Three hours and 10km walking this morning, testing out my foot to see if it’s doing ok, whether the osteo helped….
Through the town…
43 km to Paris – the N2 
Nanteuil’s new ‘chateau’, the granary next to the station 
tractors! 
and other miscellaneous agricultural machinery 
the hospital, built in 1902, now a residential care home or EHPAD 
a bench outside the hospital, reflecting on its former glory 
trains and planes – life moves around Nanteuil 
the old gives way to the new 
the old is part of the new – behind where the castle would have been, a doorway that seems to be way above its station – part of the old chateau? 
the town hall
Into the fields
the village on the horizon 
the tracks in the fields 
new golden 
Silly le Long above the poppies and cornflowers 
a way through the sugar beet
Through the rain
The weather forecast had predicted 85% chance of rain. Just as I was thinking their percentage was too high…
So I did get wet. The drops were huge and splashy. I felt safe inside my big Camino di Santiago rain cape. The smell of the dry ground getting wet makes me think of gratitude. It was such a joyous watery outburst, I couldn’t help but smile, and I knew I wouldn’t have to be out in it for long anyway, as I was on my way back.
Conclusion? I’m not really sure about my foot. The heel pain seemed to be starting to flare up again. I guess I probably need to see a podologue foot person!!