk through the construction site and continue on our way

We left the canal at Saint-Christ-Briost, and took a quiet country road a few kilometres on to Falvy, where we stopped for morning tea. 

Some highlights of Saint-Christ-Briost 

Walking on to Falvy

Fortified by our traditional healthy fruit, we continued on southwards. We were now on the GR800 again, at least for the few kilometres to our lunch stop in Offoy. 

The GR800 towards Offoy

This sign on the way in to Buny asked us to slow down. 

It was only a short walk on from Offoy to our destination at Eppeville. We settled in to our accommodation and started preparing for another fairly long day tomorrow.

Day 12 - Healthy Fruit

Day 12 - Birds (yes, a slow bird day)

Day 12 - Elevation Profile 

Day 12 - Route

Day:  12

Distance: 30.33 km

Walking time:  6 hrs 07 mins

Elevation gain: 331 metres

Cumulative distance:  283.67 km