Neither one of us slept well last night. we struggled to get going this morning and finally left about an hour later than we wanted. 8:00 in Cambrai France is busy!!!

We made our way out of the city and have noticed that since leaving The Netherlands and Belgium there are not many bike paths and no sidewalks outside city limits. We found ourselves on a very busy road constantly diving out of way of traffic. Afterwards we figured out a way to take a road less traveled and there were no cars!!! But we did encounter more hunters. I don’t think it was boar this time maybe quail? We never saw them just heard the shots. And you better believe walking those two kms was our best pace.

We were supposed to have 4 stops but alas again google indicated things were open and they weren’t. We had two stops and several rests on benches or walls. The last six kms were also on a very busy road. It was a bit nerve wracking. But we did find a cemetery for allied forces who fought during the First World War. That was very humbling.

We walked from church to church and none of them were open. The last church honors Joan of Arc.

We were also on the official pilgrim route following signs and shells. It’s always fun to see.

We are tired but very happy and happened into another nice booking.

Hope you are well. Thank you for traveling with us.

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