Bois de Montmain

With another hot day ahead, we set out early for a different type of adventure - on foot - around the town of Arcenant. We walked up through the town, through the 'haute côte' (~ high hill) vines, along the cliffs of Arcenant and down through the forest along a small creek back to town. With some coaxing Claire walked the entire 8 km loop, although we did some running races on the uphill sections to add motivation. On the cliffs we climbed into the Trou du Duc, a small cave under the viewpoint. As the day warmed up the sunny sections became stifling; in contrast the refreshing coolness of the forest was a relief from the heat at the end of the hike. After another restful napping/lounging afternoon, we headed to Clémentine's school for an end of year gathering showcasing the environmental and cultural studies the classes had been doing. This included learning about the historical 'lavoirs', or washing houses. We enjoyed crepes for dinner with raspberries from the garden for dessert. And then Claire and Clémentine had a 'sleep-over', although we later learned it didn't involve quite enough sleeping!Läs mer