Foucherans 15 miles

No breakfast possible other than small Snickers bar and some water. Shame because there was a stonking climb out of Besancon heading into the Jura Mountains. Brief stop at a viewpoint and statue then on. Had high hopes of some food and water at a village not long after. It thought enough of the Via to have a nice big sign giving the distances from Canterbury (830 kms) and to Rome (1,272 kms), giving me 40% completion so far. Unfortunately it didn’t go so far as having any shops open for pilgrims. Only food available was a full-blown restaurant. Seemed greedy but I had a very nice pizza with a litre of lemonade. Lovely. Sat outside and let my clothes dry slightly in the breeze. To be honest I am not sure if I would have been that popular inside. Possibility of a slight odour sometimes.

Afternoon turned into a bit of a slog. Thought the food and liquid would have helped but they didn’t really. It is still over 30C each day and that doesn’t help either.

Had a short but unpleasant road section. Not happy with lorries on one side of me and a metal barrier on the other.

Tonight’s place is very old and quirky but everything here. Well no bed linen, towels or toiletries, but it is only 20€ a night for pilgrims. And someone brought in dinner for 10€. Don’t know where from but don’t really care. It did and there was nothing else to be had. On my own again. Grand.Läs mer