It’s good to have a day off the road… It’s good to have time with Kate and Pat. A day off the road gets your laundry caught up. A day off gives you a bit of time for exploring a Cathedral and time to read up on your resting place. In Lisieux, it also provided a glimpse of France post  Paris attack.  The streets filled here at 6 pm for a march to honor the victims of the terror. There were more than a thousand in the streets of this small city. It happened all over France at the same time.  We were pleased to walk with them and support the victims of terror. Today there’s no shortage of victims.

Lisieux Cathedral

Sunday was warm and sunny. The road followed a winding ridge thru old apple orchards, and small dairy farms. This region has always been known for its cider and cheese. I can now attest that both are wonderful.  Pat and Kate joined us today. They walked the 16 miles like they’ve done it before. Kate’s Google navigation was a huge improvement over mine, and even kept Ed on his toes. We’ve a rest day here in Lisieux, and hope to get some laundry done and keep our feet up
We thought of those of you at Zion UCC and your march Sunday for climate action. Bravo! Every single step counts.

The Road to Lisieux

Pat & Kate join in for 16 mile journey to Lisieux

Today’s walk passed tranquil farm houses with mounds of sugar beets resting on turned soil. Those who ran the shops providing me bread and water, or worked the farms my footsteps passed … These people of Normandy, reflected sadness, and if we communicated at all … despair arose.
My day began last night with a text from Kate; “I don’t want to wake you but I want you to know we are in our hotel room and safe from the craziness on the streets of Paris.”
Despite the sadness and despair that we bare, there is peace always to be found, and blessings never to take for granted.
Fourteen days to Paris!

Farmhouse on the road

Ed and Sugar Beets