I walked about 12km to Saugres, avoiding being trampled by the fun runners.
There is spectacular countryside, this photo doesn't do it justice.
A complication is that there is a complete electricity blackout in the town. The local grocer had to find his old mechanical scales to weigh the vegetables. I am waiting for dinner provided here at the gite d'etape. I'm not sure what we will be eating, or if we will be able to see it.
There was a vigil Mass at 5 PM and the visiting Spsnish pilgrim managed to do the reading by candlelight. The Gospel was about the rich man and Lazarus, so we had a small taste of simplicity.
That is your goal Paul, discovering the good old basics in 1850 ! How long this modern times will go on ? Nu eerst een biertje drinken.
ReplyDeleteHeb geen bier gevonden. Spijtig.
DeleteWith an electricity blackout, you may have to settle for a salad. I caused my own one today while cooking. Al dente is good for your blood sugar levels, but penne doesn't taste too good and isn't kind to your teeth when it is completely uncooked. Regards, Chris.
ReplyDeleteLuckily the power came on at 8pm so we could see what we were eating.
ReplyDeleteFirst course was a cold beet root salad, followed by pea and ham, and a lamb carbonnade, cooked on a gas stove.
I'm not sure whst the problem was. There was enough wind to keep the windmills turning, so that can't have been the problem. Maybe a nuclear reactor somewhere had a problem.