A relatively early start today as a long day ahead. First we all lined up outside the auberge for a website/Facebook shot. Not the first time we've had to do this.
Then we hit the road.
A day of two halves really. The first 150 miles were along empty French D roads through forest and numerous typical French villages and towns. We were able to trundle along at quite a reasonable pace. The last 100 miles were on busy N roads competing with waggons and caravans. Luckily we skirted Rheims as it was getting close to evening rush, to find out auberge for the night.
John was faced with andoillette for dinner. He'd had a bad experience with one of these on a previous trip to France - rotten flesh held together with baler twine that had to be smothered in mustard to make it edible. However, despite the auberge owner announcing it as a 'regional specialty' with what looked like a mischievous smirk on their face, this one was very different and very tasty. As was the whole meal.
We are back to WW1 battlefield area again. We'd passed a couple of memorial's on our final approach in, and there is another in the town and a German military cemetery.
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