It was a fairly straightforward day's walking today after all the excitement of yesterday - 31 kilometres through gently undulating countryside, with not a Joan of Arc to be seen.
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| Looking back over Neufchâteau on our way out |
The first ten kilometres involved a long stretch on a fairly busy road. Fortunately, there was a small verge for us to walk on. We left the road at Rouvres-la-Chétive, and had our first rest stop for the day in the village.
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| On the road from Neufchâteau |
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| Rouvres-la-Chétive - not a lot there, but we did see our first Camino sign for the day. |
The next part of the day's walk was on the GR714, the walking path we were on for a while yesterday. This section of it followed a couple of country roads to the nearby village of Sandaucourt. We found a well-positioned bench there to serve as our picnic spot.
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| On the GR714 to Sandaucourt |
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| Picnic lunch spot, Sandaucourt |
The last part of the day's walk was back on the road. There was a bit of excitement when the road we had wanted to take was closed for roadworks. The detour would have added a further couple of kilometres to the day's walk, so we decided to try our luck in charming the workmen into letting us through.
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| On the road from Sandaucourt |
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| Road closed ahead. Could be a problem. |
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| But we managed to sweet-talk our way through |
We were now only a short distance from the spa town of Vittel, our day's destination. We walked past the spa complex to arrive at our accommodation.
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| Arriving in Vittel |
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| Day 29 - Birds |
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| Day 29 - Healthy Fruit |
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| Day 29 - Elevation Profile |
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| Day 29 - Route |
Day: 29
Distance: 31.03 km
Walking time: 6 hrs 12 mins
Elevation gain: 408 metres
Cumulative distance: 681.52 km
The route looks fabulous. Doing well you two.
ReplyDeleteWe are enjoying the variety and it works well combining the walking paths with minor roads. Sometimes we need to go on a busier road for a short distance but so far drivers have been very courteous.
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