Stage 11: Bruay-la-B to Ablain Saint-Naz, France

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- Apr 30, 2023, 9:29am
- ⛅ 50 °F
- Altitude: 49 m
- France Hauts-de-France Divion Cité du Transvaal 50.468658, 2.5249550°28’7” N 2°31’30” E
Day 20
Stage 11: Bruay-la-B to Ablain Saint-Naz
April 30, 2023 in France ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
Made it to Ablain Saint Nazaire in spite of a bum ankle. Very long, hot day through lots of forests, rolling hills, farmland….and WWI battle sites and a huge cemetery (45,000 graves).

One trail ended up at a locked fence so yours truly had to toss her hat, sticks and pack over the top and then climb over. That was a first. It was that or turn around and repeat about 5 miles. That was never going to happen…..

Now my left knee is blown out. It happened for no apparent reason about 30 minutes before arriving in Ablain Saint-Nazaire. So excellent timing. I’ll have to decide tomorrow what I can and cannot do.Read more
Traveler I have definitely entered the region most affected by war. In addition to the cemetery (huge battle here in WWI), the entire town was destroyed and rebuilt in the 1920’s except for the church.
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Traveler A pie y con el corazón tranquilo tomo el camino abierto, saludable, libre, el mundo se abre ante mí y este largo camino pardo ante mí conduce adonde quiera ir. Ahora no pido buena suerte, yo mismo soy la buena suerte, ahora no reniego, ya nada pospongo y nada necesito, se acabaron las quejas domésticas, las bibliotecas, las críticas pendencieras, poderoso y contento recorro el camino abierto. (Walt Whitman, El camino abierto)
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Traveler Impresionante el cementerio de nuestra señora de Loreto, las dos guerras, imagino
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